These magazines pay $50-400 for fiction. Many also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open now, or will open soon for submissions. – S. Kalekar
Brink Literary Journal: Reverence
This literary journal will soon start reading fiction, non-fiction, poetry, hybrid/cross-genre work, and translations on the ‘Reverence’ theme. They also accept artwork.
Reading period: 15 April-15 May 2022
Length: Unspecified
Pay: $25/poem, $50 for work less than 1,500 words, $100 for work more than 1,501 words
Details here.
(A few other themed submission calls are:
— Cthulhu FhCon, a shared-world anthology by Impulsive Walrus, a speculative fiction publisher – the setting is a hotel in the middle of the river, but unknown to anyone but its mad designer, this hotel was built as an altar to the Old God that rests under the dark, flowing current – and this is the place where fans throw a con; interaction between the Lovecraftian-style Old God in the river and the convention must be a focal part of the story; pay is at least $0.03/word for stories of 2,000-6,000 words, deadline 15 April 2022;
— Strange Horizons: Southeast Asia special submissions call, speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Southeast Asian writers only, including Diaspora, pays $0.10/word for fiction of up to 7,000 words, $20-150 for nonfiction, $50 for poetry, deadline 30 April 2022, more details here;
— FIYAH: Food and Cuisine issue, accepts speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Black writers only, including Diaspora, pays $0.08/word for fiction of 2,000-15,000 words, $0.10/word for nonfiction, $50 for poetry, deadline 30 April 2022. They also have grants for Black writers and editors. The Rest, Craft, and Study grant applications close on 15h May;
— Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine will be open for submissions on the Weather theme during 1st to 3rd May 2022. Pay is $50 for fairy-tale related fiction, poetry, and non-fiction.)
Mud Season Review
They accept submissions of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry – they have both fee-free and paid categories. Certain categories may close early, depending on volume.
Deadline: 30 April 2022, or until filled
Length: Up to 6,000 words for prose, 3-5 poems
Pay: $50
Details here.
ShortStory
This is a Substack newsletter, which paying subscribers can get full access to. Each newsletter contains one story – the payout for the author whose story is chosen will be $100, and 50% of subscription revenue. (They publish stats for the previous month’s payout). They also accept reprints. They have rolling deadlines; they accept stories through the month, and the chosen writer/story is announced by the 15th of next month.
Deadline: 30 April 2022
Length: 6-10,000 words
Pay: $100 + potential additional fee (see above)
Details here.
The Threepenny Review
This respected literary magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction (including critical articles and memoir), poetry, and Table Talk pieces. They accept submissions through their online submission system and also by mail.
Deadline: 30 April 2022
Length: 1,200 to 2,500 words for critical articles; up to 1,000 words for Table Talk items; up to 4,000 words for stories and memoir; up to 100 lines for poetry Pay: $200 per poem or Table Talk piece; $400 for fiction and nonfiction
Details here and here.
khōréō
This is a magazine of speculative fiction and migration, and they accept work only from those who identify as an immigrant or member of a Diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms (see guidelines). They are especially interested in writing and art that explores the impact of human or cultural migration, whether voluntary or forced, like themes of immigration, Diaspora, and anti-colonialism. They also accept art. Non-fiction is closed indefinitely.
Deadline: 30 April 2022
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.
Lightspeed
Lightspeed is an award-winning magazine, and it is currently open to flash fiction submissions only, of science fiction and fantasy stories. Their website says the deadline may be extended.
Deadline: 1 May 2022
Length: Up to 1,500 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.
Boulevard
While they frequently publish writers with previous credits, they are very interested in less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise. They publish fiction, poetry (no light verse), and non-fiction (both personal essays and researched). They do not accept science fiction, erotica, westerns, horror, romance, or children’s stories. Online submissions are charged, but there is no fee for mailed submissions.
Deadline: 1 May 2022
Length: Up to 8,000 words for prose, up to five poems
Pay: $100-300 for prose, $50-250 for poetry, Natural Bridge Online publication is $50
Details here.
(Another magazine, december, also charges non-subscribers for online submissions but accepts fee-free postal submissions. They accept fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, pay $40-200, and the deadline is 1 May 2022.)
Dark Recess Press Magazine
This is the quarterly print magazine of Dark Recess Press (they also have a webzine, and stories for this pay up to $25) and they accept horror/dark fiction. For the print magazine, they read through the year, with deadlines for each quarter’s issues. They are reading until 15 May 2022 for the Summer issue. They also accept non-fiction (query first for non-fiction).
Deadline: 15 May 2022
Length: 500-5,000 words for fiction
Pay: $0.05/word
Details here.
Live Novel Digest
This is an app-based magazine. Apart from the word count, they say, “Please ensure your submission is suitable for a wide audience.” Submissions to Live Novel (open-world, interactive novels) are closed.
Deadline: Open now
Length: 2,000-4,000 words
Pay: $100
Details here.
Three Crows Magazine
This is a magazine of dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, with complex characters making morally ambiguous decisions. Stories can be in English, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, Romanian, or German – they do translations. They also publish artwork.
Deadline: Open now
Length: 1,000-5,000 words for fiction; up to 1,000 words for non-fiction
Pay: $0.01/word for fiction; $0.01/word up to $50 for nonfiction
Details here (general guidelines) and here (Oleada submission platform and detailed guidelines).
Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.
