| Manuscript Guidelines |
For art submission guidelines, click here. |
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| Story Content |
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Analog will consider material submitted by any writer, and consider
it solely on the basis of merit. We are definitely eager to find
and develop new, capable writers.
We have no hard-and-fast editorial guidelines, because science
fiction is such a broad field that I don't want to inhibit a new
writer's thinking by imposing Thou Shalt Nots. Besides, a really
good story can make an editor swallow his preconceived taboos.
Basically, we publish science fiction stories. That is, stories
in which some aspect of future science or technology is so integral
to the plot that, if that aspect were removed, the story would
collapse. Try to picture Mary Shelley's Frankenstein without the science and you'll see what I mean. No story!
The science can be physical, sociological, psychological. The
technology can be anything from electronic engineering to biogenetic
engineering. But the stories must be strong and realistic, with
believable people (who needn't be human) doing believable things–no
matter how fantastic the background might be. |
| Fact Articles |
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Fact articles for Analog should be about 4,000 words in length
and should deal with subjects of not only current but future interest,
i.e., with topics at the present frontiers of research whose likely
future developments have implications of wide interest. Illustrations
should be provided by the author in camera-ready form.
In writing for Analog readers, it is essential to keep in mind
that they are, in general, very intelligent and technically knowledgeable,
but represent a very wide diversity of backgrounds. Thus, specialized
jargon and mathematical detail should be kept to a necessary minimum.
Also, our readers are reading this magazine largely for entertainment,
and a suitable style for our articles is considerably more informal
than that in many professional journals. |
| Manuscript Format |
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Manuscripts must be computer-printed or typed, double-spaced, on white paper, one side of the sheet only. Please avoid unusual or very small typefaces. Indent paragraphs but do not
leave extra space between them. Please do not put manuscripts
in binders or folders. We do not accept e-mail or fax submissions.
Author's name and address should be on the first page of the manuscript.
No material submitted can be returned or acknowledged unless accompanied
by sufficient postage, stamped and addressed envelope (not a postcard),
or stamped International Reply Coupons. No simultaneous submissions please. |
| Payment |
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Analog pays 6-8 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words,
$450-600 for stories between 7,500 and 10,000 words, and 5-6 cents
per word for longer material. We prefer lengths between 2,000
and 7,000 words for shorts, 10,000-20,000 words for novelettes,
and 40,000-80,000 for serials. Fact articles are paid for at the
rate of 6 cents per word. |
| Other Information |
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Please query first on serials only. A complete manuscript is strongly
preferred for all shorter lengths.
Payment is on acceptance. |
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Our Editorial Address
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Dell Magazines
Stanley Schmidt, Editor
267 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007-2352
E-mail: analog@dellmagazines.com
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| Art Guidelines |
For manuscript submission guidelines, click here. |
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| What We're Looking For |
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We are interested in professional-level, mostly realistic work.
Photographs are not normally used, but artists illustrating for
us have worked with photos, using surrealistic effects.
The illustration must be able to visually interpret the story
in such a way that it accurately represents the story, hooks the
reader into reading it, and doesn't give away the ending. The
subject matter of the stories usually contain a wide range of
things that you must be able to draw. We would like to see an
ability to illustrate an entire scene; one that not only has a
character or characters, but also has a detailed background. You
must know anatomy, perspective, balance, and figure proportions.
We are not a comic book company, so please don't send samples
of comics pages. |
| What to Send |
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Send four to six samples of your best work. Do not send us your
originals. Send only copies. They can be photocopies, stats, slides,
transparencies, or tearsheets.
For either black and white interiors or color covers, you can
use any medium. Many of our artists use pencil, pen & ink, airbrush,
watercolor, scratchboard, etc. Electronic files are acceptable
as long as it is in Mac format, eps or tiff, but please send a
disk – DO NOT E-MAIL THE FILES!
Please include a self-addressed stamped, business-sized envelope
for a response, or a large one if you want your samples returned
to you. |
| Payment |
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$1,200.00 for color cover art.
$125.00 for black and white interiors.
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| Our Address |
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Dell Magazines
c/o Victoria Green
Analog Science Fiction and Fact,
267 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10007-2352
For sample copies, send a SASE and a check or money order in the
amount of $5.00 for each copy to the editorial department at the
same address.
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