Science Fiction and Fantasy Journals - Paying markets

Speculative fiction has a loyal fan base, so if you write science fiction or fantasy there are dozens of magazines that want your work! Here is a list of paying markets for journals accepting speculative fiction. Some have submission periods, so make sure you read their guidelines carefully. All are paying markets, and none charge submission fees.

Submission strategies

This table is a bit daunting, but you can simplify your task by making a list of all the places you intend to submit. (Make a separate list for each story or article.) As you submit, make sure to keep track of where, when, and how you submitted (i.e. email, Submittable, online form, etc.).

If you want to get published fast, start with the magazines that accept simultaneous submissions, and submit to all of them. Once your work is accepted, don't forget to withdraw it immediately from the remaining magazines. (If you have used Submittable, this is very simple. Just click "Withdraw.")

I suggest you start with the pro markets. These are harder to get into, but if you get published in a prestigious magazine it will establish you as a serious writer.

Save the magazines that take reprints for last. You can submit to those after your story has been published elsewhere.
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Pay ranges are as follows:

• Semi-pro payment = 1 - 5 US cents per word
• SFWA pro payment rate = 8 cents per word and up
• Pro for poetry= $50 per poem
• Token = 1 cent per word or less

Happy submitting!

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Magazine	Guidelines	Payment	Simultaneous	Reprints	Notes
Asimov's	https://www.asimovs.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/	8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500. $1 a line for poetry	No	No	They also publish borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction
Analog Science Fiction and Fact	https://www.analogsf.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/	8-10 cents per word for short fiction (up to approximately 20,000 words), 6 cents per word for serials (40,000-80,000 words), 9 cents per word for fact articles, and $1 per line for poetry.	No	No	They publish science fiction stories in which some aspect of future science or technology is so integral to the plot that, if that aspect were removed, the story would collapse
Fantasy & Science Fiction	https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.htm	8-12 cents per word	No	No	The speculative element may be slight, but it should be present.
Clarkesworld Magazine	http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/	10¢ per word	No	No	Science fiction and fantasy. No horror, but dark SF/F is permitted.
Diabolical Plots	https://www.diabolicalplots.com/guidelines/	10¢ per word	No	No	Science fiction, fantasy, and horror Has submission periods
Lightspeed	https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/lightspeed/guidelines	8¢ per word	No	No	Science fiction, fantasy 1500-10,000 words Has submission periods
Nightmare	https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/guidelines	8¢ per word	No	No	Horror, dark fantasy 1500-7500 words Has submission periods
Strange Horizons	http://strangehorizons.com/submit/	10¢ per word $50 per poem	No	No	Speculative fiction Up to 10,000 words Has submission periods
Uncanny Magazine	https://uncannymagazine.com/submissions/	10¢ per word	No	No	SF/F fiction and poetry Novellas up to 40,000 words Has submission periods
Apex	https://apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/	8¢ per word	No	No	Speculative fiction
Beneath Ceaseless Skies	https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/	8¢ per word	Yes	No	Publishes “literary adventure fantasy”: stories with a secondary-world setting and some fantasy feel, but written with a literary approach
Cast of Wonders	https://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/	8¢ per word	Yes	Yes	Audio format  YA speculative fiction
Cricket	http://www.cricketmedia.com/submission-guidelines/	25 cents/word	?	No	Children's sci-fi and fantasy (ages 9 - 14) 1200–1800 words in length
Baltimore Review	http://baltimorereview.org/index.php/submit	$40	Yes	No	Fiction Accepts a variety of genres 5,000 words max Has submission periods
Compelling Science Fiction	http://compellingsciencefiction.com/guidelines.html	8¢ per word	Yes	No	Science fiction that is entertaining, scientifically plausible, self-consistent, and technically detailed when appropriate Has submission periods
More Distant Shores	https://moredistantshores.com/submissions	10 cents/word	No	No	Speculative, fantasy, slipstream
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores	https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/	6 cents/word for original fiction, 2 cents/word for reprints, $1/line for poetry	No	Yes	Science fiction and fantasy  See submission schedule
Escape Pod	https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/	8¢ per word	No	Yes	Science fiction Length: Up to 18,000 words Audio format
AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review	http://aescifi.ca/submit/	10¢ CAD per word	Yes	No	Science fiction 500 to 3000 words in length Has submission periods
Daily Science Fiction	https://dailysciencefiction.com/submit	8¢ per word	No	No	Science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and more
The Dark	https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/	6¢ per word	No	No	Dark fantasy, horror 6,000 words max
Bourbon Penn	http://www.bourbonpenn.com/submissions.php	2¢ per word	No	No	Print and online magazine featuring slipstream, cross-genre, magic realism, absurdist, and the surreal Length: 2000 - 7500 words
Silver Blade	https://www.silverblade.net/submissions-2/	$15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, $8 for single poems and $15 for Featured Poets (by invitation only). Silver Pen will pay half of these rates for previously published works.	Yes	Yes	Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy; short fiction, flash fiction, novellas, and poetry
DreamForge Anvil	https://dreamforgemagazine.com/call-for-submissions/	$0.06/word Payment for reprints is $0.04/word Poems are paid at the rate of $25 to $100	Yes	Yes	SF and Fantasy Has submission periods
The Cafe Irreal	http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/	1 cent U.S. per word	No	No	Magical Realism (2000 words max)
Escape Pod,  PodCastle Podcast	https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/ (Science fiction) http://podcastle.org/guidelines/ (Fantasy) (Text and audio)	$0.08 per word for original fiction. USD $100 per story for reprint fiction.  $20 flat rate for flash fiction	Yes	Yes	Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Has submission periods
Fantasy Magazine	https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/fantasy/guidelines	8 cents per word $40 per poem	No	No	Fantasy and dark fantasy See submission periods
Augur	http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/	11 cents CAD/word	Yes	No	Fantasy, Science fiction (softer side), Dystopia/utopia, Apocalypse/post-apocalypse, Slipstream, Fairytales, Fables, Fabulism, Magical realism See submission periods
Flash Fiction Online	https://ffo.submittable.com/submit	$80 for original stories; reprints $.02 (two cents) per word	No	Yes	Many genres, including speculative fiction See submission periods
khōréō	https://www.khoreomag.com/submissions/	$0.08/word for fiction, $100 for nonfiction, and  $40-300 for art	Yes	No	Speculative fiction, poetry, essays Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. Has submission periods
Visions	https://www.readvisions.com/submission-guidelines	4 to 5p (~6¢) per word	Yes	No	Science fiction and speculative short stories, from micro fictions to 3000-word pieces (5,000 words max) Has submission periods
Gallery of Curiosities Podcast	http://gallerycurious.com/submissions/ CLOSED	.03/word	Yes	Yes	Weird speculative fiction Has submission periods
The Dread Machine	https://www.thedreadmachine.com/submit/	.03/word for original stories, .01/word for reprints	Yes	Yes	Futuristic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction
The Fairy Tale Magazine	https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/submissions	$50	Yes	No	Fairy tales (See themes) Poems can be any length, but stories or nonfiction should be between 750 and 1,000 words. Has submission periods
Grimdark Magazine	https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/submissions/	AUD$0.07 per word Reprints: AUD$0.01 per word	No	Yes	Grimdark fantasy and sci-fi
On Spec	CLOSED	Poems (4-100 lines): $100CAD, Short stories: $100 - $200CAD depending on length	Yes	No	Speculative writing of all kinds Prefers Canadians Has submission periods
Sci Phi Journal	https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/submission-guidelines/	3 (Euro) cents per word for original fiction and 1 (Euro) cent per word for translations of fiction into English	Yes	No	Hard SF  Has submission periods
Eye to the Telescope	https://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html	US 3¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25	?	No	Speculative poetry Has submission periods
Uncharted	https://www.unchartedmag.com/submit/	$200	Yes	Yes	Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Stories 1,000-5,000 words
Abyss & Apex	https://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/	$0.08/word	No	No	Speculative fiction, poetry
Aftermath	https://www.aftermathmag.org/submissions.html	2 cents/word for short stories; 1 cent/word for everything else	Yes	Yes	Humans are doing so much damage to the natural world that it can only end in a spate of perfect storms that will wreck our civilization. These inevitable apocalyptic events offer a wealth of inspiration.
Andromeda Spaceways Magazine	CLOSED	1 cent per word (AUD) with a AUD$20 minimum and a AUD$100 maximum per piece. For flash fiction (under 1,000 words), AUD$10 per piece	No	No	Speculative Fiction See submission periods
Bracken	https://www.brackenmagazine.com/submit	$30	?	No	Fabulism, magical realism Fiction, poetry, art Has submission periods Has begun to charge $3 for submissions
MacroMicroCosm	https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/macromicrocosm-1lhW7	Royalties	Yes	No	Speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction anthologies See themes
The Fantastic Other	https://fantasticother.com/submissions/	$5	Yes	No	Surrealist fiction and poetry, art Has submission periods
