{"id":9518,"date":"2021-10-19T13:36:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T20:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=9518"},"modified":"2021-10-19T13:36:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T20:36:39","slug":"50-to-600-for-short-stories-10-calls-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/50-to-600-for-short-stories-10-calls-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"$50 to $600 for Short Stories \u2013 10 Calls for Submissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

These markets pay $50 to approximately $600 for fiction. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. Deadlines are approaching quickly. — S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diabolical Plots: Diabolical Pots
\n<\/strong>Diabolical Plots magazine wants food-themed speculative fiction for this anthology \u2013 science fiction, fantasy, and horror. All stories should have a speculative element, even horror. They have a guidelines page which lists editor preferences, and the tropes they are not looking for. They also publish translations.
\nDeadline: 21 October 2021
\nLength: Up to 3,500 words
\nPay: $0.10\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n(Submissions are also open for Flash Fiction Online<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 they want fiction of 500-1,000 words in many genres, including speculative and literary, as well as reprints; they\u2019re also reading for a special 100th<\/sup> issue call. Pay is $80 per story, and the deadline is 21 October 2021.)<\/p>\n

Wasafiri
\n<\/strong>This is a journal of international literature. Their deadline for fiction, life writing, and poetry is in October, and they have ongoing submissions for critical writing, interviews, and essays, and review queries. \u201cWe welcome innovative creative and critical writing that, in form, focus, or theme, seeks to expand the boundaries of global literary culture.\u201d
\nDeadline: 31 October 2021 for fiction, life writing, and poetry; ongoing for others
\nLength: Fiction, life writing, and interviews: 4000 \u2013 6000 words; up to 3 poems; varies for others
\nPay: Fiction and life writing – \u00a3150; Interviews – \u00a3200; Poems – \u00a340; Book reviews – \u00a350; Review Essays – \u00a3120
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lost Boys Press: Heroes Anthology
\n<\/strong>This is a fiction anthology and they\u2019ll accept work in all genres. \u201cWrite a story using a hero\/heroine from any era or culture and the original major plot points from their legends to craft a retelling in an entirely alternate setting.
\nExamples: The sagas of the sons of Ragnar set in Victorian England; the epic of Odysseus during the time of the Mayans; Mulan in a Gundam-esque space war.\u201d Writers must use the major plot points from the original legends, and only use heroes\/heroines that are in the public domain, and not copyrighted ones like Batman. Also, the heroes\/heroines should be from legends and not fairytales (for example, Hercules not Snow White). They encourage gender fluidity, gender-bending, LGBTQIA+ retellings.
\nDeadline: 31 October 2021
\nLength: 3,000-9,000 words
\nPay: $50 (please see their note for international contributors)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Low Down Dirty Vote: The Color of my Vote Anthology
\n<\/strong>This is a fiction anthology, the third in the series. Stories can be in any crime sub-genre; the theme is \u2018The Color of my Vote\u2019 and authors are free to interpret the theme as literally or metaphorically as they wish. Some thematic suggestions are: \u201cMaybe your vote is pink where only blue votes matter. Maybe your vote is pro-democracy in a power structure bent on maintaining minority rule. Maybe your vote isn’t green (delivered with a $2 million dollar dark money donation…)\u201d Any time period or location is acceptable for this anthology.
\nDeadline: 31 October 2021
\nLength: 2,500-10,000 words
\nPay: $200
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dark Matter Magazine
\n<\/strong>This magazine was established in 2020. They publish science fiction and horror stories, work \u201con the shadow side of reality\u201d. They have extensive guidelines on the kind of work they want to see. They also publish short comics and poetry, as well as reprints.
\nDeadline: 31 October 2021 for fiction
\nLength: 1,000-5,000 words
\nPay: $0.08\/word for fiction
\nDetails here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nThe Book of Queer Saints Anthology<\/strong>
\nThis is a horror fiction anthology, and they want submissions only by writers who identify as LGBTQ+. \u201cIt is an anthology where unabashedly queer villains, anti-heroes, and outlaws reign supreme.\u201d The editor talks about review bombing which occurs as a reaction to what people mark as \u2018trauma porn\u2019 in queer horror stories, which makes assumptions about the sexual and gender identity of the writer; the anthology is a reaction to this discourse, a statement about the complexity and nuance of queer folks and their stories.
\nDeadline: 31 October 2021
\nLength: 2,000-6,000 words
\nPay: $0.02\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.
\n(Submissions are also open for Never Whistle at Night<\/strong><\/a>, an anthology of Indigenous dark fiction<\/strong>; it is open for Indigenous writers who have published no more than two books. The genres are horror, dark fantasy, dark science fiction, and gritty crime. Pay is $1,000 for stories of 2,000-5,000 words. The deadline is 1 November 2021.)<\/p>\n

The Iowa Review
\n<\/strong>This prestigious magazine is open for fiction, non-fiction, and poetry submissions. They also accept translations. There is a fee for online submissions for non-subscribers, but postal submissions are free. They do not accept emailed submissions.
\nDeadline: 1 November 2021
\nLength: Up to 25 pages for prose, up to 8 pages for poetry (query for longer poems)
\nPay: $0.08\/word for prose ($100 minimum); $1.50\/line for poetry ($40 minimum)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The First Line <\/strong>
\nThey want fiction that starts with a pre-set first line. For the Winter issue, this is: \u201cLater that evening, they sat alone in their apartment, wondering if they had made the right decision.<\/strong>\u201d They accept a limited number of poems and these have to start with the pre-set line, as well. For non-fiction, they want critical essays about your favourite first line from a literary work.
\nDeadline: 1 November 2021
\nLength: 300-5,000 words for fiction, 500-800 words for non-fiction
\nPay: $25-50 for fiction, $5-10 for poetry, $25 for non-fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zombies Need Brains: Three anthologies
\n<\/strong>They are reading submissions for three science fiction and fantasy anthologies \u2013 Noir, Shattering the Glass Slipper, and Brave New Worlds. They want a range of stories, from humorous to dark.
\n— Noir<\/strong> \u201cis to feature science fiction, fantasy, or urban fantasy stories with a detective\/private investigator set-up and a noir atmosphere. \u00a0We would like a wide variety of genre settings for this anthology, specifically SF and second world fantasy settings.\u201d
\n— Shattering the Glass Slipper<\/strong> \u201cis to feature stories of known fairy tales that have been upended, gender-bent, or twisted around in some way. \u00a0Stories featuring less famous fairy tales, especially those from non-European cultures, will have a better chance of catching our eye.\u201d See guidelines for which stories the anchor authors will use; they\u2019re unlikely to use two stories featuring the same fairy tale.
\n— Brave New Worlds<\/strong> \u201cis to feature science fiction stories set along the pathway of us leaving Earth for the stars. \u00a0Stories can be set during our departure from Earth, on the long journey to reach a new planet, or upon arrival at said planet. Generation ship or colony ship stories are allowed, as well as terraforming stories once the new planet is reached. \u00a0Stories featuring the human element to these types of journeys will receive more attention than strictly plot-based stories.\u201d
\nDeadline: 31 December 2021
\nLength: Up to 7,500 words
\nPay: At least $0.08\/word + royalties
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Factor Four Magazine
\n<\/strong>They want flash speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, super hero, or any combination of these.
\nDeadline: Open now
\nLength: Up to 1,000 words
\nPay: $0.11\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She is the author of\u00a0182 Short Fiction Publishers.<\/a> She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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