{"id":7586,"date":"2019-12-30T20:52:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T04:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2019-12-30T20:52:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T04:52:55","slug":"10-short-fiction-markets-that-pay-writers-50-to-800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10-short-fiction-markets-that-pay-writers-50-to-800\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Short Fiction Markets that Pay Writers ($50 to $800)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These magazines and websites all pay for fiction submissions, from $50 to $800. A few of them also accept other genres, like poetry and non-fiction. None charge a submission fee, and they\u2019re all open for submissions in January. Deadlines are approaching soon. \u2013 S. Kalekar<\/strong>

Crone Girls Press
<\/strong>They are accepting short stories for two anthologies: Coppice and Brake, <\/strong>for which they want fiction submissions in the genres of dark fantasy, supernatural, and eerie horror \u2013 that explore the darker side of speculative fiction. \u00a0For Stories We Tell After Midnight, <\/strong>they want \u201cchilling horror, your stories that are set firmly in the genre, tagging the tropes and atmospherics of things that will cause you to have nightmares and not be able to escape the dark, even when you pull the covers over your head and sleep with the light on.\u201d
Deadline: 6 January 2020
Length: 500-1,500 words for flash fiction, 3,000-8,000 words for short stories, and 12,000-25,000 words for novellas
Pay: $0.02\/word or $25\/story, whichever is greater
Details here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prairie Fire
\n<\/strong>This Canadian literary magazine\naccepts fiction, creative non-fiction, essays and poetry and currently they are\nreading work on the theme Why We Walk<\/strong>. Their guidelines say, \u201cAs human\nbeings, walking is intrinsic to our nature. Why, <\/em>and\nwhere, we walk is complex and deeply connected to our values, beliefs and\ncircumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We walk to explore, slow down, seek solace, get inspired, connect\nwith nature, for increased wellbeing, for the sheer joy of moving one foot in\nfront of the other\u2014although, many who walk, don\u2019t walk with their feet touching\nthe ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We come together collectively to walk for our rights, to\nprotest the multitude of injustices in the world\u2014we walk when it matters.\nSometimes we walk, not because we want to, but because we don\u2019t have any other\noptions.\u201d Work for the themed issue can be emailed or mailed. They are also\nreading unthemed work \u2013 this needs to be mailed. 
\nDeadline: 10 January 2020 for the themed issue; rolling for unthemed
\nLength: Up to 5,000 words for prose or up to 3 poems for themed issue; up to\n10,000 words or up to 6 poems for general
\nPay: CAD0.10\/word, capped at CAD250 for fiction, CAD50-250 for other prose,\nCAD40\/poem
\nDetails here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cossmass Infinities
\n<\/strong>This is a science fiction and fantasy short story magazine.\nThey also publish reprints.
\nDeadline: 12 January 2020
\nLength: 2,000-10,000 words
\nPay: $0.08\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atthis Arts: Community of Magic Pens
\n<\/strong>They want\nshort stories for this general fiction anthology. The theme goals are:
\n\u201c… to celebrate the joy, power, community, and\ndiversity of writing.
\nAlso, in general:
\n– Feature unique, original, diverse, artistic content from authors across\nfiction genres.
\n– Provide an anthology theme that is workable within and between many genres.
\n– Provide guidelines that will generate original content but are flexible\nenough, that if a story is not included, it can still be used or sold\nelsewhere.
\n– Allow authors, editors, and readers all to have fun<\/em> with the collection.\u201d
\nThey are\nspecially interested in hearing from underrepresented writers.
\nDeadline: 15 January 2020
\nLength: Up to 3,000 words
\nPay: $0.08\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Split\nLip Magazine
\n<\/strong>This is a voice-driven\nliterary journal with a pop culture twist. They publish online monthly and in\nprint annually \u2013 flash fiction, short stories, memoir, and poetry. January\nis one of the months when they accept fee-free submissions. Sometimes the\nfee-free options are closed earlier than scheduled due to overwhelming response,\nso they recommend submitting early during these months.
\nReading period: 1-31 January 2020 (for fee-free submissions)
\nLength: Up to 2,500 words for fiction, up to 2,000 words for memoir, one poem
\nPay: $50 for web contributions, $5\/page for print
\nDetails here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Overcast
\n<\/strong>This is a speculative\nfiction podcast. Their guidelines say, \u201cWe are interested in\nspeculative fiction, whatever that means to you, be it Science Fiction,\nFantasy, Steampunk, Magical Realism, Slipstream, or an as-yet-unnamed genre.\n Anything that looks at the world and life from an unexpected angle.\u201d Roughly half the stories they publish are from\nwriters in (or connected to) the Pacific Northwest, and the rest are from\naround the world. They welcome reprints that haven\u2019t been previously produced\nin an audio format. They do not publish horror.
\nReading\nperiod: 1-31 January 2020
\nLength: 1,000-5,000 words (2,000-3,000 is the sweet spot)
\nPay: $0.01\/word, $20 for stories under 2,000 words
\nDetails here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