TDot Spec	http://tdotspec.com/submissions/	CAD 2c/word for originals; 50% rate for reprints.	Yes	Yes	Speculative fiction anthologies See themes and deadlines
Cosmic Horror Monthly	https://cosmic-horror.net/submissions/	1 cent per word for original fiction. 5k words = $50; 0.5 cents per word for reprints; 10 – 20 dollars for artwork chosen as interior content. Negotiable; 100 dollars for cover art. Negotiable.	?	Yes	Horror and dark science fiction
Electric Spec	http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html	$20	Yes	No	Speculative Fiction Has submission periods
James Gunn’s Ad Astra	https://www.adastrasf.com/submissions/short-fiction-submission-guidelines/	$50	No	No	Speculative fiction, Poetry
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly	http://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/?page_id=39	$100 for stories and $25 for poems	No	No	Heroic fantasy Up to 10,000 words Will serialize up to 50,000 words Has submission periods
Kaleidotrope	https://kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/	For fiction, $0.01/word (1 cent a word) USD. For poetry, a flat rate of $5 USD per accepted piece. For artwork, a flat rat of $60 for cover art.	No	No	Speculative fiction, poetry  Has submission periods
Lackington’s	https://lackingtons.com/submissions/	1 cent CAD per word for stories ($25 CAD minimum), $25 CAD for interior illustrations, and $40 CAD for cover art	No	No	Fantasy, SF, slipstream, post-apocalyptic, magic realism, mythopoeia, folktale, grimdark, weird, or any flavour of ‘punk. They prefer stories with experimental prose and structures. Has submission periods
Leading Edge	https://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/submissions/	Fiction, 1 cent per word, $10.00 minimum, $50.00 maximum Poetry, art and nonfiction negotiated	?	?	Clean speculative fiction short stories, poetry, nonfiction
Metaphorosis	https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/guidelines/	$.01/word	Yes	No	Science fiction and fantasy prose only up to a firm 10,000 word ceiling
Neo-opsis	http://www.neo-opsis.ca/guidelines.htm	2.5 cents (Canadian) per word, to a maximum of $125.00	No	No	Science fiction and fantasy short stories, poetry and art See submission periods
New Myths	https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-home/submissions	1.5 cents/word with a minimum payment of $30 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; book reviews $30; art $60.	Yes	No	Science fiction and fantasy See submission periods
The First Line	http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm	$25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction	No	No	Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line. Have your way with it. See submission periods
Planet Scumm	https://www.planetscumm.space/submit/	2 cents a word	Yes	No	Speculative fiction, weird fiction, slipstream See submission periods
Speculative City	http://www.speculativecity.com/submissions/	$20-$55	Yes	No	Speculative stories set in a cityscape See submission periods
Tales From the Moonlit Path	https://talesmoonlitpath.com/	$10	Yes	Yes	Fiction and poetry
Three-lobed Burning Eye	http://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html	$100 for short fiction, $30 for flash fiction	No	No	Speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction
Underland Arcana	https://www.underlandarcana.com/submissions/	$0.01 / word—up to 5,000 words	?	No	Short fiction that veers into the numinous, the esoteric, the supernatural, and the weird See submission periods
Gemini Magazine	http://gemini-magazine.com/submit-contact/	$20	Yes	No	All genres
Tales From Between	https://talesfrombetween.wordpress.com/submissions/	$120 for new, $60 for reprints	Yes	Yes	Horror and fantasy
Wyldblood Press	https://wyldblood.com/submissions-2/	£0.01 per word for print and digital rights (to a maximum of £75)	Yes	No	Speculative fiction
Allegory	https://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions	$15	Yes	Yes	Speculative fiction See submission periods
Alien Dimensions	https://aliendimensions.com/submission-guidelines/	$10	?	No	Science fiction See submission periods
Translunar Travelers Lounge	https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/	$0.03 per word with a minimum of $20	No	No	Speculative fiction See submission periods
The Colored Lens	http://thecoloredlens.com/?page_id=8/	$20 per short story, article, or piece of artwork, and $10 for flash. For novellas,  $20 for the first 10,000 words, and $1 per 1000 words after that	No	No	Speculative fiction
Polar Borealis & Polar Starlight	http://polarborealis.ca/submission-guidelines/	$10 for one thousand words or less. One cent a word for stories 1,000 words to 3,000 words in length, capped at $30; Poems - $10; Art $5 - $40	Yes	Yes	Science Fiction, Fantasy, Weird Fantasy, Horror with SF aspects, Lovecraftian Horror Contributors must be Canadian, or at least reside in Canada. Has submission periods
Daikaijuzine	https://daikaijuzine.org/guidelines	$10	Yes	Yes	Speculative fiction, flash fiction, articles, and poetry
Tales and Feathers	http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/	11 cents CAD/word	Yes	No	Cozy slice-of-life fantasy short stories. Has reading periods
Illustrated Worlds	https://www.illustratedworldsmagazine.com/	$10 for poetry, 1 cent/word for fiction, $10 - $50 for art	?	?	Fantasy, dark fantasy and horror
Liquid Imagination	https://liquidimagination.silverpen.org/submissions/	$8 for short stories (1001 words up to 6000 words) and poems, and $3 for flash stories (up to 1000 words)	Yes	No	Modern fantasy, science fiction, horror, dark fantasy, and literary - poetry and fiction
Luna Station Quarterly	http://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/	$5	No	Yes	Speculative fiction written by women-identified authors Has reading periods
Mythaxis	https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html	$20	Yes	No	Speculative fiction Has reading periods
Not One of Us	https://not-one-of-us.pub/about/guidelines/	¼¢ per word ($5 minimum); $5 for poems; $8 to $15 for art	?	No	Not One of Us considers the problem of “otherness” from every possible fictional angle: horror, SF, fantasy, noir, slipstream, Western, mainstream, whatever
Space Squid	https://www.spacesquid.com/scifi-fantasy-mag/contributorguidelines/	$5	Yes	Yes	Speculative fiction humor
Swords and Sorcery	http://www.swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/submissions.html	$10	?	No	Original short stories of 1,500 to 6,000 words length that feature fantasy elements and pre-industrial settings
Theme of Absence	https://themeofabsence.com/submission-guidelines/	$3 - $5	No	No	Speculative flash fiction and short stories
TQR	http://www.tqrstories.com/guidelines	$50	?	?	If you can figure out what they publish I will give you a prize
Utopia Science Fiction	https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit/	$5 - $35	Yes	No	Speculative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art
Liminal	http://liminalstoriesmag.com/submissions/	6c/word	No	No	Weird fiction, magical realism, soft science fiction Has submission periods
Dreams & Nightmares	https://dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines-i-print-primarily.html	$12	?	?	Speculative poetry Print Snail mail submissions
Every Day Fiction	https://everydayfiction.com/submit-story/	$3	No	No	All genres of flash fiction
Nature Futures	http://blogs.nature.com/futureconditional/2015/04/19/how-to-write-for-nature-futures/	£85 or US$130	?	No	Near-future, hard SF 850 - 950 words
Love Letters to Poe	CLOSED	USD $0.05 (five cents) per word	No	No	Gothic fiction, stories that evoke wonder and terror, romance and horror Up to 1500 words Has submission periods
Tree and Stone	https://www.tree-and-stone.com/submissions	$0.02 per word $20 for art	Yes	No	Surrealism, magical realism, fabulism, slipstream, anything that might be deemed unconventional. 1000 words max
Fiyah	http://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/	$50 - $300	No	No	Quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories and poetry by and about Black people of the African Diaspora
Third Flatiron	https://thirdflatiron.com/2021_TF_WP/?page_id=13	8 cents/word	No	No	SFF Themed Anthologies Has reading periods
Space and Time	https://spaceandtime.net/submissions/	1 cent/word	Yes	No	Speculative fiction Has reading periods
Interzone	https://interzone.press/submissions/	1.5 euro cents/word	Yes	No	Science fiction and fantasy stories up to a maximum of 10,000 words
The Deadlands	https://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/	10 cents/word for original fiction; 1 cent/word for reprints	No	Yes	Speculative fiction that concerns itself with death–but also everything death may involve  Also accepts poetry, essays  Up to 5,000 words
Bards and Sages	CLOSED	$30 for original fiction; $15 for reprints	?	Yes	All speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc) up to 5,000 words in length
The Society of Misfit Stories	https://www.bardsandsages.com/contact_us/fiction_submission_guidelines	$50 for original fiction; $25 for reprints	?	Yes	All forms
Phantasmacore	http://www.phantasmacore.com/submissions/	$5.50 for fiction, $1 for poetry and flash fiction	Yes	Yes	Speculative fiction and poetry Has submission periods
Frozen Wavelets	https://earthianhivemind.net/frozen-wavelets/?fbclid=IwAR0P-PiUCwG8VAQpRh8KK-zsLFsWtYa4IJA7B5nc7e4pE1M6e2H4IbE8Ugo	Fiction: US $ 0.08/ word and US $ 1/ line per poetry 1 cent/word for reprints	No	Yes	Speculative fiction and poetry Has submission periods
Midnight and Indigo	https://www.midnightandindigo.com/write-for-us/	$50 - $100	?	No	Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, and Personal Essays written by Black women writers Has submission periods
East of the Web	http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/index.php?p=submissions/20131_1	5 cents/word	?	Yes	Science fiction and fantasy Stories should be at least 7,000 words
All Worlds Wayfarer	http://www.allworldswayfarer.com/submissions/	$20	Yes	No	Publishes speculative fiction anthologies Has submission periods
Dragon Soul Press	https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/	Royalties	?	Yes	Publishes speculative fiction anthologies Has submission periods
Apparition Lit	https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/	$30 minimum for short stories, $30 for poems	Yes (from BIPOC writers only)	No	Speculative fiction and poetry Has submission periods
