ABOUT

Helios Quarterly Magazine was a speculative horror, science fiction, and fantasy periodical launched in 2016. All contributors received payment and a free digital copy (.epub, .pdf, or .mobi for Kindle™) of their issue. HQM became a semi-pro qualifying market according to the SFWA in 2017. In 2019, HQM also became an HWA qualifying market. Our online ISSN is 2572-150X. Our print ISSN is 2473-9189.

NOTE TO AUTHORS & POETS SCHEDULED FOR HELIOS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE VOLUME 6:

From January 2021 through April 2021, we will publish Volume 4 of Selene Quarterly Magazine (formerly Volume 6 of the now-defunct sister publication Helios Quarterly Magazine). From June 2021 through September 2021, we will publish Volume 5: Eclipse the Moon of Selene Quarterly Magazine celebrating five years of diverse speculative fiction as our last four issues! The ebook and print editions will release May, August, November, and February from 2021 through 2023.

MASTHEAD

Zelda Knight, Editor-in-Chief ([email protected])

BIO: Zelda Knight writes speculative romance (horror, science fiction, and fantasy). She’s also a cryptozoologist in training. Under the pen name Odyssey Rose, Zelda explores science fiction romance. She pens LGBTQIA+ speculative romance using the pen name Iris Sword. Keep in touch on social media @AuthorZKnight. Or, visit www.zeldaknight.com. You can also email [email protected].

CATALOG

SUBMISSIONS

We published new issues in March, June, September, and December. We accepted unsolicited submissions from MARCH 1-15 11:59 EST every year. Anything submitted outside of that window was deleted unread.

SUBMIT

Helios Quarterly Magazine is permanently closed and the following guidelines are for archival purposes only.

Format using Shunn’s manuscript style. Track your submission using Duotrope, The Submission Grinder, and Ralan. Submit via HeyPublisher.

A short cover letter is required. Please include your legal name, pen name (if relevant), contact information, confirmation you can accept payment via PayPal or Xoom, recent publications/awards (if any), preferred contributor’s copy (.epub, .pdf, or .mobi for Kindle™), and a third person bio of 50-150 words. A photo may be requested.

Email submissions are deleted unread. We take 3-5 weeks to respond to submissions. If you haven’t received a response by then, please query. If you have any questions regarding your submission, email [email protected] (defunct). We cannot provide individual feedback on a consistent basis, so don’t be discouraged by our form rejection email. If you’re having trouble submitting, please consult our submissions guide (do not submit).

PAYMENT

POETRY: Any length paid $50USD per poem.

FICTION: 100-17,499 words paid $0.08USD per word for the first 1,000 words and $0.01USD after.

REPRINTS: Any length of poetry paid $15USD and 100-17,499 words of fiction paid $0.01USD per word.

RULES

• Translations are accepted
• Simultaneous submissions to other markets are accepted
• Only submit one submission in each category (one short story, one poem, one reprinted short story, and one reprinted poem) per person

RIGHTS

• Copyright remains with the author(s), poet(s), and artist(s) at all times
• Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online
• First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 6 months from the date of publication
• If selected to be republished in an anthology in the future, payment in royalties is $0.01USD per word for all fiction
• If selected for a podcast or audiobook, payment is $0.01USD per word for non-exclusive electronic audio rights for all fiction

HARD SALES

• Excerpts out of a novel
• Poorly formatted and edited work
• Overtly racist, sexist, or violent work

ABSOLUTE NO

• Fanfiction of any kind
• Works above the word count
• Taboo elements (rape, including dubious consent, incest, pedophilia, etc.) for titillation, though some exceptions can be made on the grounds of artistic merit

OF INTEREST 

• #OwnVoices in general
• Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC), disabled, womxn, LGBTQIA+, and other marginalized groups as protagonists
• Weird Westerns, Magic Realism, Gothic Romance, Retrofuturism, Omegaverse, Magic Realism, Alien Romance, Interactive Fiction (IF), Cli-Fi, Afrofuturism, Indigenous Futurisms, and -punk sub-genres

LAST UPDATED: August 18, 2020