The following is a list of magazines, anthologies, and literary journals that are currently seeking submissions of short stories. All of these magazines pay $200 for short stories. Many of them pay more.

Included is a wide variety of publications, covering many genres. The list is in no particular order.

1. Confrontation Magazine is now open to submissions of short stories. They are a very established literary journal, with a prestigious background. They published W.H. Auden, John Steinbeck, T.C. Boyle, and many other legendary writers. They pay up to $250 for short stories. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
2. Uncanny Magazine is also now open to short story submissions. They want “intricate, experimental stories and poems with gorgeous prose, verve, and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs.” They pay 8 cents a word, up to 6,000 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
3. The Cincinnati Review opened to submissions on on August 15th. An academic literary journal based at the University of Cincinnatti, they pay $25/page up to 40 pages. To learn more, visit their (rather clunky) website.
4. The Alaska Quarterly Review is a very well established literary journal that publishes short stories, novel excerpts, literary nonfiction, short plays, and photo essays. According to the Writer’s Market they pay up to $200 for stories. To learn more, read their submission guidelines. 
5. One Story is opening for submissions on September 1st. They publish one story per issue. They want high quality literary fiction that can appeal to a broad audience. They pay $500 per story. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
6. Beneath Ceaseless Skies, an online magazine of literary adventure fantasy, just upped their max wordcount to 11,000 words. This follows the success of a recent Kickstarter campaign. They pay 6 cents per word. With the new word count limit, that means a maximum pay of $660. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
7. Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier is a forthcoming anthology from Falstaff books. They want Fantasy, Sci-Fi, or Horror stories that embody “the frontier spirit of the American West, but with a weird twist.” The deadline for submission is September 30th. They plan to pay a minimum of 4 cents a word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
8. Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology  is a forthcoming anthology from Meerkat Press. They They want stories about the ordinary challenges faces by extraordinary superheroes. How do they cope with growing old, changing diapers, or simply fitting in? They will pay 2 to 8 cents per word, up to 6,000 words. The deadline is September 15th, 2016. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
9. Humans Wanted is a forthcoming anthology, successfully funded by a Kickstarter campaign. The tagline is “when going somewhere dangerous, take a human.” They pay $250 for short stories between 3,000 and 6,000 words. The submission deadline is December 31st. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
10. Automobilia is a forthcoming anthology from Fahrenheit Books. They want stories from every genre; romance, mystery, sci-fi, etc. They seek to celebrate the influence of the automobile on the hearts and minds of people.  They pay 5 cents a word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.
11. The Binge Watching Cure, a forthcoming anthology to be published in 2017, is currently seeking submissions of short stories.  It will be an anthology of stories that gradually increase in length.The deadline for submission is December 31st, 2016. However, the anthology is slowing getting filled, so don’t delay. They pay $200 for short stories under 5,000 words, and $500 for stories that are longer. To learn more, visit their submission guidelines.