Contributed By S. Kalekar
Some of these markets pay up to $50, while others pay more. There are magazines and websites for writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, finance, travel writing, memoir, op-eds, profiles, news, reviews and essays, including those in the mystery writing genre and health.
Arsenika
This is a quarterly journal of speculative poetry and flash fiction. Authors can submit up to two flash fiction pieces and five poems at a time. They seek marginalized voices. The current reading period is until 15 September.
Length: Up to 1,000 words for fiction and poetry
Pay: $60 for fiction, $30 for poetry
Details here.
The Fiddlehead
This Canadian magazine pays for good writing from all over the world – fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Many well-known writers have first been published here. Mailed submissions only.
Length: Fiction or creative non-fiction of up to 6,000 words, or up to 10 poems (3 or 5 is best)
Pay: About CAD60 per page
Details here.
Gallows Hill Magazine
They publish horror, thriller, dark fantasy, psychological and black humor fiction and poetry.
Length: Up to 15,000 words for fiction, up to 80 lines for poetry
Pay: Up to $50 for fiction, up to $15 for poetry; rates may rise if they are able to raise funds
Details here.
Gumshoe Review
They publish short fiction mysteries, and essays on topics of interest to readers, writers and students of the mystery genre.
Length: Up to 1,000 words for both fiction and non-fiction
Pay: $0.05/word, up to $50
Details here.
Bracken
They publish speculative fiction and poetry and want lyrical, character-driven stories inspired by old-world storytelling. They welcome between-genre and hard-to-classify pieces.
Length: Up to 2,500 words for fiction; up to 4 poems of 100 lines
Pay: $0.02/word for fiction, $15 per poem
Details here.
ProfitF
This is a website for Forex and Binary options trading. They are interested in various aspects of these, including trading psychology, money management, fundamental and technical analysis, and review of brokers/programmers for trading. The content should be related to Forex, economy and finance in general, and be easy to understand.
Length: 200-800 words
Pay: $10-50
Details here.
In The Fray
They publish news (in-depth profiles and other reportage), commentary (personal essays, op-eds and travel writing), interviews and reviews. Blogs are unpaid.
Length: 1,000-4,000 for features
Pay: Up to $100; they also share payment with the author if the piece is republished elsewhere within 60 days
Details here.
You&Me
This website publishes non-fiction, preferably from a first-person perspective, about the human aspects of dealing with all medical issues. See guidelines for the next reading period.
Length: 1,000-2,500
Pay: $0.04-0.05/word
Details here.
SQLServerCentral is a community and education website for things related to SQL Servers. They accept any SQL-related article. Certain columns are unpaid. Pay: $50 per article; regular contributors are sometimes paid more Details here.
Travelers’ Tales/Solas House: Tales To Go
They want personal, non-fiction stories and anecdotes on travel – funny, adventurous, frightening or grim.
Length: 1,000-3,000 words
Pay: $50
Details here.
