These markets pay $100 to $480 for fiction, and some also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. Also see this list of contests for writers with upcoming deadlines, and this one for markets paying $50 to 480 (please note, the Shoreline of Infinity call deadline has been extended to 7 June). – S. Kalekar
Short Fiction
They publish fiction, and guidelines say, “We have wide-ranging tastes and have happily published traditional character-driven stories next to non-conformist work of extraordinary innovation. We admire and love poets and memoirists, but can’t accept poetry or life writing. The boundaries can be blurred in hybrid forms and that’s great; if you feel your hybrid piece qualifies as fiction, send it in.” Writers who have never had a short story published before should write to their ‘Introducing’ section. They opened submissions on 1 June 2020 and at the time of writing, the deadline was not specified on their website.
Opened on: 1 June 2020
Length: 500-5,000 words
Pay: £0.02 per word, to the nearest 100 words, with a minimum of £30 and maximum £100
Details here.
Fireside Quarterly
They will open a brief submission window for fiction in June for the Spring 2021 issue. Their guidelines say, “Our budget allows us to pay for up to 7,000 words per month, which means we are always going to buy more shorter fiction than longer stories. We especially love to see very short pieces that still tell great stories and make us laugh, cry, or transport us to new worlds.” They love short short stories. Stories can be in any genre, in English or Spanish. (Note: Fireside cancelled book contracts last year – see this post on the Writer Beware site.)
Reading period: 15-19 June 2020
Length: Up to 3,000 words
Pay: 12.5c/word
Details here.
The Threepenny Review
This respected quarterly journal will close its reading period for the year at the end of June. They accept fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and submissions for their ‘Table Talk’ column.
Deadline: 30 June 2020
Length: Up to 4,000 words for stories or memoirs, 1,200-2,500 for critical articles, up to 1,000 words for Table Talk, up to 100 lines for poems
Pay: $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece
Details here.
Tales from OmniPark
This is a call for weird fiction, set in and around OmniPark. See guidelines page for details about OmniPark (which was a real theme park).
Deadline: 30 June 2020
Length: 2,000-5,000 words
Pay: $100
Details here.
PodCastle
They publish fantasy short fiction on their website and as a podcast. They are open to all the sub-genres of fantasy, from magical realism to urban fantasy to slipstream to high fantasy. Fantastical or non-real content should be meaningful to the story. They also accept reprints. (Also see submission details about Cast of Wonders, which is open for themed submissions, and PseudoPod, which is open for reprints).
Deadline: 30 June 2020
Length: Up to 6,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.
Cloud Lake Literary
They only accept work by Canadian writers and creatives. They publish fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and children’s literature (up to and including YA).
Deadline: Ongoing; 30 June for Fall volume
Length: Up to 3,500 words for prose, up to 150 lines for poetry
Pay: CAD50/page up to CAD150
Details here.
Ruminate Magazine
They want fiction “that engages the contemplative spirit of our journal and embraces curiosity and discovery rather than resolution”, according to their guidelines.
Deadline: 1 July 2020
Length: Up to 5,500 words for fiction and creative non-fiction
Pay: $20 per 400 words for short fiction and creative non-fiction; no cash payment for short prose (up to 1,000 words)
Details here and here.
Nimrod International Journal
They accept submissions of poetry, short fiction (including novel excerpts), and creative non-fiction. They are accepting themed submissions (on ‘Endings and Beginnings’) as well as unthemed ones. They also accept translations. Online submissions are charged, but there is no fee for mailed submissions.
Deadline: 1 November for themed, 30 November 2020 for general submissions
Length: Up to 7,500 words for prose, 3-10 pages of poetry
Pay: $10/page, up to $200
Details here.
Ploughshares
This award-winning literary journal reads submissions from June to January. They accept fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Non-subscribers are charged a fee to submit online, but there is no fee for mailed submissions. Also look at Solos, which accepts longer submissions.
Deadline: 15 January 2021
Length: Up to 6,000 words for prose, up to 5 pages of poetry
Pay: $45/page, up to $450 per author
Details here.
Opossum
This magazine is back from a hiatus, with a new editor. They publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and the work must have connection to music.
Deadline: Ongoing
Length: Up to 9,000 words for prose, up to 3 poems
Pay: $8/page, up to $200 for prose, $25/poem
Details here.
Author Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She is the author of 182 Short Fiction Publishers. She can be reached here.
