These magazines pay up to $500 for fiction. A few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. They are open now, or will open soon for submissions. – S. Kalekar

Neon Hemlock Press: Baffling Magazine
Baffling Magazine, from Neon Hemlock Press, publishes speculative fiction with the Queer bent; they’re open for unthemed speculative fiction, as well as stories on the Strange Forms theme.
Deadline: 15 December 2024
Length: Up to 1,200 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.

Short Story, Long
This magazine is open for fiction submissions. While they accept works of 2,000-8,000 words, their preferred length is 3,000-5,500 words.
Deadline: 31 December 2024
Length: See above
Pay: $100
Details here.

Astrolabe
They want “work about how we seek out, discover, and grasp onto connection. Into the woods. Across a line. Beneath the ocean. Along a seam. Into the branches of an alternate present or the crevasse of an alternate future. Across the rifts between one another. And then, once we find one other, the myths we make. We’re excited to see as many interpretations of this broad theme as there are stars in the night sky. We’re open to work of all genres, with a particular fondness for anything that moves beyond realism in form or content or spirit.” And, “We’ll happily consider fiction and CNF in all prose forms—prose poetry, micro, flash, and beyond—but we’re not considering lineated poetry at the moment.” They will soon open for submissions. 
Reading period: 21 December 2024 to 21 January 2025 (for fee-free submissions)
Length: Up to 3,000 words for prose
Pay: $50
Details here.

Headland
This literary journal accepts submissions from Australia & New Zealand and around the world. They publish fiction and creative non-fiction only. They’re reading submissions for Issue 23.
Deadline: 10 January 2025
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $50
Details here.
Imaginary Comma: Thirteen Podcast
This is a horror podcast. “We are an audio-drama/audio fiction podcast specializing in feature length (~ one hour) productions that are characterized by slow-burn, atmospheric stories, horror and ghost stories.”
Deadline: Open now
Length: Unspecified
Pay: $50 for stories up to 5,000 words, $75 for stories over 5,000 words
Details here.

StarShipSofa
This is a science fiction magazine. “From the soft, social science fiction to the weird pulpy stuff to the vigorous hard SF and YA adventure. We welcome all sub-genres and all variety of punks in all their colours. From high-octane action to quiet philosophical stories, we’re after it all. Science fiction is a rich and diverse genre, push its boundaries as far as you can go.
We welcome translations and are very interested in stories that take place/written by authors outside the US/Anglo-sphere, as well as alternative movements and styles. These include (but not limited to) “non-Western” science fiction, Chinese SF, Soviet speculative fiction, Afro-futurism, etc. The exception is that the SF element must be the backbone of the story. It cannot be an afterthought, or simple window dressing.” They also accept some reprints (see guidelines). And, “Paid story length runs from 3,000 words up to 7,000 words. Most of the stories we accept are between 3500 and 5000 words.” Do not send fantasy or supernatural horror stories.
Deadline: Open now
Length: See above
Pay: $50
Details here.

After Dinner Conversation
This magazine publishes short stories on philosophical / ethical themes, and have extensive guidelines. They publish work for adults, as well as young adults and children. Submission is via a form.
Deadline: Open now
Length: Children’s Stories:  under 1,500 words; Young Adult:  under 3,500 words; Adult: 1,500-7,000 words (see their notes for story length in the last category)
Pay: $75
Details here and here.

Room Magazine
They only accept works by folks of marginalized genders, including but not limited to women (cisgender and transgender),  transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people. They’re reading submissions on the Rest/Unrest theme. “In Rest/Unrest, we’ll unravel the forces and structures denying us rest and celebrate the act of reclaiming it. Send us your stories, poems, and hybrid pieces on moments of pause, sacred naps, and rebelling against our hyper-productive world. (They) … welcome writing on burnout, rest as resistance, hibernation, fallow periods, reclaiming time, and your unique interpretations of rest/unrest. … Our editors are interested in sharp, relevant, and provocative works of CNF, fiction that is visceral, concise, and of deep emotional resonance, and poetry that urges questions, dreaming, and feeling inside the reader.” There’s no deadline given, they’ll read on this theme until the issue is filled. Please note, there are several tabs/options on their Submittable, please be sure to choose the correct one.
Deadline: Open now
Length: Up to 3,500 words for fiction and creative nonfiction, up to 5 poems
Pay: CAD50 per page up (up to CAD200)
Details here and here.

Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.