Constelación	https://www.constelacionmagazine.com/submissions	8 cents/word	No	No	Quarterly speculative fiction bilingual magazine, publishing stories in both Spanish and English See themes Has submission periods
Shoreline of Infinity	https://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/submissions/	£40/1000 words	Yes	Yes	Science fiction and fantasy Has submission periods
HYBRID Ink	https://hybrid.ink/submit/anthologies/	2½¢ per word (maximum $100 per story)	Yes	Yes	Publishes Future//Tense anthologies Has submission periods
Havok	https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/	Pays $10 for anthologies only	?	No	Various genres under 1000 words See submission schedule
Through the Gate	http://throughthegate.net/submissions/	$20	Yes	No	Fantastical poetry
Amazing Stories	https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/guidelines/	8 cents/word	No	No	Speculative fiction  Has submission periods
Aurealis	https://aurealis.com.au/submissions/	A$20 and A$60 per 1000 words	No	No	Science fiction, fantasy or horror short stories between 2000 and 8000 words Has submission periods
The Arcanist	https://thearcanist.io/submit-your-work/home	10 cents/word	Yes	No	Flash speculative fiction Has submission periods
Perpetual Motion Machine	https://perpetualpublishing.com/submissions/	$25	?	No	Horror, science fiction, crime, and noir 1500 words max
Mithila Review	https://mithilareview.com/submission-guidelines/	$10 for reprints and $10-$50 for original stories between 4000-8000 words or longer	Yes	Yes	Fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Baffling Magazine	https://www.bafflingmag.com/submissions	$0.08/word	Yes	No	Under 1,200 words We are looking for speculative stories that explore science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a queer bent. We want queer stories and we want trans stories and we want aro/ace stories. We want indefinable stories. We welcome weird, slipstream, and interstitial writing.   See submission periods
Sci-Fi Lampoon	http://scifilampoon.com/submissions/	$5	Yes	?	Fantasy, sci-fi, and horror themed humor
Starward Shadows Quarterly	closedhttps://starwardshadows.com/submissions/	1 cent/word for short stories, $10 for flash fiction, art negotiated	Yes	No	Dark speculative fiction  See submission periods
Martian: The Magazine of Science Fiction Drabbles	closed	8 cents/word, 4 cents/word for reprints	Yes	Yes	Sci-fi stories of exactly 100 words
Fusion Fragment	http://www.fusionfragment.com/submissions/	Both previously unpublished work and reprints pay 3.5 cents (CAD) per word, up to a maximum of $300 (CAD) per story.	Yes	Yes	"Feel free to send us anything that even vaguely resembles science fiction." See submission periods
Infinite Worlds	https://www.infiniteworldsmagazine.com/submissions-faqs	8 cents/word	?	No	Science fiction stories between 1500–5000 words in length Also publishes art and comics
Orion’s Belt	https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions	8 cents/word	Yes	No	All stories must be under 1200 words
Mesozoic Reader	https://farthertrees.wordpress.com/mesozoic-reader/	$10	No	Yes	Stories and poetry of any genre are welcome, so long as dinosaurs or other prehistoric creatures are a central element Has submission periods
Fairy Tale Review	https://fairytalereview.submittable.com/submit/	$50	Yes	No	Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art Has submission periods and themed issues
Future Science Fiction Digest	https://future-sf.com/submissions/	8 cents/word	No	Yes	Translated fiction. Author or authorized translator may submit fiction  that has been previously published in source language but not in English Writers may not live in Anglophone countries
Star Line	http://www.sfpoetry.com/starline.html	3 cents/word for poetry, 1 cent/word for articles	?	?	Speculative poetry, art, nonfiction
The Common Tongue	https://www.commontonguezine.com/guidelines-submissions/ CLOSED	3 cents/word	No	No	Dark High Fantasy in English and Spanish
The Future Fire	http://futurefire.net/guidelines/index.html	$10 - $20	No	Yes	Fiction and poetry that focuses on the social-political elements of imaginary, futuristic, fantastic, horrifying, surreal or otherwise speculative universes
Three Crows	CLOSED	0.01$/word	Yes	No	Dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi
The Vanishing Point	https://vanishingpointmagazine.com/index.php/submissions/	$25	No	?	Horror, Sci-fi, Dark Fantasy, and all things speculative
Etherea Magazine	https://ethereamagazine.com/submissions/	$100 AUD for short stories $25 for flash fiction (1000 words max)	No	?	Fantasy and science fiction Short stories, flash fiction
Gwyllion	http://gwyllionmagazine.com/submissions/	£10 per accepted story or poem	Yes	No	We encourage submissions from writers living in Wales and/or who identify as Welsh. All submissions will be considered but priority will be given to stories with Welsh themes.
MetaStellar	https://www.metastellar.com/write-for-us/flash-fiction-story-submission/	8 cents/word	?	?	Fantasy, horror, and science fiction (up to 1,000 words)
Dark Matter	CLOSED	8 cents/word	Yes	Yes	Dark science fiction, poetry, comics, and art
Haven Speculative	https://www.havenspec.com/submit	1 cent/word for fiction, $5 - $10 for poetry	Yes	Query first	Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art See themes
Synthetic Reality	http://syntheticrealitymagazine.com/submissions/	Payment varies	Yes	Yes	Fiction, poetry, articles, book reviews Print and online format Science Fiction, Fantasy, SHTF, Slipstream, Horror, Sword and Sorcery and surreal fiction, they are also open to other stories
Savage Realms	https://www.literaryrebel.com/savage-submissions/	$25	?	?	Sword and Sorcery up to 10,000 words
Lost Colony Magazine	https://lostcolonymagazine.com/submissions/	$50	?	No	Fantasy and science fiction  between 10,000 and 25,000 words in length.
Dark Void	CLOSED	5 cents/word	?	?	Science fiction horror
Tall Tale TV Podcast	https://talltaletv.com/submission-guidelines/	Not specified	Yes	Yes	Science fiction and fantasy
Neon	https://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/	Minimum payment of £10	Yes	Yes	Neon is a magazine of slipstream fiction, poetry, and artwork. We publish creative work that is fantastic or surreal, and which crosses the boundaries between science-fiction, horror and literary fiction.
Flash Point	https://flashpointsf.com/submissions/	$15	No	No	100 - 1000 words
The Phlogiston Press	https://thephlogistonpress.substack.com/about?utm_source=menu-dropdown	Royalties	?	Yes	"We’re looking for short form speculative fiction, old style, slipstream, horror, fantasy, science fiction, literary, poetry, flash with a maximum length of 8,000 words - or even a longer story to serialise over a few newszines."
Galaxy's Edge	http://www.galaxysedge.com/submissions/	7 cents/word	No	No	Fantasy and science fiction up to 10,000 words
HyphenPunk	https://hyphenpunk.com/submissions/	$25	Yes	No	Short stories and graphic stories, art. "We want to publish your speculative fiction with some type of -Punk aesthetic. Cyber-, steam-, solar-, diesel-, ray-, bio-, street-, splatter-, arcano-, nano-, or whatever else your crazed imagination can come up with. If its -Punk then it fits."
Penumbric	https://www.penumbric.com/subs.html	$10	?	Yes, on a case-by-case basis	Speculative fiction, poetry, art, music, animation See submission periods
Decoded	https://decodedpride.com/submit/	$25 - $200	Yes	No	Queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror
Pressfuls	https://pressfuls.com/about/	3 cents/word	?	?	Science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery/crime, short stories and short nonfiction
SFS Stories	https://sfsstories.com/	$25	?	Yes	Science fiction and fantasy flash fiction (under 1000 words)
Speculatief	http://speculatief.be/submissions/	$0.01 per word, with a max of $25 per short story	?	N/A	Translated science fiction and fantasy short stories, poetry and audio fiction Also accepts art Translations into Dutch
Solarpunk Magazine	https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/	$0.08/word for fiction, $40/poem, and $75/essay	No	No	Fiction, nonfiction, poetry See submission schedule and themes Accepts translations
Seize the Press	https://www.seizethepress.com/submissions/	£0.06/word	Yes	No	Dark, transgressive speculative fiction up to 2000 words
Archive of the Odd	https://archiveoftheodd.wordpress.com/submissions/	$0.01/word for short stories	Yes	Yes	“Archive of the Odd is a zine of uncanny occurrences, told in even stranger ways.”
Factor Four	http://factorfourmag.com/submissionsinfo/	11 cents/word	No	No	Science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, super hero, or any combination up to 1000 words
Wyngraf	https://wyngraf.com/submissions/	1 cent/word	Yes	No	Cozy fantasy See submission periods
Tasavvur	https://tasavvurnama.com/submissions/	2.5 cents/word	?	?	South Asian speculative fiction up to 5,000 words
Fission, the annual anthology of British Science Fiction Association	https://bsfa.co.uk/fission	£0.02/word	?	?	Science fiction You don't have to be a member to submit See deadlines
Zooscape	https://zooscape-zine.com/guidelines/	8 cents/word	No	Yes	"We love science-fiction with animal-like aliens and fantasy with talking dragons, unicorns, or witch familiars.” See submission periods
Dragon Gems	https://waterdragonpublishing.com/submissions/dragon-gems/	$0.02 per word + access to ten (10) digital contributor copies	Yes	Yes	Fantasy or science fiction (or at least contain fantastical elements) 2,000 – 10,000 words in length.
Medusa Tales	https://medusatales.com/submissions/	1 cent/word, $10 for reprints	Yes	Yes	Speculative stories (sci-fi, fantasy, and horror) of human transformation and immobilization.
Hexagon	https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/ CLOSED	$5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, $10 for flash fiction, $15 for works between 1,001-4,999 words, $20 for accepted written works over 5,000 words, $30 for Graphic Stories and $110 for cover art pieces. All rates are CAD.	No	No	Speculative short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French.
The Sprawl Mag	https://www.thesprawlmag.ca/guidelines	$20 CAD	Yes	?	Speculative poetry, short fiction, and visual art. "Whether it is utopic, dystopic, magical, or sci-fi, we look forward to seeing your work." See submission periods
Bards & Wordsmiths	http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/	$60 CAD	Yes	No	Speculative poetry
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108 Calls for Submissions in June 2026 - Paying markets

