Official information
Overview
- Publication
- Clarkesworld Magazine
- Eligibility
- No country list on the official non-fiction guidelines.
- Writing
- SF/F non-fiction article
- Payment
- 10¢ per word, up to 2,500 words
- Currency
- USD
- Payment conditions
- Official: 10¢ a word up to the 2,500-word limit. Footnotes are liked but not counted in the word count.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated
- Word count
- Up to 2,500 words
- Response time
- No published response time. They generally only reply to queries they want to follow up.
- Status
- Open
- Deadline
- Not publicly stated
- How to submit
- Email a query — subject NONFICTION QUERY
- AI policy
- AI-generated work prohibited
What they want
- Articles on the genre publishing business, the writing or reading process, or scientific material useful in SF stories.
- A query letter with subject NONFICTION QUERY: [title or concept] to nonfiction@clarkesworldmagazine.com.
- Thoughtful, in-depth, well-written subjects they have not covered.
What they don't want
- A completed article instead of a query.
- Reviews, literary criticism, interview pitches, reprints.
- Articles written, co-written or assisted by AI.
- Convention reports, award rants, ten-rules lists, personal alien-abduction memoirs.
Requirements
- Query first
- Original to Clarkesworld
- No AI
Rights
Not separately restated for non-fiction beyond originality. See the official page.
How to submit
- Read the non-fiction section of https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/.
- Email nonfiction@clarkesworldmagazine.com.
Official source
Clarkesworld — Submission Guidelines (official)
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
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