What a name. They say to name is to know—whoever they are, whatever they know. One thing’s for sure: the folks at 3LBE know what they’re doing. If you’ve written a gripping, writhing head-scratcher of a speculative story, you should send that puppy to 3LBE! Even if you haven’t, you should swim on over and check them out.
Okay, so here’s the deal: we all know we need to be reading previously published work from the places we’re sending our own words so we know we’re not shooting arrows in the dark, but often we go on hunches. We like a vibe, so we go with that. Or not. Who has the extra cash—or extra time for that matter—to subscribe to all the magazines we’re submitting to? Nobody, that’s who. (Yes, except you, Karen. You’re doing the Lord’s work. We know.) Sequestrum is one of the few litmags I can proudly say I subscribe to so to help keep the lights on and the words flowing. It’s worth every penny to support such weird and wonderful wordwork. Ch-ch-check ’em out!
The best and most helpful personal rejection I ever received was from these chums. Also, some of the best speculative fiction in the biz can be found in the pages of this e-zine.
Clarkesworld is the SF/F big time, friend. There are some wild and amazing pieces to be found inside the pages of this zine. Send them your out-of-this-world science fiction and fantasy.
Uncharted Magazine is new waters from familiar faces. The minds behind The Masters Review, Fractured Lit, and other stellar spaces created Uncharted as a space for killer speculative work they kept receiving which just wasn’t the right fit at their more literary ventures.
the water and the gills 