This June there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.

I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before 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.)

Also see Paying Markets for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.

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Eternal Haunted Summer. Genre: Poetry, short fiction. See themes. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, messages from heaven, angels. Genre: True stories about miracles, angels, messages from heaven, premonitions, amazing coincidences and other unexplainable but good events! Payment: $200. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

Breath and Shadow. Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama; these pieces do not have to be "about" disability. However nonfiction, academic, and similar articles (profiles, interviews, opinion pieces) do have to relate to disability in some way. Payment: The pay scale is $25 for poetry, $40 for fiction, and $40 for nonfiction. In addition to publication and payment, Breath & Shadow will post links to contributors' work on other sites. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

Tales from the Crosstimbers. Restrictions: "We welcome submissions from under-represented groups who bring their lived experience to their fiction. We also welcome submissions from first-time, unpublished authors. We welcome submissions from any location. However, our mission includes providing a market for authors from the region of the Crosstimbers Forest–which includes Oklahoma and surrounding states–so we especially encourage authors from this region to submit." Genre: Speculative fiction, some nonfiction and poetry. Payment: The larger of $10 per story or 1 cent/word rounded to the nearest 100 words, up to a maximum of $50. Deadline: Opens June 1, 2026.

The Forge Literary Magazine. Genre: Prose. They prefer stories under 3,000 words. Payment: $100. Deadline: Opens June 1, 2026. Closes when they reach their cap. 

Nachtljocht. Genre: Fiction and short plays, 3,000 minimum – 12,000 maximum words. Payment: $15. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

Brown Paper Fox. Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Children's books. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

New Mundo. Genre: Poetry manuscripts and chapbooks, translations written by authors from North America, South America, or the Caribbean. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

Okay Donkey. Genre: One flash fiction OR one poem per author, per submission period. See website for details. Payment: $20. Deadline: Opens June 1, 2026 and closes when cap is reached.

Green Writers Press is an independent, Vermont-based publishing company dedicated to spreading environmental awareness and social justice by publishing authors who promulgate messages of hope and renewal through place-based writing and environmental activism. Genre: Adult/juvenile fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cat Stories. Genre: True stories and poems. "We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words that highlight the unique personalities that cats have. Celebrate your cat, or a cat you know, with a wonderful story about what he or she does. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both." Payment: $200. Deadline: June 1, 2026.

The Paris Review. Genres: Prose. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: Opens June 1, 2026, and closes when they reach capacity.

Roses & Wildflowers: Anarchy and Harmony. Genre: Mythopoeic fiction, poetry, and art. See theme. Payment: $20 for fiction, $10 for poetry. Deadline: June 1, 2026. May close early if cap is reached.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative stories. Payment: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. Deadline: June 2, 2026. Opens June 1.

