26 Calls for Submissions in February 2018 - Paying Markets

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I've assembled 26 calls for submissions in February. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to poetry to personal essays.

NOTE: I post calls for submissions on the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)
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The Southern Review. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $25 per printed page with a maximum payment of $200, plus two copies of the issue in which the work appears and a one-year subscription to The Southern Review. Deadline: February 1, 2018. Snail mail submissions only.

The Monkey Collective. Genre: Short stories up to 5000 words in all genres that correspond to anthology theme “the strangest place I’ve been.” Prize: Publication in the magazine and 5% of sales paid out each calendar year. Deadline: February 1, 2018.

The First Line. Genre: Short story beginning with the line: "Leo massaged the back of his neck, thankful the meeting was finally over." Payment: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). Deadline: February 1, 2018.

Abyss & Apex. Genre: Speculative short stories. Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: First week of February.

Canthius. Genre: Poetry and prose from women and genderqueer writers. Payment: $15 per poem and $50 per work of prose. Deadline: February 1, 2018. Snail mail submissions only.

OTHER COVENANTS: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People. Genre: Stories and poems must be in the alternate history genre and must be clearly relevant to the theme of the anthology. Length: 500–15,000 words. Payment: 8 cents/word (CAN). Deadline: February 1, 2018. Accepts some reprints.

Splickety: Extraordinary Exploits. Genre: Flash fiction, between 300 and 1,000 words long. "Bring things close to home in this action-packed adventure issue. Adventures with a supernatural twist. Artifacts with unexplained properties. Creatures that aren’t quite human. We’re looking for a real-world setting with a twist of the speculative in this issue. Think The Librarian, Indiana Jones, Warehouse 13, and Grimm." Payment: 2 cents/word. Deadline: February 9, 2018.

York Literary Review. Genre: Fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews. They are also interested in submissions of visual art and photography to be featured alongside new writing.  Payment: Honorarium. Deadline: February 9, 2018.

Smoking Pen Press: A Kiss and a Promise. Genre: Romance. Payment: $25 USD, or 2 complimentary copies of the paperback (non US/Canada authors will receive their choice of a one-time payment of $25 USD, or 1 complimentary copy of the paperback). Deadline: February 14, 2018.

The Spectacle. Genre: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Payment: $50. Deadline: February 15, 2018.

Subprimal Poetry Art. Genres: Flash fiction and poetry. "We're looking for work that enables the reader / listener to experience something that they might not otherwise in their regular life and causes them to think. We like pieces that use language in new ways. We have a special fondness for prose poems. Voices outside of the status quo keep us awake at night." Payment: $20. Reprints $10. Deadline:  February 15, 2018.

Luna Station Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to women. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $5. Deadline: February 15, 2018.

Suburban Review. Restrictions: Open to Australian women, femmes and gender non-conforming folx. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, comics, art. Payment: $75 - $150. Deadline: February 18, 2018.

Chicken Soup for the Soul. Genre: True stories and poetry. "We are looking for stories that contain a great piece of advice that you were given or advice that you gave to someone else. Whether the advice is about a little thing that improve your everyday life, or major epiphanies that can change a life completely, we want to hear about them and how they made a difference." Payment: $200.  Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Ninth Letter. Genre: Poetry and essays. Payment: $25 per page. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Delusion. Genre: Poetry and short stories on theme of Delusion. Payment: $0.01 per word, minimum of 10.00 dollars. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Blood is Thicker Anthology. Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Unpublished short stories between 3,000 and 7,500 words with the first line: “It was February 29 again, and I was wondering which member of my family would try to kill me this time.” Payment: CAD $0.02 per word. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Darkhouse Books: Shhhh… Murder! Genre: Cozy to cozy-noir stories featuring libraries and librarians. Payment: 50% of royalties. Deadline: February 28, 2018. Some reprints accepted.

Darkhouse Books: Sanctuary. Genre: Poetry, flash, short fiction, and creative nonfiction reflecting the theme of sanctuary, refuge, shelter, or asylum, from the perspective of those offering, seeking, denying, or destroying it. Payment: 50% of royalties. Deadline: February 28, 2018. Some reprints accepted.

Mizna. Theme issue: The Playing Field: The Politics of Sports. This themed issue will be an exploration of the way the world of sports reflects critical issues affecting our communities--religion, race, gender, class, colonialism/occupation, patriotism, social justice, etc. We invite writing to explore this topic - poetry, stories, creative essays, flash fiction, comix, and other literary interpretations. Work must be relevant to the Arab-American audience. Payment: Honorarium. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

The New Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $250 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $40 per poem or postscript story. Deadline: February 28, 2018. Snail mail submissions only.

Strange Constellations. Genre: Speculative fiction between 3000-7500 words. Payment: $30.  Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Triangulation Anthology. Genre: Speculative Fiction. This year’s theme: “The Musical Edition.” Payment: $120. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Chicken Soup for the Soul. Genre: True stories and poetry for the Holiday Edition. "We want to hear about your traditions and how they came to be. We want to hear about your holiday memories and the rituals that create the foundation of your life. We love to hear about the funny things too: the ugly holiday sweaters, the gingerbread house that kept falling down, the re-gifting embarrassments and the fruit cake disasters. Please be sure your stories are “Santa safe” so we don’t spoil the magic for any precocious young readers." Payment: $200.  Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Understorey Magazine (CAN). Restrictions: Open to writers and artists age 12-21 who live in Canada and identify as female or non-binary. Genres: Fiction, essay, poetry. Theme is "Blood." Payment: $30-$60 per piece.  Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Daguerrotyped. Genre: Poetry, prose, hybrid, fiction or nonfiction, experimental—Anything goes that has a history bent. Payment: Unspecified.  Deadline: February 28, 2018.