34 Orchard
\n<\/strong>This is a magazine of\nfiction and poetry. Their guidelines say, \u201cwe like dark, intense pieces that speak\nto a deeper truth. We\u2019re not genre-specific; we just like scary, disturbing,\nunsettling, and sad. We like things we can\u2019t put down and things that make us\ngo \u201cwow\u201d when we\u2019ve finished. But our main goal here at 34 Orchard<\/em> is\nto publish the stuff we like to read, and you\u2019re not in our heads. So don\u2019t\nover think it. Just submit.\u201d
\nReading period: 1-31\nJanuary 2020
\nLength: 1,000-7,500 words for fiction; poetry any style or length
\nPay: $50
\nDetails here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

HYBRID: Small Loves \u2013 A Queer Microfiction Anthology
\n<\/strong>They want micro- and flash-fiction submissions that explore queer\nand minority identities. Their guidelines say, \u201cThere is no restriction on the\ngender, expression, orientation, relationship configuration, or ace\/aro\nspectrum of the characters, but the stories should focus on those topics. There\nis no restriction on genre. We are particularly keen on featuring #OwnVoices\nauthors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The topics in this anthology will be particularly useful to teens\nand young adults. While your stories needn\u2019t contain characters of that age\nrange, keep in mind that we will be attempting to reach the audience who will\nbenefit most from hearing stories with which they identify. As such, we will be\nparticularly wary of tragedies, though please do not let that stop you from\nsubmitting. While stories about coming out are particularly important to such a\ndemographic, please don\u2019t hesitate to also focus on day to day life,\ntransition, relationships, and so on.\u201d Stories should be G- to PG-rated.
\nDeadline: 1 February 2020
\nLength: 200-2,000 words
\nPay: 2\u00bd\u00a2 per word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\nLeading Edge
\n<\/strong>This\nis a science fiction and fantasy magazine. It is affiliated with Birmingham\nYoung University, so submissions must confirm with the BYU Honor Code,\nincluding no excessive violence or belittlement of traditional family values.
\nDeadline: Open now
\nLength: Fiction up to 10,000 words, under 5,000 words for non-fiction,\nunspecified for poetry
\nPay: $0.01\/word, up to $50 for fiction, up to $20 for poetry, up to $75 for\nart, unspecified for non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three-Lobed Burning Eye
\n<\/strong>This is a\nmagazine of speculative fiction \u2013 horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Their\nguidelines say, \u201cWe’re looking for short stories from across the big\nclassifications and those shadowy places between: magical realism, fantastique,\nslipstream, interstitial, Weird fiction.\u201d They like voices that are \u201cfull of\nfeeling, from literary to pulpy, with styles unique and flowing, but not too\nexperimental.\u201d They do not want extreme horror. They welcome translations.\nTheir issues include audio readings.  
\nDeadline: Open\nnow
\nLength: 500-7,000 words
\nPay: $30-100
\nDetails\nhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author Bio:<\/strong> S.\nKalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She is the\nauthor of 182 Short Fiction Publishers.<\/a> She can be reached here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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