{"id":7044,"date":"2019-08-06T10:08:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=7044"},"modified":"2019-08-06T10:09:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T17:09:58","slug":"11-markets-that-pay-100-for-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/11-markets-that-pay-100-for-short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Markets that Pay $100+ for Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThese markets pay $100 to $599 for fiction. Some also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. These publishers are open now, or will open shortly for submissions. \u2013 S. Kalekar<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n
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Electric Literature: The Commuter<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Electric Lit\u2019s The Commuter is a space for poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narratives. It publishes weekly and they\u2019re accepting prose submissions \u2013 send either one standalone or three short, connected flash fiction pieces.
\nDeadline: 12 August 2019
\nLength: Up to 1,500 words
\nPay: $100
\nDetails here<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

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Tin House Online
\n<\/strong>They are reading flash fiction, short poetry, and creative non-fiction for publishing online. <\/strong>
\nDeadline: 21 August 2019
\nLength: Up to 1,500 words for fiction, up to 3,000 words for non-fiction, up to three poems
\nPay: $100 for flash fiction and poetry, $300 for non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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Westerly
\n<\/strong>This Australian magazine publishes short stories, poetry, memoir and creative non-fiction, essays and literary criticism and they are reading work now for their November 2019 issue. Non-subscribers will be asked to take magazine subscription as part payment for their work. Submission of scholarly articles is accepted year-round.
\n<\/strong>Deadline: 31 August 2019 (for creative work)
\nLength: Up to 3,500 words for fiction and creative non-fiction; up to five poems; up to 5,000 words for essays; 500-700 words for reviews
\nPay: AUD200 for short stories and articles, AUD120-150 for poetry, $120 for visual art\/intro essay, AUD100 for reviews
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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Book XI: a Journal of Literary Philosophy
\n<\/strong>This online magazine publishes personal essays, memoir, fiction, science fiction, humor, and poetry with philosophical themes. They publish only philosophically informed creative work, though their understanding of \u201cphilosophically informed\u201d is capacious. They are currently reading fiction, and meditation\/reflection on a material object.
\nDeadline: 1 September 2019 for fiction
\nLength: 2,000-7,000 words for prose (will read shorter or longer)
\nPay: $200 for prose, $50 for poems
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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Aurealis
\n<\/strong>This magazine has recently opened for global submissions. They accept all kinds of science fiction, fantasy and horror. They do not publish horror without a supernatural element. They also pay for art.
\nDeadline: 30 September 2019
\nLength: 2,000-8,000 words
\nPay: AUD20-60 per 1,000 words (\u201cassume the lower rate for unsolicited submissions\u201d)
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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Thunderbird Studios: Return to San Cicaro
\n<\/strong>They want stories set in a fictional world of San Cicaro – \u201cyarns of dark urban fantasy, the weird, the macabre and the hopeful.\u201d The guidelines also say, \u201cAside from editing and proofreading your work, the editors will also make very minor changes to fit your tale into San Cicaro itself. We may recommend street names, slightly modify passages to mention landmarks, or other such continuity tweaks. Most importantly, we may connect your story not only to the prior anthology, but to stories published in this release. Our ultimate goal is to add tiny details that join your story into a greater, connected narrative.\u201d There is a list of thematic rules in the guidelines. The payment is for five-year rights.
\nReading period: 8 August-11 October 2019
\nLength: 5,000-8,000 words
\nPay: $135
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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\nWest Branch
\n<\/strong>This literary magazine has just opened its submission period. They publish fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and translation.
\nDeadline: 1 April 2020
\nLength: Up to 30 pages of prose; up to six poems
\nPay: $0.05\/word for prose up to $100; $50 for poetry
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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Colorado Review
\n<\/strong>This literary magazine has just opened for submissions of short fiction and poetry; non-fiction is accepted year-round. Online submissions are charged, but there is no fee for mailed submissions.
\nDeadline: 30 April 2020 for fiction and poetry
\nLength: 15-25 pages for prose, up to 15 pages for poetry
\nPay: $200 for prose, $10 per page for poetry ($30 minimum)
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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Deep Magic
\n<\/strong>They want clean fantasy and sci-fi stories. They won\u2019t publish fiction with graphic violence, mature sexual themes, or profanity. They accept reprints.
\nDeadline: Open now
\nLength: Unspecified
\nPay: $0.06\/word, capped at $599 for stories longer than 10,000 words
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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The New Quarterly
\n<\/strong>They publish writing only by Canadian citizens or residents. The magazine publishes fiction, poetry, postscripts, and non-fiction. Work is read year-round, but work received by 31 August gets responses around late January. They accept mailed submissions only.
\nDeadline: Rolling (see above)
\nLength: Up to 6,000 words for prose
\nPay: CAD275 for fiction and non-fiction, CAD50 per poem or postscript
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

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LIVE
\n<\/strong>This take-home story paper is distributed weekly in adult Sunday School classes. They publish fiction, non-fiction, \u201chow-to\u201d articles, short humor, poetry and first-person anecdotes. Their guidelines say, \u201cWe do not accept Bible fiction or SciFi. The stories should be encouraging, challenging, and\/or humorous. Even problem-centered stories should be upbeat. Stories should not be preachy, critical, or moralizing. They should not present pat, trite, or simplistic answers to problems.\u201d They also accept reprints.
\nDeadline: Rolling
\nLength: 800-1,200 for cover stories, 200-600 words for inside stories, 12-25 lines for poetry
\nPay: $0.10\/word for prose, $35-60 for poetry
\nDetails here<\/a> (scroll down).\n<\/div>\n

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