Stone’s Throw. Genre: "We're looking for dark fiction, crime and noir, length between 1,000 and 2,000 words." Payment: $25. Deadline: June 4, 2026. Open to submissions the first three days of every month.

Adventitious. Genre: Speculative, surreal, and literary fiction. Length: Flash Fiction (including Micro): Up to 1,000 words; Fiction: 1,000 – 6,000 words. Novelette: 6,000 – 17,000 words. Payment: $0.08 USD per word. Deadline: June 5, 2026.

Feminist Press. Genre: Novels, novellas, and short story collections that bring a literary depth and flair to genre fiction—specifically sci-fi, horror, fantasy/romantasy, and speculative fiction. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 5, 2026.

Space and Time. Genre: Speculative fiction. "We welcome poetry, art and fiction that bend rules, transcend genre and break stereotypes." Submissions accepted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Italian. See theme. Payment: 1 cent/word for prose, $5 for poetry. Deadline: June 7, 2026. Open the first seven days of every month.

University of Queensland Press Genre: Adult non-fiction submissions. Full or partial manuscripts (minimum 15,000 words) will be accepted. They do not publish books in the following categories: Genre fiction (including romance, science fiction, fantasy, and erotica), travel guides, cookbooks, self-help books, plays/scripts/music scores, textbooks, unrevised theses or conference proceedings. Read their submission guidelines here. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 7, 2026. Open the first seven days of every month.

Black Inc. Restrictions: Open to Australians. Genre: Full-length general, literary and commercial non-fiction – including history, current affairs, memoir and biography. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 7, 2026.

Flame Tree: The Book of Demons. Genre: Horror on theme: Demons. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: June 7, 2026.

Mslexia. Genre: Fiction, poetry. See theme. Length: Stories up to 2,200 words.  Payment: £25. Deadline: June 8, 2026.

One Story. Genre: Short story. Payment: $500. Deadline: Opens June 8, 2026. Closes when cap is reached.

Samjoko Magazine. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, play, screenplay. Payment: $20. Deadline: June 10, 2026.

Havok. Genre: Flash fiction. See themes. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. Deadline: June 12, 2026.

The Fantastic Other. Genre: Fiction, flash fiction, poetry, art on theme. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 13, 2026.

beestung is a quarterly online micro-magazine for non-binary and two-spirit writers and readers, with an emphasis on intracommunity sensibilities. beestung resists the canon and all forms of bigotry. Genre: Beestung considers poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrids, and art, by creators who fall under the non-binary umbrella or who are two-spirit. Multilingual work and work in translation is welcome. Payment: $20. Deadline: June 13, 2026.

side hustle: horror stories for late capitalism. Genre: Horror and dark science fiction stories about the extra work we do to stay afloat. Payment: 5 cents USD per word. Deadline: June 14, 2026.

Savagery on the Salty Seas. Genre: Maritime-themed horror. Payment: $50/ story + 4 (minimum) Copies of Anthology. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Texas Review. Genre: Adventurous, experimental, cutting edge prose. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Smokelong. Genre: Flash narratives--fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid (somewhere between fiction and non-fiction)--up to 1000 words. Payment: $100/$150 with audio, upon publication. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Bull City Press. Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction Chapbooks. Payment: Royalties (?) Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Baffling. Genre: Speculative flash fiction. Length: Under 1200 words. See themes. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

In a Flash: Recipes. Genre: Creative nonfiction of 500 words or less. See theme. Payment: $25. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Propagule. Genre: Short stories that are intrepid with regard to experimentation and oddity; the strange, the surreal, the atypical, the unexpected. Payment: $30 (max). Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review. Genre: Poetry and fiction. Payment: $10. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

 
Tundra Swan Press: Earth Resists and Reclaims. Genre: Eco-horror. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Book Worms. Genre: Horror: fiction, poetry, and essays. See theme. Length: Up to 1,500 words. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Cast of Wonders. Genre: YA Speculative fiction. Podcast. Theme: Banned Books Week. Payment: $.08/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words. For reprints, a $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, "and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” Payment: $50. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Poetry Magazine. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $500 per text and visual poem, $600 per video poem, $400 essays about poetry. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Plott Hound. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry starring animals. Payment: 8 cents/word for original fiction. $20 - $100 for reprints. $50 for poetry. $300 for art. Deadline: June 15, 2026. Accepts reprints.

Off the Broken Path: Dark Tales of Enchanted Forests. Genre: Grimdark and horror tales featuring enchanted forests. Payment: $5.00 per story + ebook of anthology + audiobook of anthology. Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Crooked Spine. Genre: Horrror. Payment: $20 for fiction of 1,500-3,500 words, and $5 for poetry. Deadline: June 17, 2026.

Occult Detective Magazine: Folk Horror Special #1. Genre: Folk Horror. Length: 5,000-10,000 words. Payment: £25 for reprints, £0.01 up to £50 for originals. Deadline: June 19, 2026. Accepts reprints.

Farmer-ish. Genre: Nonfiction, CNF, poetry related to farming (including recipes). See themes. Payment: $25 for print journal. Deadline: June 20, 2026.

beestung is a quarterly online micro-magazine for non-binary and two-spirit writers and readers, with an emphasis on intracommunity sensibilities. beestung resists the canon and all forms of bigotry. Genre: Beestung considers poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrids, and art, by creators who fall under the non-binary umbrella or who are two-spirit. Multilingual work and work in translation is welcome. Payment: $20. Deadline: June 20, 2026. Extended deadline for BIPOC writers.

side hustle: horror stories for late capitalism. Genre: Horror and dark science fiction stories about the extra work we do to stay afloat. Payment: 5 cents USD per word. Deadline: Extended window for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled authors June 15-21, 2026.

Barrelhouse. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 21, 2026. Closes when cap is reached.

The Ghastling. Genre: Ghost stories. Payment: £15. Deadline: June 22, 2026.

Portals Anthology. Restrictions: Open to trans authors. This includes nonbinary authors. Genre: Horror. Fiction and Poetry. Payment: 8 cents/word for fiction. $50 per poem. Deadline: Opens June 22, 2026.

The Ex-Puritan. Genre: Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. "The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing." Payment: $100 - $200 (CAD). Deadline: June 25, 2026.

Night Shades. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $75. Deadline: June 26, 2026.

foofaraw zine. Genre: Speculative and literary fiction. Payment: Fiction: $0.01 per word. Poetry: $5.00. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Nightlight (Podcast). Restrictions: At least one of your birth parents must be Black. Genre: Horror. Flash fiction (750-1,500 words), Short stories (up to 3,000). Payment: 5 cents/word for flash, $200 for short stories, $50 for reprnts.. Deadline: June 30, 2026. Accepts reprints.

ONE. Genre: Horror, which can be blended with sci-fi, fantasy, romance, comedy. Payment: $.05/word (CAN), 2,000 to 4,000 words. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Chthonic Matter Quarterly. Genre: Tales from the darkside. Payment: $10 per 1K words, and one contributor copy. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Flash Fiction Online. Genre: Flash fiction.  Payment: $100 for each original story. $36 for reprints. Deadline: June 30, 2026. Closes when cap is reached.

Prairie Fire. Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction. Payment: CAD0.10/word up to CAD250 for prose. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Short Story, Long. Genre: Short stories, 2k-8k words long (3,000-5,500 range preferred). Payment: $150. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Bruce Boston Tribute Poetry Anthology. Genre: Poetry. Poems should be in the style, theme, atmosphere, context, etc. of Bruce’s writing. Payment: $4 for original poems and $2 for reprints. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Jurassic Ghosts. Genre: Dinosaur ghost stories. "Paranormal hauntings plague our province of Alberta. When a life ends in violence, ghosts are sure to wander the land looking for justice and revenge. Some of these ghosts are not human but rather the giant beings and beasts of a prehistoric era. What unfinished business do they have?" Payment: $50. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

The Lavender South. Restrictions: Open to queer and trans Southerners. Genre: Personal essay, poem, or art piece. Payment: $150. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

[RECORDED] A Found Media Anthology. Genre: Stories (any genre, horror strongly preferred), told as found media; think stories written as emails, as transcripts from videos, as social media posts, forum threads, audio recordings, whatever. Payment: 500 -1,200 paid at a flat rate of $50USD per story.1,201 - 3,000 words paid at a flat rate of $150USD per story. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Codhill Press. Genre: Poetry manuscript. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Harbor Editions: Hybrid Chapbook Reading Period. Genre: Hybrid chapbook. Chapbooks should be around 20-50 pages. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026. No submission fee for BIPOC writers.

