Looking to get published in Sword & Sorcery and Heroic Fantasy but you have no clue where to submit your short fiction? I’ve got you covered. I scoured the depths of the internet (and Facebook, *shudders*) searching for all the magazines and anthologies that currently publish S&S and Heroic Fantasy.

To get an idea of the market as a whole, check out my Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Sword and Sorcery Magazines. Below are the current submission opportunities on the horizon.

If you know of other opportunities for writers in the Sword and Sorcery genre, please email me at james(at)jamesdmills.com

Open Year Round

  • Savage Realms Monthly
    • No simultaneous submissions.
    • Short fiction: 10,000 words or less.
    • $50 per story.
    • 1 year exclusive license.
    • 5.5 to 8 months average for response.
    • Submission Guidelines
  • Sword & Sorcery Magazine
    • Simultaneous submissions allowed.
    • Short fiction: 1,500 to 8,000 words.
    • $10 per story.
    • First print rights.
    • 2 months average response.
    • Submission Guidelines
  • The Literary Fantasy Magazine
    • Simultaneous submissions allowed.
    • Short fiction: 10,000 words or less.
    • Serial fiction 50,000 words or less.
    • No pay.
    • First print rights.
    • 3 to 5 weeks average response.
    • Submission Guidelines

Open Soon

  • Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
    • Opens March, 2026.
    • No simultaneous submissions.
    • Short fiction: 10,000 words or less.
    • Serial fiction 50,000 words or less.
    • 2 months average response.
    • $25 to $100 per story.
    • Submission Guidelines
  • Crimson Quill Quarterly
    • Opens April 1st, 2026.
    • Simultaneous submissions allowed.
    • Short fiction: 10,000 words or less.
    • Serial fiction 30,000 words or less.
    • $35 per story.
    • Submission Guidelines
  • Goblins and Galaxies
    • Open April 7th to 14th, 2026.
    • Simultaneous submissions allowed.
    • Short fiction: 6,000 words or less.
    • $0.06 per word.
    • Submission Guidelines

Radar

  • Battleborn Magazine
    • Opens April 2026 (Not confirmed)
    • New publication, first issue releases Spring of 2026
    • Unknown submission guidelines
    • More Info
  • Swords Against!
    • No submission period announced.
    • New publication, first issue successfully funded on BackerKit
    • More info
  • New Edge Sword & Sorcery
  • Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy
    • Opens October 2026.
    • Simultaneous submissions allowed.
    • No word limit.
    • £25 per story plus one contributor’s copy of the paperback.
    • Submission Guidelines