By S. Kalekar
These magazines and anthologies pay up to $600 for fiction. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open now, or will soon open for brief submission periods.
NewMyths
This speculative fiction magazine likes balancing each issue “between science fiction and fantasy, dark and light, serious and humorous, hard and soft science fiction, and longer and shorter works. We publish fiction, poetry, and non-fiction works.”
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Length: Up to 10,000 words for fiction
Pay: $0.03/word; $50 for reviews
Details here.
Third Flatiron: SciFi To Go – Food For Thought
This is a SF, Fantasy, Horror, (Speculative) Humor, and Solarpunk anthology. “We will be looking for short stories in the areas of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. We also hope to read some funny flash humor to get us through this period of world chaos.
Our First Readers have told us they are hungry for new ideas (as well as baked goods), so the theme this time is expected to feature speculative fiction stories involving (1) food, and/or (2) thought-provoking ideas you want to share with us all.”
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Length: 1,500 – 3,000 words (up to 600 words for humor)
Pay: $0.03/word
Details here (scroll down for theme details).
Cosmic Horror Monthly
This speculative fiction magazine will open briefly for a C L Moore tribute fiction call in March. C L Moore was a pioneering writer of science fiction and fantasy, and you can read more in their submission guidelines. Their submission link will be active during the reading period.
Reading period: 1st to 8th March 2026
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $0.03/word for fiction
Details here.
Wyldblood
They accept science fiction and fantasy stories only, and are open on the 1st of every month for submissions. They also accept queries of non-fiction and art.
Reading period: 1 March 2026 for fiction (see guidelines)
Length: Up to 5,000 words for fiction
Pay: £0.01/word
Details here.
Transcendent Fiction Publishing: Verify You’re Not Human Anthology
Tf Publishing is a furry & speculative fiction publisher. And, Verify You’re Not Human is “an anthology about therian experiences. Stories may be realistic without any fantastical elements, or may result in transformation or some other kind of adapting to a therian identity over the course of the story.
The main character of the story must be therian (or similar forms of identity, such as otherkin) – this can be a “coming out” story as the character recognises themselves as therian, or can be an established identity.
The story should have a strong focus on what it means to be therian – stories where this is incidental or not a focus will likely not be accepted. There are, however, many ways to be therian and all kinds of this will be considered.” Stories may be of any age rating including explicit 18+ stories, and may be of any genre so long as they include obvious therian (or otherkin, etc.) main characters.
Deadline: 1 March 2026
Length: 2,000-10,000 words
Pay: AUD 1c/word
Details here.
Toronto Journal
This journal publishes in print and sound. They accept short stories from anywhere in the world, and nonfiction pieces about local history – Toronto, the GTA, or surrounding areas – see guidelines. They are accepting submissions for their Summer 2026 issue; submission is via a form.
Deadline: 1 March 2026
Length: Up to 7,500 words
Pay: $50
Details here.
Hajar Press: The Hajar Book of Waves
They want submissions from writers of colour only, for this water-themed anthology – short stories, poetry, essays and “everything in between showing radical imagination, creative experimentation and sharp political engagement with the world around us.” The anthology is called “The Hajar Book of Waves, the second volume in our elements anthology series.
This Water-themed book will explore the waves that carry, connect, renew and shape us: the ebb and flow of history in a non-linear continuum, a call-and-response between the past and the future; the gushing surges of empathy and feeling that move and enliven us; the fluid psycho-spiritual processes that help us adapt and change; the cycles of action and reflection that keep our organising alive; the mass movement of people in protest and migration; and the irrepressible force of the cosmos guiding the earthly tide. We’re interested in writing that engages with waves as both material and metaphor—flowing and flooding, soothing and overwhelming, refreshing and eroding; the rhythms and repetitions of perpetual back-and-forth motion; the power of water refusing to stagnate.” Deadline: 6th March 2026
Length: Up to 6,000 words for prose, up to 3 poems
Pay: £150 for prose, £50 for poetry
Details here.
Pulp Literature
They’re open for fiction submissions from Canadian writers only in February and will open general submissions (for all writers) in March. They want any genre or between-genre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. They accept short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. They take all genres of fiction, not just pulp – including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary. They do not publish non-fiction, memoir, or children’s stories. They take more short fiction than novellas. They also publish reprints. Please note, fiction submission is via a form on their website, which may close temporarily even during open reading periods, if submissions get overwhelming. They accept queries for art. Submission is via a form.
Deadline: 28 February 2026 (Canadian writers only)
Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 4,000 words)
Pay: $0.05 – $0.08 per word for short stories (to 5000 words), $0.03 – $0.06 per word between 5,000 and 10,000 words, and $0.02 – $0.04 per word for works over 10,000 words; $25-50 for poetry and art; $25-75/page for sequential art
Details here and here
(– Submissions are also open for Short Fiction magazine. They accept fiction from all writers except for those in the US. They also have a section for new writers. They pay £0.02/word up to £100 for stories of 500-5,000 words. Submissions are open till 1st March or when they hit a submission cap, whichever Is earlier. They accept some reprints, please see guidelines. Details here.
— And, Profiles is accepting submissions of character-driven fiction and nonfiction. They do not accept submissions from writers who are US- and Canada-based with the exception of Irish citizens, though translators living in these countries are welcome to submit. They pay €400, with a potential additional €100 to each contributor who records a reading of their work and/or takes part in an interview for the annual Profiles radio special, see here. Send works of 1,000-5,000 words. The deadline is 15 March 2026. Submission is via a form. Details here.)
West Branch
They accept fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and translations. The magazine is affiliated with Bucknell University.
Deadline: 1 April 2026
Length: Up to 30 pages of prose, up to 6 poems
Pay: $100 for poetry, $0.10/word up to $200 for prose
Details here.
The Threepenny Review
This respected quarterly journal accepts fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and submissions for their ‘Table Talk’ column.
Deadline: 15th April 2026
Length: Up to 4,000 words for fiction and memoir, poetry up to 100 lines
Pay: $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece
Details here and here.
Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.