{"id":6814,"date":"2019-06-11T06:54:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T13:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2019-06-11T08:19:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T15:19:25","slug":"100-to-600-for-short-stories-10-publishers-seeking-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/100-to-600-for-short-stories-10-publishers-seeking-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"$100 to $600 for Short Stories: 10 Publishers Seeking Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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\nThese markets pay $100 to more than $600 for fiction. Some of them also accept other genres, like poetry and non-fiction. \u2013 -S. Kalekar<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nCosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores
\n<\/strong>They\npublish work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, eldritch,\nin written, podcast, video, and graphic novel story form. They care about\ncharacter, plot, ideas, and storytelling ability. They accept both serious and\nhumorous work. They accept fiction and fact-based articles, as well as reviews.\nThey also accept reprints.
\nReading period: 21-28 June 2019
\nLength: Anywhere from 1,000 words up, but shorter pieces will be favored
\nPay: $0.06\/word for fiction, $0.02-$0.06\/word for fact-based work
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nHeroic Fantasy Quarterly
\n<\/strong>This magazine is unapologetic about publishing sword and\nsorcery, both in poetry and prose. They have a detailed list of tropes\/topics\nthat work for them, and those that do not.
\nDeadline: 30 June 2019
\nLength: Up to 10,000 words; can serialize up to 50,000 words; up to three poems
\nPay: $25-100 for fiction, $25 for poetry; Tolkinesque (really\nlong) poetry will be paid like fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nT<\/strong>he Threepenny Review
\n<\/strong>This well-regarded quarterly journal is currently accepting\nfiction, non-fiction, poetry, and submissions for their Table Talk column.
\nDeadline: 30 June 2019
\nLength: Up to 4,000 words for fiction or memoir,\n1,200-2,500 for critical articles, up to 1,000 words for Table Talk, up to 100\nlines for poems
\nPay: $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or\nTable Talk piece
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nFiddler\u2019s Green Peculiar Parish Magazine
\n<\/strong>This will be their first all-fiction issue. It will feature\nshort stories of the magical and fantastic. There is no required theme, but\nanything to do with the themes usually explored in Fiddler\u2019s Green, like magic,\nindividualism, or iconoclastic approaches to spirituality, will be most\nwelcome. They also publish poetry.
\nDeadline: 1 July 2019
\nLength: 1,500-3,000 words for fiction; any length for poetry
\nPay: $100
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nDragon\u2019s Root Press: Monsters in Spaaaace!
\n<\/strong>This anthology is in celebration of 2019 being the 40th<\/sup>\nanniversary of the movie Alien<\/em>. They want dark speculative fiction\nfeaturing one (or more) classic monsters (vampires, mummies, mad scientists,\nzombies), but in space. Their guidelines say, \u201cWe want to see these creatures floating around in zero g,\nattacking astronauts and colonists, and generally menacing those brave enough\nto go beyond the confines of our pale blue dot.\u201d Also, \u201cEach story must take\nplace somewhere other than the Earth. It can happen on a spaceship, on a\ncolony, on a new terraformed planet. There should be humans involved, but they\ndo not have to be the protagonists.\u201d Stories must feature at least one\nclassic monster. They\u2019re looking for new takes on the old classics, but they\nshould still be recognizable to the average reader.\nWhat they don\u2019t want is actual characters from other books or films.
\nDeadline: 31 July 2019, or until filled
\nLength: Up to 6,000 words
\nPay: $0.03\/word, more if the crowdfunding campaign for raising author\ncompensation succeeds
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nThe Bronzeville Bee
\n<\/strong>They want fiction submissions and their preferred genres include crime, sci fi, fantasy, horror, and young\nadult. They are accepting pitches for non-fiction articles about arts,\nculture, and entertainment, as well.
\nDeadline: Open now
\nLength: 2,500-3,000 words for fiction
\nPay: $0.05\/word for fiction, up to $150 for non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nThe Missouri Review
\n<\/strong>This\nliterary magazine publishes fiction, essays, and poetry. Excerpts from\nbook-length general interest non-fiction will be considered, but must stand\nalone; they also accept queries for non-fiction. There is no fee for mailed\nsubmissions.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: No length restrictions, but flash fiction (under 2,000 words) or longer\nworks (9,000-12,000 words) must be exceptional to be accepted; 8-20 pages of\npoetry
\nPay: $40\/page
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nDaily\nScience Fiction
\n<\/strong>This flash fiction market accepts speculative stories,\nincluding science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream. They also accept a flash\nseries \u2013 three or more stories built around a theme \u2013 and each story needs to\nstand on its own. They try not to publish horror.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: 100-1,500 words
\nPay: $0.08\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nLiguorian\nMagazine
\n<\/strong>This\nChristian magazine publishes fiction, as well as personal essays and articles. 
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: Up to 2,000 words for fiction, 2,200 words for articles, and 1,000\nwords for personal essays
\nPay: $0.12-0.15\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\nShort Edition
<\/strong>They want short stories which they can put in short story dispensers, and post on their website. Stories can be in any style or genre, except erotic. Sometimes the issues are themed. They also accept children\u2019s stories and poems. Please note that the length guidelines for these stories specify the number of characters, not words.
Deadline: Rolling
Length: Up to 8,000 characters for short stories and poems; up to 7,000 characters for children\u2019s stories
Pay: $125 for short stories; $75 for poems
Details here<\/a>. \n<\/div>\n
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