These magazines/websites pay $100 and up for fiction. Some of them also accept non-fiction, reviews, poetry, translations, and comics. They don’t charge a submission fee, or they have fee-free options. – S. Kalekar
For those of you who are interested in publishing your writing in these publications, I highly recommend getting a copy of Submit, Publish, Repeat. It is a wonderful guide to publishing your creative writing in literary journals and magazines. It is available here. –– Jacob Jans
The Georgia Review
This literary magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. For prose, they have published work of less than one page in length to more than 60. There is no fee for mailed submissions.
Deadline: 14 May 2019
Length: Unspecified for prose; up to five poems
Pay: $50/page for fiction and non-fiction ($50 for book briefs), $4/line for poetry
Details here.
Vastarien
This journal is a source of critical study and creative response to the corpus of Thomas Ligotti as well as associated authors and ideas. They want literary horror fiction inspired by Ligottian and/or related themes. They also want scholarly and/or critical articles pertaining these themes, and poetry.
Deadline: 15 May 2019
Length: 750-6,000 words for literary horror fiction, 2,000-7,500 words for articles, poetry of up to 50 lines
Pay: $0.05/word for prose, $50/poem
Details here.
Nashville Review
This literary magazine accepts fiction, and they hope to work with emerging and established authors. They also accept translations, non-fiction (memoir excerpts, essays, and imaginative meditations), poetry, and comics. Submissions for literary comics are open year-round.
Deadline: 31 May 2019
Length: Up to 8,000 words for prose, including novel extracts; up to 3 poems; anything from one-page comics to graphic novel excerpts
Pay: $100 for prose, $25 for poetry
Details here.
Grain Magazine
This literary magazine accepts work from Canadian and other writers around the world. The magazine is published four times a year. They publish fiction, literary non-fiction, and poetry that is “engaging, surprising, eclectic, and challenging”, according to their guidelines. Queries for submissions of work in other forms (i.e. short plays, comics, etc.) are welcome.
Deadline: 31 May 2019
Length: Up to 3,500 words for prose; up to 6 pages for poetry
Pay: $50/page, up to $250
Details here.
El Chapo Review
This is a new magazine and they accept fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They will read any genre for fiction: sci-fi, fantasy, crime, neo-noir, literary, historical, absurdist, surrealist, magic realism, romance, horror, mystery, bizarre, gonzo, fairy tale, or any other. Despite the name, they are not really looking for pieces on drugs, cartels, kingpins, etc.
Deadline: 1 June 2019
Length: Up to 1,000 words
Pay: $100
Details here.
SubTerrain Magazine
This Canadian literary magazine accepts fiction, non-fiction, and commentary from emerging and established writers, including underrepresented groups. They do not accept unsolicited poetry. They are currently reading for their general Summer/Fall issue. There is no fee for mailed submissions.
Deadline: 24 June 2019
Length: Up to 3,000 words for fiction, 4,000 words for other prose
Pay: CAD0.10/word for prose, up to CAD500; CAD50 per poem
Details here.
New Haven Review
They like their writers to have a connection with the New Haven area, though this is not mandatory. They publish fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and poetry. They also publish translated poems.
Deadline: Rolling
Length: No length guidelines for prose; shorter pieces tend to be 1,200 words, longer ones may run into several thousand; 4-6 poems
Pay: At least $500 for prose, at least $25 per poem
Details here.
The Sun
This award-winning magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. They tend to favour personal writing, but are also looking for provocative pieces on political and cultural issues. They also pay well for interviews and photography.
Deadline: Rolling
Length: No minimum length guidelines for fiction and non-fiction; rarely publish something over 7,000 words
Pay: $300-2,000 for fiction and non-fiction; $100-250 for poetry
Details here.
The Dark
This online magazine publishes horror and dark fantasy. Their guidelines say, “Don’t be afraid to experiment or to deviate from the ordinary; be different – try us with fiction that may fall out of “regular” categories.” This is, however, not a market for graphic, violent horror. They also accept reprints.
Deadline: Rolling
Length: Up to 6,000 words
Pay: $0.06/word
Details here.
Overland
This is an Australian literary magazine. They publish fiction, poetry, and essays. They publish fiction “by new and diverse writers (as well as some established authors) with a focus on work that is politically engaged, intellectually challenging and emotionally charged, across a range of genres and styles.” They actively seek work from emerging writers in regional Australia.
Deadline: Rolling
Length: Unspecified
Pay: AUD500 for print fiction and essays; AUD150 per poem and online fiction; AUD120 for online essays
Details here and here.