{"id":4687,"date":"2017-11-21T11:48:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T19:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2017-11-21T13:30:59","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T21:30:59","slug":"11-publishers-that-pay-100-for-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/11-publishers-that-pay-100-for-short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Publishers that Pay $100 for Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nSome of the magazines and anthologies listed here are themed: there are fiction markets for dark, creepy and weird stories; crime stories; those depicting intelligent alien life; transformations; fiction by women and queergender folk; literary and genre fiction; stories that relate to music and those written for and by young people, to name a few. Some of these markets also accept non-fiction and poetry. All of them pay up to $100 and some pay more. \u2013\u2013\u00a0S. Kalekar <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Primodal<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want stories depicting intelligent alien life for their first issue; see guidelines for their preferred aesthetic. They also want articles and reviews relating to such things.
\nDeadline: 30 November 2017
\nLength: 1,000-16,000 words
\nPay: $0.01\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nRed Room Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish extreme horror stories that are dark and disturbing, and hardcore, dark crime. They also accept horror-related articles, author interviews and book reviews.
\nDeadline: 31 December 2017
\nLength: Up to 4,000 words for fiction; up to 1,000 for non-fiction; longer works are accepted, but payment is capped
\nPay: $0.03\/word; up to $120 for fiction and at $30 for non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nPantheon Magazine: Gorgon \u2013 Stories of Emergence<\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish stories in response to their prompts. For this prompt, they want weird, dark fiction; slipstream; magical realism; horror. Fiction with a touch of mythic quality.\u00a0Themes based around transformations\u2014things that are shapeshifting, things that are emerging. Make Ovid\u2019s Metamorphoses contemporary and weird and scary.\u00a0No splatter or pulp, or assaulted people turning into trees, or a lot of people in togas.
\nDeadline: Will open for submissions in January 2018, publishing in summer
\nLength: Ideally up to 1,000 words; no more than 2,000 words
\nPay: $0.06\/word; $0.03\/word for reprints
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nRoom Magazine: The Queer Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry by women and queergender folk who identify as part of the LGBTQIA community. The work itself need not be queer in focus.<\/p>\n

Deadline:\u00a0 31 January 2018
\nLength: Up to 3,500 words for fiction and non-fiction; up to five poems
\nPay: CAD50-150
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nEpoch<\/strong><\/p>\n

Epoch publishes literary fiction, poetry, essays and screenplays. Mailed submissions only.
\nDeadline: 15 April 2018
\nLength: Up to five poems, one short story or three short short stories
\nPay: At least $50 for poetry; up to $150 for fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nConfrontation Magazine<\/strong><\/p>\n

They accept literary fiction. They do accept genre fiction, but the stories must have literary merit, or must transcend\/challenge genre. Mailed submissions only from US-based writers; other writers can submit by e-mail.
\nDeadline: 15 April 2018
\nLength: Up to 7,200 words for fiction; up to 6 poems of 2 pages each; 1,500-5,000 words for non-fiction
\nPay: $175-250 for fiction; $75-100 for poetry; $100-150 for non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nSanguine Press: Dreamers & Makers \u2013 Defiance\/Obedience<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want to see science fiction, fantasy or horror stories on the theme for their semi-annual magazine. What is the cost of defiance and who really ends up paying? What do we give up in unquestioned obedience, and is it tantamount to capitulation? Story characters must be predominantly People of Color.
\nDeadline: Now open
\nLength: Up to 3,000 words
\nPay: $120
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nOpossum<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want stories, essays, non-fiction and poems that relate to music in subtle, oblique and surprising ways.
\nDeadline: Unspecified
\nLength: Up to 12,000 words for fiction and non-fiction; up to 1,800 words for flash fiction and non-fiction
\nPay: Minimum $100 for fiction and non-fiction, or $12\/page; $75\/poem, negotiated rate for a set of poems; $750-150 for flash fiction and non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nEmber<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a semi-annual journal of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction for all age groups. They particularly welcome work for and by readers aged 10-18 years.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: 12,000 words for fiction and non-fiction, 500-700 for flash fiction (up to 1,500 is also ok), poems up to 100 lines
\nPay: $0.02\/word or $20, whichever is more
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nCarve<\/strong><\/p>\n

They seek good, honest literary fiction; writing that has emotional jeopardy, soul and honesty. They also publish poetry and non-fiction. No charge for mailed submissions, or for subscribers.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: Fiction and non-fiction up to 10,000 words; up to 3 poems
\nPay: $100 for fiction, $25 for non-fiction and poetry
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

\nAquila<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want stories and features for children aged 8-13 years, which have not been published before in the UK.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: 1,050-1,150 words per instalment for stories; 800 for features
\nPay: \u00a390 per short story, or per instalment for a two-part story; \u00a390 per feature
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n