{"id":5267,"date":"2018-05-15T11:08:43","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=5267"},"modified":"2018-05-15T11:08:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T18:08:43","slug":"10-publishers-paying-150-for-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10-publishers-paying-150-for-short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Publishers Paying $150+ for Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

These magazines pay $150 for stories, and some pay more; they are open now for submissions, or have reading periods coming up. A few also accept work in other genres, like poetry and nonfiction.\u00a0 — S. Kalekar<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cockroach Conservatory: Volume 1 \u2013\u00a0The Working Zealot’s Guide to Gaining Capital in Pre-Apocalyptic America<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For this anthology, the editors want \u201cWeird stories about cults, capitalism, working stiffs, and\u00a0weirdos….Cults! Murder! Capitalism! Take it and run.\u201d\u202fThey like\u00a0bizzaro, horror,\u00a0humor, and sci-fi and fantasy to be on the weirder side.
\nDeadline: 5 June 2018
\nLength: 3,000 words
\nPay:\u00a0$0.06\/word
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Threepenny\u00a0Review<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This well-respected literary magazine only reads submissions in the first half of the year. They publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry and a \u2018Table Talk\u2019 piece.
\nDeadline: 30 June 2018
\nLength: Up to 4,000 words for fiction and memoir, 1,200-2,500 for critical articles, up to 1,000 words for Table Talk; 100 lines for poetry
\nPay:\u00a0$400 for prose, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nexxis\u00a0Fantasy: Corporate Shadows\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish science fiction. The theme can be widely interpreted, and is inspired by the recent net neutrality rulings. Profits from this anthology will be donated to the Electronic Frontier Foundation to fight for net neutrality and other civil liberties in the digital world.
\nDeadline: 1 July 2018
\nLength: Up to 15,000 words
\nPay:\u00a0$1\/100 words
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Flatiron: Terra! Tara! Terror!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want science fiction, fantasy and horror stories for the theme. Their guidelines say,\u00a0\u201cWhether the setting is a cabin in the woods (Terra),\u00a0Fae\u00a0(Tara), or spaceship\u00a0Nostromo\u00a0(Terror), take us there and spin your adventure…. we’d like a mixture of dark and bright stories.\u201d
\nReading period: 15 June-15 July 2018
\nLength: 1,500-3,000 words; query for longer
\nPay:\u00a0$0.06\/word
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0(scroll down) and\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fiyah\u00a0Magazine: Pilgrimage\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This magazine publishes speculative fiction by and about people of the African Diaspora. They will read stories on the Pilgrimage theme during their next reading period. Their guidelines say, \u201cthis\u00a0issue is all about the trip, not the destination. We\u2019re looking for stories of journeys to new worlds, of returning to lost worlds, and journeys of the soul. But, like always, make it weird, make it magical, make it Black.\u201d They also accept poetry.
\nReading period: 1-31 July 2018
\nLength: 2,000-7,000 words; novelettes up to 15,000 words
\nPay:\u00a0$300 for novelettes, $150 for short stories, $50 for poetry
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Future Visions\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a science fiction anthology series. Their guidelines say, \u201cWhat do you hope the future will bring?\u202fWhat are you afraid we may become?\u202fHow do our visions of the future inform and give shape to the hopes and fears that we have today?\u202fThese questions are what\u00a0defines\u00a0anthology series like The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror.\u00a0Rather than mandating a theme for each publication, (one publication for\u00a0cyborgs, one for time\u00a0travelers, etc…) I want authors to feel free to explore these larger questions using any and all of the popular science fiction tropes: new technology, exploration, nightmarish\u00a0dystopians, alien species, baffling utopias…\u201d
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: 2,000-7,000 words
\nPay:\u00a0Minimum $150 via a royalties model (see guidelines)
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Less Than Three Press: Life\u00a0After\u00a0All\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This LGBTQ+ press wants stories for their\u00a0apocalyptic\/post-apocalyptic\/pastoral apocalyptic anthology; stories about the life after an apocalypse being far from hopeless. Stories should have a happily ever after or happy for now ending.
\nDeadline: 31 July 2018
\nLength: 8,000-15,000
\nPay:\u00a0$150
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Massachusetts Review: Working Title\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Working Title is the name of the magazine\u2019s new digital releases. According to their website, \u201cWorking Titles will showcase prose that is longer than we publish in the print edition (7,000 – 25,000 words), as well as work that integrates visual and interactive elements unique to digital platforms. Each stand-alone Working Title will be published as an e-book available for download, and they may in future be collected in a printed anthology.\u201d They accept fiction, nonfiction, novellas and translations. They are currently accepting mailed submissions only for Working Title; their general submissions are charged and have a different reading period.
\nDeadline: 1 October 2018
\nLength: 7,000-25,000 words
\nPay:\u00a0$250
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dark Magazine\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

They publish horror and dark fantasy, though not graphic, violent horror. The editors ask writers to try them with fiction that falls out of regular categories and welcome experimental works.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: 2,000-6,000 words
\nPay:\u00a0$0.06\/word
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Clubhouse\u00a0Magazine\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a Christian magazine for children aged 8-12. They want well-developed, fast-paced, engaging fiction that has people of their readers\u2019 age as the main character. They don\u2019t want stories where adults solve all the problems, or preachy-sounding ones. They also accept\u00a0nonfiction\u00a0\u2013 every article should have a Christian angle.\u00a0Also see details of\u00a0Clubhouse\u00a0Jr\u00a0Magazine<\/a>\u00a0for younger children.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: Up to 2,000 words for fiction\u00a0and 1,000 words for nonfiction (see guidelines)
\nPay:\u00a0$0.15-.25\/word, up to $200\u00a0for fiction; up to $150 for nonfiction
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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