Fun in the Dark: “SMALL TOWN WEIRDNESS.” Genre: Dark fiction. See theme. Payment: £20. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Mertails Anthology. Genre: Stories can be of any genre, so long as the primary characters are merfolk of some aspect. The stories can be urban fantasy, high fantasy, or for those bold enough, the editor would love to see some sci-fi takes. Payment: AU 1c/word + 1 contributor’s copy. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Modern Love. Genre: Personal essay about love. Payment: $300 - $500. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Inkd Publishing: Beyond the Red Line. Genre: Horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy short stories that are told from the other side of town, where haunted, million dollar mansions don’t exist. We’re not looking for hauntings behind ornate doors with gilded knobs. We’re looking for time traveling public transit. The failed gentrification of haunted halfway houses. The home loan that takes more than you bargained for in the fine print… Payment: $10 + Royalty share of Draft to Digital “D2D” sales. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Moocat le Meaux. Genre: Essays and narratives exploring the tension between the need to remain connected to the world online and the desire to stop “feeding the beast” of extractive social media and tech giants. Also poetry, fiction, travelogues. Payment: $10+. Deadline: June 30, 2026. 

Tractor Beam. Genre: Soilpunk speculative fiction. See theme. Payment: $1,000 for stories and graphic novellas up to 6,000 words. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Fear in Dust: Ghosts. Genre: Horror poetry. See theme. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 30, 2026. (Or until filled)

Belanger Books: The Detective And The Ghost Finder – The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes And Carnacki. Genre: Short fiction tales which must feel like traditional Holmes and Carnacki stories. The stories should have the canonical Holmes and Carnacki working together to solve a mystery, set in their natural late Victorian/Edwardian period. Payment: $100. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Grave Empire. Genre: Horror novellas and novels. Payment: Royalties (?). Deadline: June 30, 2026. (Note: This publisher has no published books on its website.)

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness. Genre: Nonfiction. We are looking for true stories about random acts of kindness that have happened to you or stories about a kindness that you performed for someone else. Stories can be serious or funny but they should definitely inspire our readers to look for ways in which they can perform kind acts. Payment: $200. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings. Genre: Nonfiction. One of the most important keys to contentment and happiness is the ability to count your blessings. Even during the toughest times, if we can find gratitude and count our blessings we feel better. Each day holds something to be thankful for and it could be just as simple as having the sun shine or having food on the table. Payment: $200. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Positive Thinking. Genre: Nonfiction. We are looking for stories of optimism, faith and strength to encourage our readers to use positive thinking. What was the situation that inspired you to use positive rather than negative thinking? How did you change your attitude -- from negative to positive? How did that turn your life around? These inspirational stories will remind readers to use positive thinking, focus on hope and show them that each day holds something to be grateful for. Payment: $200. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Green Bottle Press. Genre: Poetry collections. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

105 Meadowlark Reader. Restrictions: You must be a Kansas resident or have lived in Kansas at some point in your life. Genre: True stories about Kansas written by Kansans. Payment: $10. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Chestnut Review. Genre: Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $120. Deadline: June 30, 2026. Submit early to avoid submission fee.

Neon Hemlock Novella Series. Restrictions: Open to trans women and writers of color. Genre: Speculative fiction novellas. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

The New Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Nonfiction. Payment: $400 Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Poet Lore. Genre: Poetry translations. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Malahat Review. Restrictions: Free submissions for Canadians only. Genre: Poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as translated work in any of these three genres.  Payment: CAD $70/page. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Black Hare Press. Genre: Dark stories, in any genre. Length: 5,000 - 50,000 words. Payment: $20 - $50, depending on length. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Dancing Star Press. Genre: Speculative fiction novellas. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Galactic Mindsea Empire Anthology. Genre: Stories set in the Galactic Mindsea Empire up to 10,000 words in length. "The Empire uses wonderdomes for many purposes. The float pool can heal the injured and restore the (recently and not too damaged) dead to life. It can reform criminal minds and return balance to disturbed minds. It can change a person's gender and alter their appearance in countless other ways, even adding non-human organs and appendages. What can't a wonderdome do?" Payment: 4 cents/word. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

The Hudson Review. Genre: Poetry. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Dracula Beyond Stoker. Genre: Fiction based on Stoker’s characters. See theme. Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Escape Pod. Genre: Science fiction (Audio and written format). Theme: Democratic Futures. Payment: USD $0.08 per word for original fiction. USD $100 per story for reprint fiction. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Allegory. Genre: Speculative Fiction and nonfiction. Payment: $15. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Midnight and Indigo. Genre: Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, and Personal Essays written by Black women writers. See theme. Payment:  $0.07 per word for Short Stories and $150 for personal essays. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

SpecPoVerse. Genre: Speculative poetry. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Truth We Carry. Restrictions: We aim for ~75% of published work to be from Maine survivors. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Works of flash and micro lengths are welcome. The anthology is focused on publishing creative work from survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking. Payment: $100. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

JMS Books. Genre: LGBTQ stories, 12,000 words minimum. See themes. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Dragon Soul Press: SINISTER DREAMS. Genre: Horror across all genres. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Hellbound Books Anthology of Horror. Genre: Horror. Payment: $10. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Hellbound Books Anthology of Folk Horror. Genre: Folk Horror. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Anvil Press. Restrictions: Open to writers living in Canada. Genres: Full-length books per year in the following genres:
• literary fiction (short story collections, novels, uncategorizable prose)
• creative nonfiction
• memoir
• essay collections
• poetry
• books about Vancouver history (preferably off-beat or little-known history)
Read submission guidelines here. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

Migrant Voices in Horror. Restrictions: First- and second-generation migrant poets identifying as women, trans, and/or non-binary are invited to submit work that offers an inclusive, expansive, and feminist perspective on the horror genre. Genre: A chapbook of work by migrant poets from and living around the world. Payment: $50 per poem. Deadline: June 30, 2026.

New Orleans Review. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Payment: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. Deadline: June 30, 2026. In celebration of Pride, there are no submission fees for LGBTQIA2+ writers in June. We are especially interested in trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming voices.

AND A FEW MORE...

Thema. Genre: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: Waiting in Line. Payment:  $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. Deadline: July 1, 2026. Accepts reprints.

Fusion Fragment. Genre: Science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 15,000 words. Payment: Both previously unpublished work and reprints pay 4 cents (CAD) per word, up to a maximum of $400 (CAD) per story. Deadline: Opens July 1, 2026.

Cordite. Genre: Poetry. Payment: Not specified. Payment is available for Australian contributors only. Deadline: July 1, 2026.

The Paris Review. Genres: Poetry. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: Opens July 1, 2026, and closes when they reach capacity.

Dirty Magick Magazine. Genre: Short fantasy fiction, from 2,000 to 12,500 words. Payment: $50. Deadline: Opens July 1, 2026, and closes when they reach capacity.

It Came from the Trailer Park. Genre: Horror/Comedy. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: July 1, 2026.

89 Calls for Submissions in November 2025 - Paying markets

This November there are more than seven dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.

I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before 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.)

Also see Paying Markets for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.

Happy submitting!

