Recommended Reading Pays $300 Per Short Story

Recommended Reading, a magazine by Electric Literature, is currently seeking submissions of short stories. They publish one story a week. Each story is 2,000 to 10,000 words. They pay $300 per story.

According to their website:

“Before submitting, please take some time to read Recommended Reading, especially those recommended by Electric Literature, in which we showcase original fiction. Recommended Reading publishes fiction ranging in length from 2,000 to 10,000 words, and pays each contributor $300. We accept simultaneous submissions, but if your story is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw it immediately through the Submittable system. We can only consider one story by an author at any given time.”

The deadline to submit it May 31st, 2016.

To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

For even more short story publishers, check out our list of 19 Short Story Publishers that Pay $500+ Per Story.

 

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