{"id":10761,"date":"2023-01-31T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2023-01-31T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T19:35:50","slug":"10-fiction-markets-paying-50-to-1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10-fiction-markets-paying-50-to-1000\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Fiction Markets Paying $50 to $1,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

These magazines pay $50-1,000 for fiction. Some magazines also accept other genres, like nonfiction and poetry. One call is for novella-length stories. A few of the submission calls are themed. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uncanny Magazine<\/strong>
\nThis award-winning speculative fiction magazine will open for flash fiction submissions on 1st<\/sup> February; there is no deadline given yet. Please do not send other genres, or longer works, during this submission period. Their submission portal will be open during the reading period.
\nOpens on: 1 February 2023
\nLength: 750-1,499 words for flash fiction
\nPay: $0.10\/word
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sylvia<\/strong>
\nThis is a fiction, nonfiction, and poetry magazine. Their website says, \u201cOur mission is to create a literary space that pays writers for their work and revels in the beauty of nature.\u201d Also, \u201cWe will be looking for nature-inspired pieces. We are leaning into our sylvan vibes this year; send us your forest poems, tales of fairies, and moments in nature.\u201d They are reading for all seasons during the current submission period. They will open next in June, when they will accept submissions for Autumn, Winter, and Spring themes. Please note, \u201cPayments will be made via PayPal or bank transfer to a UK bank account only.\u201d
\nDeadline: 3 February 2023
\nLength: Up to 1,500 words for prose, up to 5 poems
\nPay: \u00a31.75 per line for poetry (not including titles or line breaks) and \u00a30.25 per word for prose
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Parsec Ink: Triangulation – Seven-Day Weekend Anthology
\n<\/strong>This is a fiction and poetry anthology, part of an annual anthology series. They have detailed guidelines on the theme, including, \u201cAutomation simplifies our lives, to the point where a production facility is so automated it makes no sense wasting energy to run lights. These \u201cdark factories\u201d are currently present in the auto industry, the electronics industry, and even the robotics industry itself. What does the world look like when jobs are automated to the point that the labor force is non-existent? We\u2019re looking for outstanding fantasy, science fiction, weird fiction, and speculative horror\u201d.
\nDeadline: 28 February 2023
\nLength: Up to 5,000 words (prefer up to 3,000); up to 100 lines for poetry (see guidelines)
\nPay: $0.03\/word for fiction; $0.25\/line for poetry
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
\n(They\u2019re also open for fiction submission from new writers for a contest, on the Preserve or Purge<\/strong> theme. The deadline is 31 May 2023. The top prize is $200 for stories up to 3,500 words. There\u2019s also a $50 prize in the Youth category. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a> \u2013 please make sure to submit in the correct category.)<\/p>\n

Hungry Shadow Press: The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse Anthology<\/strong>
\nThey want horror, weird, dark fiction that deals with a fictional apocalypse. \u201cThe story must take place within a short period of time (less than a day) at the beginning of a fictional apocalypse. The story shouldn\u2019t be the inception point or the origin of the apocalyptic event. It shouldn\u2019t even be about the event itself. Rather, it should be about when it all started for the POV character(s). Make it personal. Make it weird. Make it disturbing. Make it beautiful. We\u2019re gonna get a lot of zombies, so points for originality.\u201d
\nReading period: 1-28 February 2023
\nLength: 1,500-4,000 words
\nPay: $0.03\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Paper Angel Press: We Fear Not the Sea Anthology<\/strong>
\nThis is a fiction anthology of stories inspired by sea shanties. \u201cEach tale should be based on, or somehow incorporate, one sea shanty and include a speculative element of some kind. Give us your adventures with ghosts, sea monsters, and mermaids! Put us in the salty sea boots of sailors, whalers, pirates, and privateers!\u201d
\nDeadline: 30 March 2023
\nLength: 2,000-6,000 words
\nPay: $0.02\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n
\nWest Branch<\/strong>
\nWest Branch<\/a> is affiliated with Bucknell University. They publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations. Reviews are by assignment.
\nDeadline: 1 April 2023
\nLength: Up to 30 pages for prose; up to 6 poems
\nPay: $0.05\/word for prose, up to $100; $50 for poems; $200 per assigned review
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dark Recess Press Magazine <\/strong>
\nThis is a magazine of horror and dark fiction. They also commission non-fiction \u2013 articles, essays, briefs \u2013 on related themes (query for non-fiction, interviews, and reviews). Submissions are ongoing, with quarterly cut-off dates for issues.
\nReading period: 1 February \u2013 30 April 2023 for the Summer issue
\nLength: 500-5,000 words for fiction; varies for non-fiction
\nPay: $0.05\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Psychopomp.com<\/strong>
\nThis is a new press and they are reading novella<\/a> submissions of 20,000-40,000 words, as well as nonfiction<\/a> on specific themes. Their website<\/a> says, \u201cPsychopomp.com is a small press that seeks to publish otherworldly novellas (and eventually novels) about death, multiverses, time travel, and other strange lands.
\nWe also publish a weekly newsletter that features nonfiction and curated content about death, science, literature, and entertainment.\u201d The press is run by the publisher of The Deadlands<\/a> magazine.
\nDeadline: 30 April for fiction; unspecified for nonfiction
\nLength: 20,000-40,000 words for fiction
\nPay: $750, as well as 25% of net receipts for fiction, $50 for poetry
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LatineLit
\n<\/strong>This is a fiction magazine and they accept stories by Latinx writers only. Their website says, \u201cLatineLit promotes fiction by and about Latinx people. We publish short stories, though we might consider publishing longer works in serialized form. We are looking for works that are primarily written in English, though we expect there will often be other languages imbedded in these stories.\u201d
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nLength: Up to 6,000 words (will consider longer)
\nPay: $250
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.
\n
\nThe Drift
\n<\/strong>This is a magazine of culture and politics, and they also accept submissions of fiction and poetry. Essays and work for the Mentions<\/a> column have to be pitched (do not send direct submissions of these; also, they list their likes and dislikes on the submission page). As always, please read the magazine first to ensure your submission is a good fit.
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nLength: No length guidelines for fiction, up to 6 poems
\nPay: $2,000 for essays, $500-1,000 words for fiction, $150 for poetry, $25 for Mentions
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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