{"id":9614,"date":"2021-11-23T11:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/?p=9614"},"modified":"2021-11-23T13:12:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:12:06","slug":"10-fiction-markets-paying-50-to-500-for-november-and-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomwithwriting.com\/freedom\/uncategorized\/10-fiction-markets-paying-50-to-500-for-november-and-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Fiction Markets Paying $50 to $500 for November and December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These markets pay $50 to approximately $500 for fiction. Some also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open for submissions now, or will open soon.
\n– S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Night Shift Radio: The Storyteller Series
\n<\/strong>This podcast has The Storyteller Series and they choose two stories to publish each month. One story will be chosen for the Full Cast Audiobook treatment; that author will receive $50 for audio rights and non-exclusive print rights. A second piece will be chosen for their mid-month print only piece. The author of that piece will be offered $25. They publish fiction, nonfiction, memoir \u2013 anything that reads with tension and excitement. They read work from 21st-28th during certain months.
\nDeadline: 28 November 2021
\nLength: 7,000-10,000 words
\nPay: $25, $50 (see guidelines)
\nDetails here<\/a> (episodes) and here<\/a> (guidelines).<\/p>\n


\nWeirdpunk Books: Stories of the Eye Anthology
\n<\/strong>This is a fiction anthology. They want \u201chorror stories that explore the complex relationships between artists and models. Go beyond the male gaze. Show us the queer gaze, the disabled gaze, the un-colonialized gaze, the intergalactic gaze. Turn the model’s gaze on the artist or audience. Explore the power of images, why we bring them to life or destroy them through duplication and representation, and how the act of creating changes them and changes us. Invent a future art form or resurrect a forgotten handicraft. Define “model” as widely and surprisingly as you like\u201d.
\nDeadline: 30 November 2021
\nLength: 2,500-5,000 words
\nPay: $0.02\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Submissions are also open for the Greater & Gander Collective Folk Fiction Writing <\/strong>Competition<\/strong><\/a>, which focuses on at least two people from different walks of life coming together to accomplish something, and on a science lesson; a contest which counteracts the superhero narrative. The deadline is 8 December 2021, and the top prize is $250.)<\/p>\n

Mukana Press: Anthology of African Short Stories<\/strong>
\nThey are reading for their inaugural fiction anthology. This call is for African authors only. They accept original work. Also, \u201cStories previously published only on online literary platforms are welcome if rights were reverted to the author upon publication.\u201d
\nDeadline: 30 November 2021
\nLength: 1,000-8,000 words
\nPay: $500 advance + royalties
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scare Street: Night Terrors<\/strong>
\nThey want short horror stories with a focus on ghosts, the supernatural, paranormal, monsters, and dark tales for their Night Terrors anthology. \u201cWe go for stories that are dark, literary; we are looking for the creepy, the weird and the unsettling\u201d according to their guidelines.
\nDeadline: 30 November 2021
\nLength: 3,000-7,000 words
\nPay: \u201c$10 per 1,000 words\u201d ($0.01\/word)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kaleidotrope
\n<\/strong>They publish speculative fiction and poetry \u2013 \u201cscience fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also compelling work that blurs the lines between these and falls outside of neat genre categories. Man does not live on space ships, elves, and ghostly ax murderers alone, after all.\u201d They also accept artwork.
\nDeadline: 1 December 2021
\nLength: 250-10,000 words for fiction
\nPay: $0.01\/word for fiction; $5\/poem
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nScary Dairy Press: Bloody Rock anthology
\n<\/strong>This is a horror fiction anthology that combines a rock song theme and creepy horror. It draws inspiration from the terrifying tunes of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Stories must not use the original song lyrics, however the song inspiring the tale should be clear. \u201cWe are looking for stories that channel deathly waves on the air! Bonus points if tales champion animals or animal rights \u2026, focus on human rights, climate change, gender issues, and other important social issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deadline: 1 December 2021
\nLength: 2,000-5,000 words
\nPay: $0.03\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Puritan
\n<\/strong>This Canadian literary magazine publishes fiction, poetry, and non-fiction \u2013 interviews, essays and reviews \u2013 from all over the world. They accept a certain number of fee-free submissions every month. Deadline: 25 December 2021 for the Winter issue; reads year-round Length: Up to 10,000 words for fiction, up to 4 poems; various for non-fiction (see guidelines)
\nPay: CAD200 per essay; CAD150 for fiction; CAD100 per interview or review; CAD25 per poem (or page, capped at CAD80)
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cincinnati Review<\/strong>
\nThis literary magazine accepts fiction, literary non-fiction, poetry, poetry translations, and art. They also have a weekly online Flash feature called miCRo (payment for this is a digital contributor copy). Their submission cap is usually reached well before the close of the reading period.
\nReading period: 1 December to 31 December 2021, or until filled
\nLength: Fiction can be up to 40 pages, non-fiction up to 20 pages, and up to 5 poems
\nPay: $25\/page for prose in the journal, $30\/page for poetry
\nDetails here<\/a>.
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\nShort \u00c9dition: Short Circuit<\/strong>
\nThey publish work for short story dispensers around the world, and also on their website. Please note, their length guidelines are given in the number of characters, not words. See guidelines about poetry submission details. They only accept fictional works, and they may be any style or genre, excluding erotica.
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nLength: Short stories and poems of maximum 7,500 characters (spaces included) or children’s works of maximum 7,000 characters; up to three poems, up to two children\u2019s stories, or one short story per submission
\nPay: \u20ac100 for fiction and \u20ac50 for poetry
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Voyage
\n<\/strong>This is a young adult magazine \u2013 they publish fiction and creative nonfiction, and also craft essays. They read submissions year-round. They\u2019re also reading submissions for a contest, which has a fee.
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nLength: Up to 6,000 words
\nPay: $200 for fiction and non-fiction; $50 for craft essays
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>Bio:<\/strong>\u00a0S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She is the author of\u00a0182 Short Fiction Publishers<\/a>.\u00a0She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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