These magazines and anthologies pay $50 to $700 for fiction; a couple of the magazines also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. A few calls are themed. – S. Kalekar
Westerly
This Australian literary magazine publishes fiction, non-fiction, reviews, and poetry. The deadline for all creative work is end-July; scholarly articles are accepted year-round. Please note, “While we will accept submissions from non-subscribers, should your work be accepted for publication in this instance, we will offer you the opportunity to take out a discounted year’s subscription as part-payment for your work.”
- Deadline: 31 July 2023
- Length: Up to 3,500 words fiction and creative non-fiction, up to 5 poems, 500-700 words for reviews
- Pay (in AUD): $200 for fiction and articles, $120-150 for poetry, $100 for reviews and visual art/intro essay, $120 for online publication
Water Dragon Publishing: Dragon Gems Anthology
This is an unthemed anthology; they want speculative fiction in any genre except horror. They also accept reprints. Submission is via a form.
- Deadline: 31 July 2023
- Length: 2,000-6,000 words
- Pay: $0.02/word
Diabolical Plots
This award-winning magazine publishes science fiction, fantasy, and horror (everything must have a speculative element, even horror). Scroll down the guidelines page for the list of things they like, including weird fiction, sense of wonder, and strong character and plot arcs. They also accept translations. They have opened a brief submission period.
- Deadline: 31 July 2023
- Length: Up to 3,500 words
- Pay: $0.10/word
Details here.
GigaNotoSaurus
They publish science fiction and fantasy, or any combination thereof. Their pay rates have increased.
- Deadline: 1 August 2023
- Length: 5,000-25,000 words
- Pay: $200
Mysterion
They want science fiction, fantasy and horror stories that engage meaningfully with Christian themes, characters or cosmology. The stories need not teach a moral, or be close to an approved theological position, or be pro-Christian. They are especially interested in stories that show Christians from cultures beyond those of the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. They also accept translations and reprints. They have two annual reading periods for fiction, January and July. Art is accepted through the year.
- Deadline: 1 August 2023
- Length: Up to 9,000 words
- Pay: $0.08/word
The First Line Journal
They want fiction and poetry that begins with pre-set first lines, one for each quarterly issue. For nonfiction, they want critical articles about your favorite first line from a literary work. For fiction and poetry, the first line for the Fall issue is: ‘As soon as Harriet entered the building, she headed to the seventh floor.’
- Deadline: 1 August 2023
- Length: 300-5,000 words for fiction; 500-800 words for nonfiction
- Pay: $25-50 for fiction, $25 for nonfiction, $10 for poetry (less postage fee for international writers who want print contributor copies – see guidelines)
Details here.
Sci Phi Journal
This magazine is open for submissions of stories up to 2,000 words. They want Campbellian hard science fiction, fictional non-fiction, and speculative philosophy.
- Deadline: 4 August 2023
- Length: Up to 2,000 words
- Pay: €0.03/word for prose, and €0.01/word for translations
Details here.
Flame Tree Publishing: Folk Horror
This is a folk horror anthology. “Folk horror evokes the spirit of the land. With the steady rhythm of ancient life it breathes in the stories that dwell amongst the shadows, and exhales thick shrouds of darkness to overwhelm the reader with the shivering and writhing of supernatural murmurings. Dark folkloric tales emerge from the forests of the North, the deserts of the south, the mountain passes and the long cold nights under the stars. Can you conjure such fare from your dark imagination?” This will likely be quite competitive, as they are only looking for a limited number of stories via the open call: “We’re looking for four stories to join the curated selection by Paul Kane and Marie O’Regan which will launch our new series, Beyond and Within, next Summer.” They only want original stories, not reprints, for this anthology.
- Deadline: 6 August 2023
- Length: 2,000-4,000 words; can read slightly outside this range
- Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.
Cirsova
Their tagline is, ‘Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense’. They have detailed guidelines about the kind of stories they want; apart from Weird Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror, some of the sub-genres are Monstergirls, Raygun Romance, Radium Adventures, Sword & Planet, Space Cops, Lost World, Pre-Historic/Antiquity, Occult Detective/Mystery, Mad Science, and Picaresque Adventure. They will open soon for submissions. Please send your work only during the submission period.
- Reading period: 1st – 7th August 2023
- Length: 2,000-7,500 words (can take longer – see guidelines)
- Pay: $0.0125 (one and a quarter cents) per word
Details here.
Broken Pencil
This is a Canadian publication of zine culture and independent arts. They are open for fiction submissions via Submittable. They want “works of fiction from diverse writers (broadly defined) that conform to no principles, no guidelines, and no preconceptions. We want work that is quirky, surprising, moving, and raw. … Please, no COVID-19 pandemic stories.” They accept pitches for non-fiction. They do not publish poetry.
- Deadline: Open now
- Length: Up to 3,000 words for fiction
- Pay: CAD60-120 for fiction
Details here (general guidelines) and here (fiction guidelines and Submittable).
