Which SF&F Markets Publish the Most New Authors?
I've wondered it. You've wondered it. Or not. But now's your chance to wonder in case you haven't. Which SF&F markets publish the most new authors? (Hat tip to Cat Rambo, who also explains Why You're Always Being Rejected by Fantasy Magazine. ) Here's her breakdown of the percent of fresh blood for each market: F&SF: 3% Analog: 5% Asimov's: 20% Baen's Universe: 21% Intergalactic Medicine Show: 32% Interzone: 40% Realms of Fantasy: 51% Clarkesworld: 61% Strange Horizons: 68% Weird Tales: 72% Chizine: 78% Fantasy Magazine: 88% So if you've never published anything before and your query to F&SF keeps getting SASEd back to you, now you might have an inkling why. * * * Finally, I want to add a plug for SmokeLong Quarterly, even though it's not sf&f, and even though I have no idea what percentage of new writers they publish, because (a) it's the bees knees, and (b) fellow blogger Davin Malasarn helps edit it. Check ou...