Please note that we are changing how we handle open windows for submissions in 2010. We are going to open for shorter times but more frequently (approximately 2-3 times). This will enable us to speed up our responses to submitters, plus allow us to shorten our acceptance-to-publication cycle so authors won’t have to wait so long to see their work in print.

The dates for subsequent open windows will be provided in real time. However, we anticipate the next window will open in the summer and, if needed, a third in early winter.

All submission guidelines are available on our website: www.spaceandtimemagazine.com. In general, any story submitted to Space and Time must include a speculative fiction element (horror, fantasy, SF, or any combination thereof). We accept from 1K up to 10K words but rarely accept anything that large – writers have a better chance if they scale to 5-7.5K words. We pay a penny a word for First North American rights and first electronic rights (in that we offer an electronic version of the magazine), paid upon publication. Submissions should be presented as Word or .rtf attachments, formatted according to generally-accepted manuscript standards (12pt font, double-spaced, indented first paragraph, 1 inch margin surrounding, clear font like Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier New). Proofread before sending – attention to grammar and punctuation counts!

Anyone unable to submit electronically must query first and request permission to mail a hard copy. Any stories sent to our mailing address without receiving permission will be sent back in their SASE or discarded, unread.

Please feel free to contact publisher Hildy Silverman with any questions at hildy@spaceandtimemagazine.com.

All you fiction writers who’ve got stories burning holes through your laptops in anticipation, now is the time to click “Attach” and “Send.” Please don’t forget to read the guidelines on our Submissions page first!

On the other hand, we will be reopening for fiction submissions the end of February (week of 2/21). Please don’t send us a thing until the formal announcement goes up, though, or it will be rejected out-of-hand. Make sure you read our guidelines on the Submissions page, too.

FYI, we’re going to do things a bit differently in 2010. We’re going to open to submissions for shorter periods of time, roughly a month at a go. BUT we will be opening more than once a year, probably more like two-three times/year. This will make it easier for our editors to read and respond to your submissions within a shorter amount of time, so you won’t have to wait too long to learn the status of your story.

JLT AUDIO STORY PRODUCTIONS together with SPACE AND TIME MAGAZINE Presents:

Hideki Desu:
Written by Mark Lee Pearson
Read by Jim Sadler
Produced by Lee Rawlings

FYI, there is a poll up at the venerable Preditors and Editors site: http://www.critters.org/predpoll/. Drop by, take a look at the categories, and place your votes. You can add your own suggestions for best short stories, editors, authors, art, etc., just in case your favorites aren’t represented yet.

An added incentive — if you buy a one-year subscription between now and December 25th, one dollar of your subscription will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association, a charity near and dear to my heart. If you buy a two-year subscription, two dollars will go to that worthy cause. So, treat someone you love to a gift that will keep on giving all year long AND help those in need this holiday season. It’s a Good Thing.

Also wanted to let everyone know that we are now officially open for POETRY SUBMISSIONS ONLY. Fiction is still closed, but if you have some genre-themed poetry burining a hole in your brain, feel free to spew it in our direction. For details on how to submit, please hop over to our Submissions page.