Some of these fiction markets pay up to $150, and some pay more, up to approximately $750. Some of these also accept poetry and non-fiction. They are either open for submissions now or will open soon. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. — S. Kalekar
Escape Artists: PodCastle
They want quality fantasy fiction, and publish both text and audio. They publish all sub-genres of fantasy, from magical realism to urban fantasy to slipstream to high fantasy, and everything in between. Fantastical or non-real content should be meaningful to the story. They would particularly like to see more stories set outside America, and those that feature characters who represent a range of backgrounds and ethnicities. They accept reprints.
Deadline: 30 November 2018
Length: Up to 6,000 words
Pay: $0.06/word
Details here.
Apparation Lit: Resistance
They are accepting speculative short stories and poetry on the theme of Resistance. They are looking for emotional heft, clear prose and provocative characters. Stories with gratuitous and graphic violence or rape, or those with extreme, purposeless violence towards animals will be rejected.
Deadline: 30 November 2018
Length: 1,000-5,000 words
Pay: $0.03/word for prose, $15/poem
Details here.
Compelling Science Fiction
They publish science fiction stories. The stories they accept almost always illustrate at least one interesting concept, are engaging, and clearly explain the science/technology in the story. They do not publish fantasy. They accept reprints.
Deadline: 1 December 2018
Length: 1,000-10,000 words
Pay: $0.06/word
Details here.
Galli Books: Rosalind’s Siblings
They want speculative fiction about people of marginalized genders/sexes who are scientists: doing good, changing the world, or just getting on with their work of expanding human knowledge in a speculative context, presented in a positive light. They are interested in positive portrayals of science and the protagonists doing research. They do not want “mad scientist” or “evil science” tropes, or in disability cure narratives and related tropes, unless they are actively subverted / deconstructed. See guidelines for further details.
Deadline: 1 December 2018
Length: 500-7,500 words
Pay: £0.08/word (about $0.10/word)
Details here.
Dreaming Robot Press: Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide
They want all variants of science fiction (not fantasy). The main protagonist should be someone a middle-grade reader can identify with – and stories can be of adventure, space, science; rockets, robots and alien encounters; Steampunk, time travel, weird west and alternate history.
Deadline: 15 December 2018
Length: 3,000-6,000 words
Pay: $0.06/word
Details here.
Issues in Earth Science
They want middle grade and young adult fiction that incorporates earth science concepts as key, not incidental, elements, and also represent a key idea that might be taught in an earth science classroom. Stories should also be emotionally compelling. Those with adult characters but for a YA or MG audience will also be considered. The purpose of these stories will be to serve as supplemental reading material for middle or high school students studying particular topics in earth science. They also accept non-fiction.
Deadline: Open now
Length: 1,000-3,000 words for fiction, 500-1,000 words for non-fiction
Pay: $0.06/word; additional $0.06/word if selected later for print edition later
Details here.
Escape Artists: Cast of Wonders
They want YA stories for publishing on their website and podcast – stories that evoke a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, have something unreal about them, and are appropriate for an audience aged 12-17. The preference is for high fantasy; they also like science fiction, and their horror stories tend to be psychological, not visceral. They also read comedy, steampunk, age-appropriate paranormal romance, superheroes, and many other genres. They do not exclusively define YA as stories featuring children or YA characters; they would particularly like stories about older people having first experiences, and stories written by younger writers.
Deadline: 15 December 2018
Length: Up to 6,000 words
Pay: $0.06/word
Details here.
Selene Quarterly Magazine
They publish fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art that “dwells in the shadows” and want stories and poetry that are thrilling, reflective, and imaginative. They also have a spotlight short story involving a moon or the moon, and Astraeus Quarterly, which must “identify with at least one marginalized group such as race, religion, ability status, gender, and age”.
Reading period: 1-15 December 2018
Length: 100-7,500 words (see guidelines); up to 100 lines for poetry
Pay: $0.01/word (for flash) to $0.03/word (for serials); $0.25/line for poetry; $15-35 for non-fiction
Details here.
Crystal Lake Publishing: Tales from The Lake
This is a non-themed horror anthology. They want believable, three-dimensional characters, and stories that will haunt the readers for months to come.
Deadline: 1 January 2019
Length: 500-5,000 words (prefer 3,000- to 4,000-word stories)
Pay: $0.03/word
Details here.
Bennington Review
This literary magazine opened its submission period on 1 November. They publish “innovative, intelligent, and moving” fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. Excerpts from longer works must be self-contained. They also publish translations.
Deadline: 15 May 2019
Length: Up to 30 pages for fiction and creative non-fiction, 3-5 poems
Pay: $100 for prose of six pages and under, $200 for over six pages, $20/poem
Details here.
