The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has for the first time established an official professional rate for speculative poetry pay.

The Speculative Poetry 101 hub on SFWA.org says:

“The SFWA minimum payment rate for professional poetry markets is $50 per poem or $1 per line. There is no minimum length requirement.”

The Speculative Poetry 101 hub was also updated today with a helpful “Marketing Your Poetry” section.

Casey Aimer, a founding SFWA Poetry Committee member and organizer of Speculative Poetry 101, says the hub will continue to grow throughout 2025. Aimer is a cyberpunk poet and founder and poetry editor of the semi-pro science fiction publisher, Radon Journal.