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FOR WRITERS ONLY
We at Margin recognize that finding homes for magical realist writing can be challenging. Is your work literary? Mainstream? Genre? For Writers Only regularly highlights markets which have published magical realist writing.

We ask that you study publisher's guidelines very closely before submitting, and that you honor them to the letter. It helps to review sample copies of the magazine first, or to read samples of work online, when available. Studying your markets is one of the most effective ways to find homes for your work.

We wish all writers of magical realism the best of luck with their publishing goals.—TKS, Margin

MARKET SPOTLIGHT, WINTER 2005

literary review ~ print and online formats

AGNI
Website: http://www.bu.edu/agni/
Guidelines: available online
E-mail for questions ~ no electronic submissions
Address:
AGNI Magazine
Boston University Writing Program
236 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: (870) 972-3043

From the website: "Literature for literature’s sake is not what AGNI is about. Rather, we see literature and the arts as part of a broad, on-going cultural conversation that every society needs to remain vibrant and alive. What we print requires concentration and takes some time to digest, but it’s worth that time and effort: Writers and artists hold a mirror up to nature, mankind, the world; they courageously reflect their age, for better or worse; and their best works provoke perceptions and thoughts that help us understand and respond to our age."

Please visit their website for complete guidelines, and pick up a sample issue for review before submitting.

literary journal ~ print and online formats

NINTH LETTER
Website: http://ninthletter.com/
Guidelines: available online
E-mail for questions only ~ no electronic submissions
Address:
Ninth Letter
University of Illinois
Department of English
Box 296
608 South Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801

From the website: "Ninth Letter is a biannual publication dedicated to the examination of literature as it intersects with various aspects of contemporary culture and intellectual life; therefore, we welcome submissions of prose and poetry that test and even break the boundaries that attempt to isolate literature from other modes of creative expression. We are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter. We're also interested in work that doesn't experiment with the aforementioned, as long as it's really good."

Please visit their website for complete guidelines, and pick up a sample issue for review before submitting.

Quarterly online magazine with genre focus

FORTEAN BUREAU: A Magazine of Speculative Fiction
Website: http://www.forteanbureau.com/
Guidelines: available online ~ E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS ONLY
E-Mail: For inquiries only; see guidelines for specific e-mail addresses for submissions

From the website: "The Fortean Bureau is a magazine of the strange, weird, and unusual speculative fiction. Named after Charles Fort, the Bureau is dedicated to bringing the best strange fiction to the web, for free!"

Please visit their website for complete guidelines, and pick up a sample issue for review before submitting.

Monthly online magazine with genre focus

IDEOMANCER: speculative fiction
Website: http://www.ideomancer.com/main/ideoMain.htm
Guidelines: available online ~ E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS ONLY
E-mail: Go to Submissions Page for specific email addresses and subject-line formatting

From the website: "Ideomancer publishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and flash fiction. We are open to any story with a speculative element—the supernatural, the unexplained, or the undiscovered. Stories without this element will not be considered. In other words, no matter how brilliant your serial-killer story is, it won't pass muster with us; we want that something extra that pushes a story beyond the bounds of reality."

Please visit their website for complete guidelines, and pick up a sample issue for review before submitting.

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