Guideposts is an inspiration-focused magazines about “people who have attained a goal, surmounted an obstacles, or learned a helpful lesson through their faith.” They typically publish first-person narratives, as well as inspirational stories about how faith had a positive impact on someone’s life. According to their website: “Guideposts publishes true stories about people who have…
Blue Mountain Arts is an established publisher of greeting cards. They pay $300 for exclusive worldwide rights to use poetry in greeting cards and other products. They want “contemporary prose or poetry written from personal experience that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how…
The following is a list of publishers that pay $1,000 for short stories. Included in this list is a variety of types of publications, including literary journals, magazines, and eBook publishers. Some of the publishers pay more than $1,000, some occasionally pay less, but all of them pay $1,000 for at least some of the…
The Lookout is a weekly magazine published to a Christian audience. They are a general interest Christian magazine. The publish essays “dealing with topics of current concern.” They have a strict “themes” calendar. They make it clear on their submission guideline which themes are still open for queries. They do not accept submissions on spec….
See the Elephant is an e-zine published by Metaphysical Press. They are seeking short stories with a metaphysical slant – “fiction that questions consensual reality and pushes the boundaries of genre.” According to their website: At their heart, all metaphysical stories contain an ontological dilemma, or as the Turkey City Lexicon calls it, a riff…
Sci-Fi Romance Quarterly accepts submissions of romance short stories in any sci-fi sub genre. They often have a quarterly theme for submissions. At the time of this writing, they are seeking submissions under the theme “Alien Love.” The deadline for this theme is May 15th, 2016. They pay 2.5 cents per word, up to 7,500…
If you’re a regular Freedom With Writing reader, you know that we’ve given you the scoop on some high-paying markets. We’ve found 17 science fiction publishers that pay $200+ for stories and 51 magazines that pay $250+. We believe that you deserve to be paid well, so we’re bringing you 10 more publications that pay…