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Last Girls Club. Genre: Feminist horror: short stories and poems - see themes. Payment: Fiction, 1.5 cents/word. Poetry, $10. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Little Key Press: Clocks. Genre: Dark fiction, speculative fiction, near sci-fi, strange, wondrous stories. See theme. Payment: $40. Deadline: November 1, 2025. Closes when cap is reached, except for disabled writers.

Bloodletter. Genre: Feminist horror. Fiction and nonfiction. See theme. Payment: $250. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

The Iowa Review. Genre: Nonfiction. comics. Payment: $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum). $40/page for visual literature. Deadline: November 1, 2025. No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

Frost Zone. Genre: Dark literary fiction, 1800 - 3800 words. Payment: $15 CAD. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Philly Poetry Chapbook Review. Genre: Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. Deadline: Opens November 1, 2025.

The Forge Literary Magazine. Genre: Fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction. Length: Under 3,000 words preferred. Payment: $75. Deadline: Opens November 1, 2025. They open to fee-free submissions on the first of each month and close when they reach their quota.

One Story. Genre: Short fiction between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Payment: $500. Deadline: Opens November 1, 2025. They open on the first of the month and close when they reach their quota.

FIYAH. Restrictions: Submissions are restricted to people of the African Diaspora. Genre: Speculative fiction, art, and poetry about African Diaspora. Length: Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words and novelettes up to 15,000 words. Payment: 8 cents/word per story or novelette. $50 per poem. 10 cents/word for nonfiction. $400 for art. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Full Bleed. Genre: Prose, poetry, art. See theme. Payment: $25 - $50. Deadline: November 1, 2025. 

Podcastle. Genre: Fantasy podcast. Length: Up to 6,000 words. Payment: $0.06/word for original; $100 for reprints, $20 for flash fiction reprints. Deadline: Opens November 1, 2025.

Clocks. Genre: Dark fiction, speculative fiction, near sci-fi, strange, wondrous. Payment: $40. Deadline: November 1, 2025. Closes when cap is reached, so submit early.

Foglifter. Genre: Foglifter is a biannual compendium of queer and trans writing. It’s a space where LGBTQ+ writers celebrate, mourn, rage, and embrace. "Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you're working on now that's keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it." Payment: $50. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Ninth Letter Web Edition. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. See theme. Payment: $25 per poem and $75 for prose. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

The Other Stories (Audio). Genre: Horror on themes. Payment: 15 GBT. Deadline: November 1, 2025. See themes.

The First Line Journal. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry using the line provided. (See theme) Payment: $25-50 for fiction, $25 for nonfiction, $10 for poetry. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Utopia Science Fiction: Alien Celebrations. Genre: Speculative fiction. See theme. Payment: 8 cents/word for fiction, $30 for nonfiction, $30 per poem. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Adroit Journal. Genre: Fiction, poetry, art. Payment: $50 - $100. Deadline: November 1, 2025.

Thema. Genre: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: Today's Onerous Task. Payment:  $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. Deadline: November 1, 2025. Accepts reprints.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative stories. Payment: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. Deadline: November 2, 2025. Opens November 1. This is a monthly call.

Flame Tree: Afrofuturism Short Stories. Genre: Afrofuturism SFF. "Authors must be writing from an authentic perspective of the Black experience, whether based in the diaspora or in Africa." Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. Deadline: November 2, 2025.

Raconteur Press. Genre: Short stories. "The ladies have had their turn. Now it’s time for stories about those fellas who place themselves between the hazard and the helpless. Reluctantly or not, they’ll uphold their moral code, even if it costs them." Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 2, 2025.

Cordite. Genre: Poetry. Payment: Not specified. Payment is available for Australian contributors only. Deadline: November 2, 2025.

Strange Horizons. Restrictions: Open to indigenous writers. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: 10 cents/word. Deadline: Opens November 3, 2025. Closes when cap is reached.

Stone's Throw. Genre: Noir, dark fiction, crime short stories. Length: between 1,000 and 2,000 words. See theme. Payment: $25. Deadline: November 3, 2025. Note: This is a monthly call.

Black Inc. Restrictions: Open to Australians. Genre: Full-length general, literary and commercial non-fiction – including history, current affairs, memoir and biography. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 7, 2025. This is a monthly call.

Write or Die. Genre: Short fiction. Length: Up to 4000 words. Payment: $200. Deadline: November 7, 2025. No fee to submit the first week of the month.

Crimeucopia. Genre: Crime fiction. See theme. Payment: £4/US$4 per 1000 words. Reprints pay up to a maximum of - £7.00. Deadline: November 8, 2025. Accepts reprints.

Flame Tree: Gilgamesh. Genre: SFF stories that really interrogate Gilgamesh and all his flaws, traits and relationships. Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. Deadline: November 9, 2025.

Flame Tree: Helen of Troy. Genre: Stories that delve deeper into the character and backstory of Helen, to shine a light on more than her immediate link to the Trojan War. Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. Deadline: November 9, 2025.

Fleame Tree: Of Blood & Petals and The Tarot of Love. Genre: Romantic fantasy. See themes. 

Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. Deadline: November 10, 2025. 

Poetry Sango-Ota. Restrictions: Open to African poets. Genre: Poetry. "We are interested in poems with a keen connection to a sense of place, nature, or otherworldly geographies." Payment: N10,000 (ten thousand naira) per poem. Deadline: November 10, 2025. Open from the 1st to the 10th of every month. 

Ornithopter Press. Genre: Full-length poetry manuscripts. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 12, 2025.

Flame Tree: Ghost Lights. Genre: Horror. See theme. Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. Deadline: November 14, 2025.

Luna Station Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $10. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

Varnish Prize for Fiction. Genre: Short fiction, up to 5,000 words. Prize: First Place: $350. Second Place: $100. Third Place: $50. Deadline: November 15, 2025. Closes when cap is reached.

Severn River Publishing. Genre: Full-length series fiction. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

Usawa Literary Review. Genre: Feminist poetry, fiction, CNF by and about underrepresented communities. (Journal is based in India.) See theme. Payment: INR1,000/$12. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

The Spectacle. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $50. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

Crimson Quill Quarterly. Genre: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and grimdark subgenres of fantasy fiction. Length: Up to 10,000 words. Payment: $35. Deadline: November 15, 2025.

Kissed by the Elements. Restrictions: Priority given to Canadians. Genre: Romance short story. See theme. Payment: 1 cent/word CAD. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

The Blue Route. Restrictions: Only the work of current undergraduate writers will be considered. Genres: Fiction, or creative nonfiction totaling no more than 3000 words. Payment: $25. Deadline: November 15, 2025.

Revolute. Genre: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Payment: $50. Only pays writers based in the US. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

Mascara Review. Genre: Nonfiction, reviews, poetry, fiction. Payment: Poems $100; Fiction and essays $200; Reviews $200. Only pays Australian writers. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Funny stories. Genre: Nonfiction. We are looking for stories about something that happened to you in your life - in your relationship with a partner or spouse, a parent or child, a family member or friend, at work or at home that made you and the people around you laugh out loud. Did you mean for it to be funny? Payment: $200. Deadline: November 15, 2025. 

These Dreaming Hills. Restrictions: Open to writers with strong connections to Appalachia. Genre: Speculative fiction rooted in central Appalachia between 1,000-6,000 words. Payment: US $.08/word. Deadline: November 15, 2025.

The Lorelei Signal. Genre: Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Deadline: November 15, 2025. Accepts reprints.

Sublimation. Genre: Speculative poetry and art. See theme. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 15, 2025.

Raconteur Press. Genre: Short stories. "Robots, androids, drones. Stories about life with our synthetic helpers. Does artificial intelligence lead to artificial emotions? What happens when your kid wants to grow up to be just like his droid? Automatons with attitude." Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 16, 2025.

Meetinghouse. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art. Payment: $40 for digital content, $100 for prose published in print, and $50 for each poem published in print. Deadline: November 16, 2025.

The Stinging Fly. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page; Poetry: €50 per poem; Featured Poet: €250. Deadline: November 18, 2025.

