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These magazines pay from $50 to $600 for short fiction (one pays more for novelettes). A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. – S. Kalekar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sci Phi Journal: Uchronia
\n<\/strong>For their next issue, the editors want work \u201cexploring Uchronia, i.e. alternate histories (\u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios). By definition, the stories should normally have a point of departure from consensus timeline that occurs in the past, but may themselves be set at any time in the past, present or future.\u201d They publish Campbellian hard sci-fi, fictional non-fiction, and speculative philosophy.
\nDeadline: 5 February 2022
\nLength: Up to 2,000 words
\nPay: \u20ac0.03\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cossmass Infinities
\n<\/strong>This magazine publishes science fiction and fantasy. Submissions are open for the first seven days of every month; they accept submissions from all authors, and from under-represented authors (BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and others) during alternate months. During the first week of February, they will accept submissions from all writers; submission windows for all authors are also in April, June, August, October, and December. Submissions from under-represented authors are in March, May, July, September, and November.
\nDeadline: 7 February 2022
\nLength: 1,000-7,500 words for short fiction, 7,501-17,500 words for novelettes
\nPay: $0.08\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Suburban Review: Juice
\n<\/strong>This Australian literary magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They\u2019re reading submissions on the \u2018Juice\u2019 theme: \u201cWe want the juicy details. Whether it\u2019s the pleasure and difficulty of life\u2019s pulpy bits, the sweat on the outside of the bottle on a summer evening, cold-pressed, bodily, or bin juice\u2013we\u2019re craving it. This issue\u2019s prompt might be taken quite literally, or as a cue for any number of sensibilities. Can a poem speak juicily? How does non-fiction squeeze the good and bad stuff out of the world? What kind of story can be consumed through a straw? Send us your thoughts on any of the above.\u201d
\nDeadline: 13 February 2022
\nLength: 500-2,500 words for prose; up to 3 poems
\nPay: Up to AUD275
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Decoded
\n<\/strong>They want fiction and comics by queer authors only for this anthology. \u201cDecoded\u00a0<\/em>is a story-a-day anthology of queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror by queer authors. We feature speculative writing and comics released to subscribers every day of Pride month.\u201d Also, \u201cEverything from experimental comics to thinly-veiled fanfiction to good old formulaic genre is right up our alley\u201d.
\nDeadline: 14 February 2022
\nLength: Up to 7,500 words
\nPay: $25-200 for fiction, $75 for comics
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NewMyths
\n<\/strong>This magazine publishes speculative fiction of every kind, except graphic horror. They also accept nonfiction, poems, reviews (query first), and artwork with speculative fiction themes.
\nDeadline: 28 February 2022
\nLength: Unspecified
\nPay: 1.5c\/word for prose and poetry, a minimum of $30; and $30 for reviews
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canthius
\n<\/strong>\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad\u00adThey welcome submissions of fiction, creative non-fiction, experimental works, play excerpts, and poetry. They publish work by women, transgender men, nonbinary, Two-Spirit, and genderqueer\/gender non-conforming writers only, and accept submissions in Indigenous languages. They have a Submittable cap each month for fee-free submissions, when submissions are open.
\nDeadline: 5 March 2022
\nLength: Up to 3,500 words, up to 5 poems, 5-8 pages for play excerpts
\nPay: $50-150
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sans. Press: The Last Five Minutes of a Storm
\n<\/strong>They are reading fiction submissions for an anthology, and the theme is \u2018The Last Five Minutes of a Storm\u2019. They are looking for stories of all genres that respond to this theme\/their cover art (see website). They have detailed guidelines, including, \u201cHow does it feel to be in the eye of the hurricane? What does it mean to know that the storm will vanish very soon, if only you can hold on a second longer? Now that the monster is defeated, can the hero make it out of the maze? Do they still want to?\u201d Also, \u201cWe are not requesting any specific genres for this edition, so they are all welcome \u2013 sci-fi, literary, fantasy, romance, horror, noir, non-fiction \u2013 as long as they reveal a piece of reality that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.\u201d
\nDeadline: 7 March 2022
\nLength: Up to 5,000 words
\nPay: \u20ac150
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Book of Witches anthology
\n<\/strong>This is an anthology project from Harper Voyager, for BIPOC writers only. They want submissions on the \u2018Witches\u2019 theme \u2013 \u201cmore specifically\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0witch and what it means to you\u201d. They want fiction submissions only, not poetry, for the open call (see guidelines and the comments section on the guidelines page). They do not want explicit content.
\nDeadline: 14 March 2022
\nLength: Up to 6,000 words
\nPay: $0.08\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Grain Magazine
\n<\/strong>They publish work by Canadian and international artists. They accept fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and queries for other writing (ie short plays, comics, etc). They have a Submittable cap every month during their reading period, and once this is reached, writers can wait for submissions to open again next month, or mail their submissions.
\nDeadline: 15 June 2022
\nLength: Up to 6 pages for poetry; up to 3,500 words for prose
\nPay: CAD50\/page, up to CAD250
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Three Crows Magazine
\n<\/strong>They want \u201cstories of dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, with complex characters making morally ambiguous decisions.\u201d They also publish non-fiction and art.
\nDeadline: Open now
\nLength: 1,000-5,000 words for fiction
\nPay: $0.01\/word for fiction
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HOAX
\n<\/strong>This magazine publishes creative writing and art and all work must incorporate text in some way. Online submissions are meant to be displayed on the site, and they also accept work for the print version. They ask contributors to read their background and principles before submitting. They do not want reviews, articles, or non-fiction. Currently, they publish one piece weekly online, and biannually in print.
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nLength: Unspecified
\nPay: \u00a350
\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>.\u00a0She can be reached\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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