These magazines pay $50 to $480 for fiction. A few of them also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They’re either open now, or will open soon for submissions. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar

Black Coffee & Vinyl
This is a multimedia art project that incorporates literature –including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry – visual art, songs, and music around a theme. For the second of four installments of this project, they will explore the theme of ‘The City.’ “We are seeking art, words, and sounds that explore, critique, celebrate and interrogate the urban landscape, culture and environment. The city, a place, should play a central role in the work and should be a central character or focus. We are seeking a diverse range of city representation from large cities to small, from real to imagined.”
Deadline: 30 September 2021
Length: Up to 2,000 words for fiction and non-fiction; up to three poems, or songs
Pay: $50
Details here.

The Spectacle
This magazine is based out of the English, Creative Writing, and Visual Art departments at Washington University in St. Louis. They publish fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Deadline: 1 October 2021
Length: Up to 5,000 words for prose, 3-5 poems
Pay: $50
Details here.

Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine
This Canadian magazine publishes science fiction and fantasy stories and poems. They tend not to publish horror. They also pay for illustrations.
Deadline: 1 October 2021
Length: Stories below 6,000 words are more likely to be published
Pay: CAD2.5c/word, up to CAD125
Details here.

Books and Bikes in Space Anthology
Submissions are open for the 10^th annual Bikes in Space anthology, and the theme this time is books. The stories have to be about bicycling and books, from a feminist perspective. Their guidelines say, “Send your most creative tales of bicycle-powered interlibrary loan on the moon, characters who literally leap out of books and go for a ride, a two-wheeled revolution sparked by seditious literature, the competing stories of steampunk velocipedists, a manual for futuristic bike messengers, a literal rewriting of gender norms…”  Stories can be in any speculative or fantastical genre — hard science fiction, space opera, epic fantasy, alternative history, paranormal romance, hope punk, modern fairy tales and anything around or in between. This anthology will be funded via Kickstarter.
Deadline: 1 October 2021 (extended)
Length: 1,000-6,000 words
Pay: At least $50
Details here.

Weird Horror Magazine
They want pulpy dark fiction in the weird fiction and horror genres. “Monsters, ghosts, creatures, fiends, demons, etc. Dark crime. Suspense. Mutants. Killers. Ghouls. Golems. Witches. Pulpy goodness! We are hoping to bring some fun (and terror) to our readers.”
Deadline: 15 October 2021
Updated Deadline: September 30th, 2021
Length: 500-6,000 words
Pay: $0.01/word
Details here.

Translunar Travelers Lounge
The editors of this speculative fiction magazine want fun stories. Their guidelines say, “A fun story, at its core, is one that works on the premise that things aren’t all bad; that ultimately, good wins out. This doesn’t necessarily mean that your story has to be silly or lighthearted (though it certainly can be). Joy can be made all the more powerful when juxtaposed against tragedy. In the end, though, there should be hope, and we want stories that are truly fun for as many different kinds of people as possible.” Also, “Swashbuckling adventure, deadly intrigue, and gleeful romance are some of the most obvious examples of what we’re looking for, but we won’t say no to more subtle or complicated topics, as long as they fit under the wider “fun” umbrella.”
Deadline: 15 October 2021
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $0.03/word ($20 minimum)
Details here.

Going Down Swinging
This Australian magazine publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, experimental/hybrid work, digital and interactive literature, poetry, comics, artworks, spoken word, commentary, and essays. They’re open for submissions for their online issue. Their guidelines say, “This month, we’re particularly looking for submissions of speculative fiction and pieces about love, but we’re also happy to receive your submissions of any theme.” They also pay for artwork.
Deadline: 20 October 2021
Length: Up to 2,000 words
Pay: AUD60-170 for prose; AUD100 for poetry; AUD180-220 for comics
Details here.

MetaStellar
This magazine publishes sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. They will soon open for flash fiction submissions.
Reading period: 1 October – 31 October 2021
Length: Up to 1,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.

Death in the Mouth Anthology
This is a horror anthology featuring stories from BIPOC and other ethnically marginalized writers and artists from around the world. They want “Original manifestations of horror, dread, grief, fear, and anxiety. Embodiments of mania and displacements of faith. Harrowing ecstasy and debilitating hope. Consuming, relentless love. Transgressions of the body, the spirit, and the community. Quiet, creeping absurdities. Unique and terrifying alien mythology from the future. Weird and unsettling folklore from secondary worlds. Quiet contemporary techno-panic.” They also want to commission artwork for this anthology.
Deadline: 1 November 2021
Length: 1,000-6,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.

LampLight
This is a quarterly magazine of dark fiction. They have a special submission call for new writers – writers for whom this will be a first pro sale, if accepted. They can accept a limited number of submissions each month via Submittable during their reading period. While their submission quota appears to be full for September, writers can submit starting 1^st October.
Deadline: 15 November 2021
Length: Up to 5,100 words
Pay: $0.06/word
Details here.

Pressfuls
This digital magazine accepts submissions of fiction. The genres they accept are horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and crime/mystery.
Deadline: Open now
Length: 2,000-5000 words
Pay: $0.03/word
Details here (scroll down)

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.