Channel. Genre: Fiction, art, creative non-fiction, and poetry that engages with the natural world, and have a particular interest in work which encourages reflection on human interaction with plant and animal life, landscape and the self. Payment: €40/poem, and €50/page of prose up to €150. Deadline: November 20, 2025.

Farmer-ish. Genre: Nonfiction, CNF, poetry related to farming (including recipes). Payment: $25 for print journal. Deadline: November 21, 2025. See themes.

The Deadlands. Genre: Fiction. "The Deadlands exists in liminal spaces between life, death, and elsewhere. We are looking for fiction that concerns itself with death—but also everything death may involve." Payment: 10 cents/word for fiction. Deadline: November 21, 2025. Accepts reprints. 

Horizon Review. Restrictions: Open to current residents of the Southwest (New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah), with preference given to submissions from New Mexico. Genre: Fiction, poetry, CNF, art. Payment: $25. Deadline: November 24, 2025.

Fashionably Late. Genre: Nonfiction anthology featuring LQBTQIA+ people who came out later in life. “We want to hear about the challenges and joys you faced as part of your journey.” Payment: $50. Deadline: November 28, 2025.

Split Lip Magazine. Genre: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $75 for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews web issues. Deadline: November 30, 2025. Closes when they reach capacity, so submit early.

The Inspector Pooh Case Files. Genre: Private investigator stories based on Pooh characters. Stories must be novelette or novella length, 18,000 – to 40,000 words. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

JMS Books. Genre: LGBTQ stories, 12,000 words minimum. See themes. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Singapore Unbound: Suspect. Restrictions: Open to authors who identify as Asian. Genre: Fiction and essays (maximum 6,500 words) or poetry (maximum 10 pages). See theme. Payment: $100. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

parABnormal. Genre: Nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. "For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores." Payment: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints. $10.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Griffith Review. Genre: Poetry. See theme. Payment: AUD $200. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

BRB Books: Tales from the Little Library Anthology. Genre: Speculative fiction, set in the libraries of your childhood. Payment: $15. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Stygian Zine: Love Lies Dying. Genre: short stories, personal musings, visual art, and comics on theme Love Lies Dying. Payment: CAD20. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Silver Sun Books: Bandits & Botany Anthology. Genre: Fantasy fiction on the theme, Bandits & Botany. Payment: £5. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Strange Pilgrims. Genre: Fiction and nonfiction. “We’re not married to any genre, structure, or subject. We love surreal, speculative, and fabulist stories; unhinged, lyric, and fragmented essays; voice-driven experimental narratives and slow-burn realism; cultural and literary criticism; hyper-intellectual riffs and children’s stories — so long as they move." Payment: $50 for flash prose, $200 for longer works. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

APEP Press: Feline Frights – Whiskers Between Worlds. Genre: Cat-themed horror stories. Payment: $20 for originals, $10 for reprints. Deadline: November 30, 2025. Accepts reprints.

Small Robin Press. Genre: Creative Nonfiction. Theme: Walls — real, imagined, perceived, constructed, demolished, and rebuilt. Payment: $50. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Manawaker Studio: 100 Word Project. Genre: Speculative fiction of exactly 100 words. See theme. Payment: $1. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

This Is Not Your Mother’s Eating Disorder. Genre: Personal essay. Theme: Eating disorder. Payment: $250. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Nonbinary Review. Genre: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. Length: Up to 3,000 words for prose; up to 3 pages for poetry. See theme. Payment: $0.01/word for prose, $10 for poetry. $25 flat fee for visual art, or $50 for pieces chosen as cover art. Deadline: November 30, 2025. Accepts reprints.

Baltimore Review. Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, videos (including poetry), and cross-genre work. Payment: $50. Deadline: November 30, 2025. May close early if they reach their cap.

Fahmidan Publishing is a publisher for all POC & Women ardent in battle against subjugation. Genre: Poetry or fiction chapbook. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

The Fiddlehead. Genre: Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, art, poetry. See theme. Payment: $65 CAD per published page. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Claudine. Genre: Fiction, CNF, micros. " We like fairy tales, magical realism, hauntings, but more than any genre, we love prose that makes us ache and images that linger. (Sea creatures, always a plus.)" Payment: $25. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Contemporary Verse 2. Genre: Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $35 - $150. Deadline: November 30, 2025. Free submissions for Canadians only.

The Hudson Review. Genre: Fiction. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Dragon Soul Press: Forever Yours. Genre: All love stories with a happily ever after. All genres accepted.  Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Nimrod. Genre: Poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Payment: $10 per page, with a $200 maximum. Deadline: November 30, 2025. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

Broken Sleep Books. Genre: Poetry collections (40+ pages). Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Haven Speculative. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. Payment: 8¢ per word for fiction and $20 for poetry. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Black Fox Literary Magazine. Genre: Fiction, CNF, poetry, art. Payment: $20. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Poet Lore. Genre: Poetry and poetry translations. Payment: $50. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Inkd Publishing: Phantom Dusk. Genre: Speculative fiction. See theme. Payment: Minimum $10. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

khōréō. Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. "This includes, but is not limited to, first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, persons who identify with one or more diaspora communities, persons who have been displaced or whose heritage has been erased due to colonialism/imperialism, transnational/transracial adoptees, and anyone whose heritage and history includes ‘here and elsewhere’. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work." Genre: Stories, art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. See theme. Payment: 10 cents/word for fiction, and $100- $400 for art. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Fantabulosa! Restrictions: Open to Queer writers. Genre: Speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. Payment: $0.08/word for prose, and $50 for poetry. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Flame Arrow. Restrictions: Submissions are restricted to Canadian authors or permanent residents. Genre: Speculative fiction novels and novellas. See theme. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: November 30, 2025.

Blood in the Sandstone. Genre: Desert Horror. Payment: $25. Deadline: November 30, 2025. Extended deadline for marginalized writers.

New Orleans Review. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Payment: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. Deadline: November 30, 2025. In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, there are no submission fees during the month of November for all Indigenous writers, not limited to those living in/born the US.

AND A FEW MORE...

Eternal Haunted Summer. Genre: Poetry, short fiction. See theme. Payment: $5. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

Breath and Shadow  Genre: Writing on any topic for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama; these pieces do not have to be "about" disability. However nonfiction, academic, and similar articles (profiles, interviews, opinion pieces) do have to relate to disability in some way. Payment: $25 for poetry, $40 for fiction, and $40 for nonfiction. In addition to publication and payment, Breath & Shadow will post links to contributors' work on other sites and to their Web site or e-mail address. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

Bold Strokes Books: Gender Ever After – Gender-Affirming Sapphic Romance Stories. Genre: Sapphic Romance. Payment: $50. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

Extremities: Choose Your Own Death. Genre: Queer adult horror novellas. Novella length: 30K–40K words. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

Wallstrait. Genre: Flash fiction, longer stories, hybrid, and experimental stuff you can't quite define. Length: Up to 5,000 words. Payment: $25. Deadline: December 1, 2025. 

IHRAM Publishes. Genre: Poetry, fiction, esssays, art. Theme: Echoes from the Street: Homelessness and the Unhoused. Payment: $50 for writing, $25 for art. Deadline: December 1, 2025.

The Other Stories (Audio). Genre: Horror on themes. Payment: 15 GBT. Deadline: December 1, 2025. See themes.

Lycan Valley. Genre: Modern day reimagining of the Medusa story. "We want to see a strong bipoc woman* deeply rooted in culture. And, regardless of how she gets there, Medusa should be victorious and win in the end." Novella length (between 17,000 and 30,000 words) is preferred, but will consider both novellas and full-length novels for this project. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: December 1, 2025. Read guidelines HERE.

Eldritch Cat Press: The Lantern Keepers. Genre: Speculative short stories “We’re looking for tales that include characters who serve as guides, guardians, or messengers between the threshold of the living and the dead, lost or otherworldly. We want stories with haunting, dreadful, eerie, creeping or even sorrowful vibes." Payment: $10. Deadline: December 1, 2025.