Submission
Non-fiction submissions
Clarkesworld Magazine
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- an original article of up to 2,500 words, in English, written for Clarkesworld and not published anywhere else
- Where
- submitted online from anywhere
Not a contest: a magazine pays you if it buys your article. Ten US cents a word for an article of up to 2,500 words, so up to 250 US dollars. This is the route in for someone who writes about film, games, science or books rather than fiction.
The facts
- What you get
- 10 US cents per word, up to 2,500 words
- Where
- submitted online from anywhere
- How long
- the page states there are no response times for non-fiction
- Share of the prize or equity they take
- The piece must be original to Clarkesworld.
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- an original article of up to 2,500 words, in English, written for Clarkesworld and not published anywhere else
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: “one original article of up to 2,500 words”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
- On the date, the listing says: open on 8 September 2026.
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a submission
General advice from us, the same for every submission. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the guidelines first: length, format, language and theme.
- Check who owns your work after you send it. The rules usually say.
- Send it a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
Several listings link to this page. Look for "Non-fiction submissions" from Clarkesworld Magazine.
You apply on Clarkesworld Magazine's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Clarkesworld Magazine's own website on 12 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.