{"id":3031,"date":"2016-03-22T09:37:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T16:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2016-06-07T14:52:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T21:52:03","slug":"7-publishers-that-pay-for-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/7-publishers-that-pay-for-short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Publishers that Pay for Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following is a list of short story publishers that pay writers for short stories. The list strongly leans toward genre fiction, especially science fiction. You’ll notice that sci-fi publishers often pay better than other publishers. This is largely thanks to the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, which has long worked to promote better pay for writers.<\/p>\n

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  1. Spark<\/strong> is a quarterly anthology of poetry and fiction. They are affiliated with the California State Summer School for the Arts. They pay 2 cents per word for short stories, up to 12,000 words. To learn more, visit their website.<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Three Lobed Burning Eye<\/strong> is an online speculative fiction magazine. They publish horror, science fiction, and fantasy. They’ve been around since 1999. They pay $100 for short stories, and $30 for flash fiction. To learn more, visit their website.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Sockdolager<\/strong> is a quarterly internet magazine for original short fiction. They want “stories about lives saved, discoveries made, worlds changed, days seized, and hearts broken or mended.” They pay 2 cents per word, up to 5,000 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Aliterate<\/strong> is a forthcoming journal of literary genre fiction. They plan to pay 6 cents per word, up to 12,000 words. To learn more, visit their website.<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Alliteration Ink<\/strong> is calling for submissions to their forthcoming anthology\u00a0Steampunk Universe.\u00a0<\/strong>They are particularly seeking stories from “marginalized writers, especially those who are identify as members of a minority, LGBTQ, and particularly those themselves who do not identify as abled or neurotypical.” The deadline for submission is June 1, 2016. They pay 6 cents a word, up to 4,000 words. To learn more, visit their website.<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Third Flatiron <\/strong>is a sci-fi and fantasy publisher of quarterly themed anthologies. They publish short stories up to 3,000 words. Payment is 3 to 6 cents per word.\u00a0 They re-open for submissions on April 15th, 2016, with the theme “Keystone Stories.” To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. InterGalactic Medicine Show<\/strong> publishes sci-fi stories of \u201cany length.\u201d They pay 6 cents a word. Writers who exemplify what they\u2019re looking for include Asimov, Tolkien, Yolen, and Hobb. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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