Attention all science fiction and fantasy writers––you only have a couple of weeks left to break into one of the best-paying markets out there. Starting January 7, Tor will no longer be open for unsolicited submissions.

This past Monday, Tor officially made the announcement on their site. Since most of their stories come in through consulting editors, they don’t have as much room to accept stories from the slush pile. In response, they’re indefinitely closing their short fiction submissions. They state that they “do not plan to reopen in the foreseeable future.”

However, the Tor staff will read and respond to all stories submitted up until January 7. That means you have just over two weeks to send in your best speculative fiction stories.

Tor is looking for stories no longer than 17,500 words, and they note that most stories fall around the 12,000 range. According to their website they “pay 25 cents a word for the first 5,000 words, 15 cents a word for the next 5,000, and 10 cents a word after that.” So if you write a 10,000 word story, you’ll get $2,000.
For more information, read our write-up on Tor as well as their submission guidelines.