{"id":5332,"date":"2018-06-12T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2018-06-12T08:25:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T15:25:51","slug":"100-for-short-stories-10-publishers-seeking-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/100-for-short-stories-10-publishers-seeking-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"$100+ For Short Stories: 10 Publishers Seeking Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are markets paying $100 for fiction; a few pay more. The markets are open now or are opening shortly. \u00a0<strong> &#8212; S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This speculative fiction magazine is opening submissions for a week during June. They accept anything of 1,000 words and up, though shorter pieces will be favored. They accept science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and\/or graphic story form. See guidelines for their preferences, hard sells and the kind of stories they do not want.<br \/>\nReading: 21-28 June 2018<br \/>\nLength: Anywhere from 1,000 words and up; shorter preferred<br \/>\nPay: $0.06\/word<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com\/submissions\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffin Hop Press: Baby, It\u2019s Cold Outside \u2013 Holiday Crime Anthology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They are looking for winter holiday themed (Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, etc.) crime stories for this anthology. They want dark, deadly and noirish stories of holiday havoc and yuletide woes. They do not want science fiction or fantasy.<br \/>\nDeadline: 1 July 2018<br \/>\nLength: Up to 5,000 words<br \/>\nPay: CAD150<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinhop.com\/current-projects\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffin Hop Press: Knucklehead Noir \u2013 Crime Anthology <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They want stories about dim-witted criminals and bumbling sidekicks \u2013 nimrods and rejects. They want darkly humorous crime stories. Think Elmore Leonard or Joe Lansdale. They do not want science fiction or fantasy.<br \/>\nDeadline: 1 July 2018<br \/>\nLength: Up to 5,000 words<br \/>\nPay: CAD0.03\/word<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/coffinhop.com\/current-projects\/\">here<\/a> (scroll down).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Legions Publishing: Monsters of Any Kind<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They want horror stories with at least one non-human\/monster creature (barring vampires, ghosts, werewolves, zombies). Unusual creatures will be highly appreciated and all subgenres of speculative fiction are welcome. They buy first English-language rights for three years.<br \/>\nDeadline: 10 July 2018<br \/>\nLength: 3,500-5,000<br \/>\nPay: $100<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independentlegions.com\/news\/open-submissions-monsters-of-any-kind-anthology\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Room Magazine: Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Canadian feminist literary magazine accepts submissions by women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people.\u00a0They are accepting fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry on the theme of Magic. Any sub-genre as well as a blend of genres is welcome.<br \/>\nDeadline: 31 July 2018<br \/>\nLength: Up to 3,500 words for prose, up to 5 poems<br \/>\nPay: CAD50-150<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"http:\/\/roommagazine.com\/submit\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NewMyths<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They publish every kind of speculative fiction, except graphic horror. They also publish some nonfiction and poetry, as well as book reviews.<br \/>\nDeadline: 31 July 2018<br \/>\nLength: Up to 10,000 words<br \/>\nPay: One and a half cents per word<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/newmyths.com\/nmwebsite\/submissions\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corpus Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a publisher of horror and weird fiction. They do not want extreme horror\/splatterpunk, or vampires, werewolves, or zombies, or mood pieces\/vignettes.<br \/>\nDeadline: 15 September 2018<br \/>\nLength: 2,500-4,500 words<br \/>\nPay: $0.03\/word; payment to be capped at $150<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/greensubmissions.com\/158449\/corpus-press\/index.php\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ploughshares<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This literary magazine reads submissions from June to January. They accept fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Non-subscribers are charged a fee to submit online, but there is no fee for mailed submissions.<br \/>\nDeadline: 15 January 2018<br \/>\nLength: Up to 6,000 words for prose, up to 5 pages of poetry<br \/>\nPay: $45\/page, up to $450 per author<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pshares.org\/submit\/journal\/guidelines\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Artpost<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They publish short fiction and poetry. They do not accept fan fiction, or stories that depict sensationalized violence.<br \/>\nDeadline: Unspecified<br \/>\nLength: Up to 4,000 words<br \/>\nPay: $0.03\/word<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"https:\/\/artpostmag.com\/upload-submission\/submission-guidelines\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kids\u2019 Ark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This children Christian magazine publishes fiction and non-fiction for readers aged 6-10 years. They want engaging, exciting and relevant stories applicable to each issue\u2019s theme; themes are updated on their website.<br \/>\nDeadline: Unspecified<br \/>\nLength: Up to 650 words<br \/>\nPay: $100<br \/>\nDetails <a href=\"http:\/\/thekidsark.com\/guidelines.htm\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are markets paying $100 for fiction; a few pay more. The markets are open now or are opening shortly. \u00a0 &#8212; S. 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