By S. Kalekar

These magazines /anthologies pay up to approximately $700 for fiction; they are open now, or will open soon. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. Some of the calls are themed.

Cosmic Horror Monthly
They publish cosmic horror, Lovecraftian, and weird fiction, and related nonfiction. They have two regular reading periods, 1^st to 7^th January, and 1^st to 7^th July; and they issue special submission calls periodically. Submission is via their Moksha portal.
Deadline: 7 July 2025
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $0.03.word up to $150
Details here.

Diabolical Plots
They want fiction – “science fiction, fantasy, horror (everything must have a speculative element, even horror).” Please read their detailed guidelines. What they like includes, but is not limited to: Weird fiction, Sense of wonder, Strong character and plot arcs, and Strong worldbuilding, hinting at more to see around the edges of the story.
Reading period: 7^th to 21^st July 2025
Length: Up to 3,500 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here.

The Orange & Bee
This Australian Substack-based magazine “publishes original and contemporary short stories, poems, and essays that explore, expand on, and subvert the rich traditions of international folklore, with a strong focus on fairy tales (though we also sometimes dabble in other forms of folklore, such as fables, myths, and legends).” They do not want work for children.
Deadline: 14 July 2025 (see guidelines)
Length: Up to 4,000 words for fiction and non-fiction, up to 50 lines for poetry
Pay: $0.08/word for prose, $50 for poetry
Details here and here. 

If There’s Anyone Left
They want science fiction and speculative fiction from marginalized writers only (people of color, the LGBTQ2S+ community, members of marginalized genders, and disabled and neurodiverse people; see guidelines). They also accept translations.
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Length: Up to 1,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word for original fiction; for translations, $0.08/word each for the writer and translator
Details here.

Fairy Tale Review
They want fairy tale informed work. They accept prose fiction, verse fiction, nonfiction, creative scholarship, and poetry. They’re accepting work on the food theme. They also accept translations.
Deadline: 15 July 2025
Length: Up to 30 pages
Pay: $50
Details here and here.

Flame Tree Anthologies
They are reading fiction for four themed anthologies: two romantic fantasy anthologies titled A Breath of Time and Of Love & Dragons (stories of 2,000-4,000 words, deadline for both of these is 20^th July 2025), as well as for The Valkyries and Odysseus (both of these are part of their Myths, Gods, and Monsters series, story length is 3,000-4,000 words, and the deadline for both is 24^th August 2025). Please click on the individual links to see details of all the themed calls. They also accept reprints for all of the four anthologies.
Deadlines: See above
Length: See above
Pay: $0.08/word for originals
Details here (links to all the submission calls).

Flash Fiction Online
This magazine publishes literary and speculative flash fiction. They are currently open for unthemed flash fiction (they will cap submissions for these when they reach their quota), and also for regret-themed submissions (there will be no cap for themed submissions).
Deadline: Until filled for unthemed, 31 July 2025 for themed
Length: 500-1,000 words
Pay: $100
Details here.

Brink
They accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid works, translations, as well as video essays and cinepoetry. They want submissions on the obsession theme, for this reading period. “We accept a variety of creative work from every genre and work that resists any genre. We are most interested in work that presses creative boundaries, uses more than one medium to tell a story, and both looks and feels different on the page. Additionally, we look for submissions that engage the theme of each issue alongside the idea of being on the brink.”
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Length: Varies
Pay: $25-100
Details here and here.

Escape Pod: PodCastle
This fantasy audio and online magazine publishes fantasy fiction of all kinds. They also accept translations and reprints.
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Length: Up to 6,000 words for originals, longer for reprints
Pay: $0.08/word for originals
Details here and here.

Mysterion
They want science fiction, fantasy and horror stories that engage meaningfully with Christian themes, characters or cosmology. The stories need not teach a moral, or be close to an approved theological position, or be pro-Christian. They are especially interested in stories that show Christians from cultures beyond those of the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. They also accept translations and reprints. They have two annual reading periods for fiction, January and July. Art is accepted through the year.
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Length: Up to 9,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word for originals
Details here and here.

Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.