Lightspeed Magazine is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine edited by bestselling editor John Joseph Adams. Lightspeed launched in June 2010, and since then has published a mix of original and reprinted fiction from both established pros and bestsellers and exciting newcomers.
Our current fiction publication schedule each month includes four original short stories/novelettes, two short story/novelette reprints, and two original pieces of flash fiction. We also publish three book reviews in each issue.
Our ebook issues are published on the first of every month, which are available for sale on our website and at Amazon, Kobo, and other ebook vendors. Each issue’s contents are serialized on our website throughout the month, with new features publishing on the first four Thursdays of every month. Ebook issues also include a novel excerpt as bonus content not available in the online version of the magazine.
TRAFFIC
2024 Traffic
- Pageviews: 944,000 (up 9% from 2022)
- Sessions: 694,000 (up 18% from 2022)
- Users (Unique Visitors): 421,000 (up 12% from 2022)
Age
- 18-24: 31.93%
- 25-34: 31.42%
- 35-44: 13.83%
- 45-54: 10.13%
- 55-64: 6.97%
Gender
- Male: 50.1%
- Female: 49.9%
Note: This data is provided by Google Analytics, and they only give data for male or female, so we have no way to determine the demographic percentage of non-binary readers from the data we have access to.
Purchasing Habits
On average, Lightspeed’s readers purchase 1.25 hardcovers, 2.5 paperbacks, and 2 ebooks per month.
Download our Advertising Demographics (PDF) for more information about our reader demographics and purchasing habits.
Notability
- 2014 & 2015 Hugo Award Winner for best semiprozine
- Honors for Stories Published in Lightspeed:
- 1 Hugo Award Winner (3 finalists)
- 18 Nebula Award finalists
- 5 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalists
- 1 World Fantasy Award finalist
- 1 Bram Stoker Award finalist
- 2 Shirley Jackson Award finalists
- Numerous stories reprinted in “Best-of-the-Year” anthologies
- Edited by John Joseph Adams:
- Series Editor of Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
- Bestselling anthologist of Wastelands, The Living Dead, and more than 30 other anthologies
- Editor of Lightspeed Magazine, 2-time Hugo Award-winning science fiction/fantasy magazine
- Former editor of John Joseph Adams Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 2-time winner, 12-time finalist for the Hugo Award
- 8-time finalist for the World Fantasy Award
- 6-time finalist for the Locus Award
RATES AND SPECIFICATIONS
Rates for online advertising are as follows, for monthly placements. To see which ad spots and/or months we (and our sister-magazines) currently have available for ad placement, see our Ad Availability spreadsheet.
2023 Ad Map
#1 Box — $325
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H
#2 Tower or Box — $325
Size/Type: Tower Ad, 300W x 600H (Option 1)
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H (Option 2)
#3 Leaderboard — $275
Size/Type: Leaderboard Ad, 728W x 90H
#4 Box— $225
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H
#5 Tower or box — $225
Size/Type: Tower Ad, 300W x 600H (Option 1)
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H (Option 2)
#6 Box— $225
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H
#7 Box — $225
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H
#8 Box — $225
Size/Type: Box Ad, 300W x 250H
Ad Map: View the ad map to see where all of the abovementioned ads are located on the Lightspeed website.
Placement: All ads will appear on the Lightspeed homepage and on all subpages.
Duration: Rates shown are monthly. Discounts are available for multiple and long-term orders.
File Formats: GIF, JPG, or Javascript
Size Limit: 200 kb (more or less, within reason)
Frequency: Lightspeed publishes monthly ebook issues, with all of the ebook content being released weekly online for free, on the first four Thursdays of each month, including two short stories (one SF, one fantasy) and a piece of nonfiction, along with “author spotlights” on our contributors.
Closing Dates: Five days before the 1st of the month you want to advertise in.
Contact: [email protected]
Disclaimer: All advertising is accepted subject to publisher’s approval. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising which is not in keeping with Lightspeed‘s standards. Advertiser and advertising agency assume liability for all content of advertisements printed, and also assume responsibility for any claims arising therefrom against the publisher.
BUY IN BULK AND SAVE!
Purchasing all 8 of our ads individually costs $2050, but we offer the following discount packages:
- Buy All 8 Ads for 1 month†: Save 35% (brings price down to $1330 total)
- Buy All 8 Ads for 3 months†: Save 40% (brings price down to $1230 total)
- Buy All 8 Ads for 6 months†: Save 45% (brings price down to $1130 total)
- 8 Ad Bonus: Any month where you buy all 8 ads, we will feature two novel excerpts of your choice in our ebook edition.
Or, buy 4 ads and save accordingly:
- Buy 4 Ads for 1 Month†: Save 25% ($675-$863; cost varies depending on ad selection)
- Buy 4 Ads for 3 Months†: Save 30% ($630-$805; cost varies depending on ad selection)
- Buy 4 Ads for 6 Months†: Save 35% ($585-$748; cost varies depending on ad selection)
- 4 Ad Bonus: Any month where you buy at least 4 ads, we will feature a novel excerpt of your choice in our ebook edition.
† All ads must be purchased in the same month to qualify for the quantity discount.
