Star*Line Archives
(links to Editor's Choice poems)
Star*Line Contributor Bios
Star*Line History
Star*Line Reviews
Star*Line is the official print journal of the SFPA, established in 1978. It is a literary venue for speculative (including science-fiction, fantasy, and horror) poets and poetry enthusiasts, and features interviews, articles, reviews, member news and letters, association business, and poetry—by members and nonmembers.
Meet the Editor
Jean-Paul Garnier assumed the editorial mantle as of issue 44.3. He is the owner of Space Cowboy Books bookstore and publishing house, producer of Simultaneous Times Podcast (2023 Laureate Award Winner, BSFA, Ignyte, and British Fantasy Award Finalist), and editor of the SFPA's Star*Line magazine. He is also the deputy editor-in-chief of Worlds of IF & Galaxy magazines. In 2024 he won the Laureate Award for Best Editor. He has written many books of poetry and science fiction. https://spacecowboybooks.com/
About Star*Line
In January 1978, Suzette
Haden Elgin founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association, along
with its two visible cornerposts: the Rhysling
Awards and the association's newsletter, Star*Line. Star*Line has become not only an SFPA forum and networking tool, but a literary magazine for poets of the genre persuasion: imaginative poetry from hard science fiction to high fantasy, from the
macabre to straight science, and from rigid formalism to experimental and surrealist works.
Subscriptions
NB: A Star*Line subscription includes four quarterly issues of Star*Line. It does not include the annual Rhysling Anthology, Dwarf Stars, SFPA nominating or voting rights or the other benefits of full SFPA membership. For full membership, join here.
Annual rates
$10 .pdf (includes Dwarf Stars)
$24 print (USA)
$28 print (Can/Mex)
$30 print (overseas)
10% discount to libraries
Single issues
$2.50 .pdf
$5 print (+ $2 U.S./$4 international postage)
To
order a copy or to subscribe
All prices are in U.S. funds. Please note that we no longer accept check payments (or pay Star*Line contributors via check) except in extenuating or special circumstances—complete lack of regular internet access, restrictive economic and / or life situation, etc. Please email the Treasurer at sfpatreasurer@gmail.com directly if this is the case.
All payments should be made via PayPal to sfpatreasurer@gmail.com. In order to pay for membership, you do not need to have a PayPal account, as credit card payments are accepted through PayPal. However, if you become a Star*Line contributor, to receive payments, you will need one.
Note that we cover PayPal fees so that they will not be deducted from Star*Line contributor payments for poems accepted and published!
A Star*Line subscription is included with SFPA membership.
Frequency
Star*Line is published quarterly. The issue with
which the subscription expires is printed on the mailing label. Star*Line is
saddle-stitched, 5.5" x 8.5",
with a cardstock cover, and is now also available as a .pdf.
Advertising Rates
Ad space
in Star*Line is now available for any enterprise directly connected with
speculative poetry. Per issue: $90/full page (4.5"w x 7.5"h); $50/half-page (4.5"w x 3.75"h); $30/quarter-page (2.25"w x 3.75"h)0.
Guidelines
Submit no more than five poems per submission. Do not send multiple submissions.
Paste into body of e-mail (attach .doc or .rtf only in case of very unusual
format). No previously published poems. Check this
page for more detailed
submission guidelines as well as some of the editor’s pet peeves. Please no AI-generated work, or collaboration with AI. All poetry must be written by humans.
Reading Periods
Star*Line is open
for submissions year-round. Allow two weeks for response.
Payment
The SFPA pays on publication for First North
American Serial Rights and First Electronic Rights. Editor's
Choice poems may be selected to appear on the SFPA website and are archived
there. Subsidiary rights revert to the author on publication. Payment
for poetry: 4¢/word rounded to next dollar, minimum $4. One copy
to all contributors.
Non-Fiction
Star*Line accepts short articles on topics related to science-fiction,
fantasy, and horror speculative poetry.
Space (within Star*Line, at any rate) is
limited; payment is 1¢/word rounded to the next dollar. Submit as .doc or .rtf only.
Review copies sought
All books, chapbooks, anthologies, or collections containing or related
to poetry within the SF/F/H/spec genres may be sent to the editor by
either snail- or e-mail and will be considered for review. Unsolicited
book reviews welcome. Submit reviews via e-mail only. E-mail
the editor if interested in writing reviews. Excerpts only will appear
in Star*Line. Full reviews will appear in the Reviews section of the
site. Flat fee of $4.00.
Art
Submit art work as 300-dpi .jpgs or .tifs to editor,
or send link to online portfolio. Cover pays $10 plus 10 copies; interior art pays $5.
Color art for covers will be considered; the print issue interiors are
black-and-white, but use of color is unlimited in the .pdf.
Editorial Address
E-mail submissions (strongly
preferred) to starlineeditor@gmail.com.
Please put “S*L sub” and last name in subject line. Postal submissions with SASE accepted only if
you have no e-mail—postal submissions that include an e-mail
address will be torn up into small pieces and danced upon. No IRCs; SASE
not required for international postal submissions or from those incarcerated.
Jean-Paul Garnier, Star*Line
61871 29 Palms Hwy
Joshua Tree CA 92252
USA
Please don't send LinkedIn or FB friend invites to the editorial e-mail (or to any of the other @sfpoetry.com addresses). They will be ignored.