These magazines pay for fiction; a few also accept other genres, like non-fiction and poetry. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. – S. Kalekar
Barrelhouse: Baby One More Time
They’re reading fiction submissions for a themed online issue. “Parenting-related short fiction that somehow involves famous musician icons. Think in terms of your daughter being kidnapped by a Beyonce impersonator and the real Beyonce teaming up with you to rescue her. Think of the sons of Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake meeting at a CrossFit class, falling in love, and the ensuing wedding chaos. Think of running away with The Weeknd in a desperate effort to find happiness in this monstrous world…and it becomes your child’s villain origin story.
Rock legends, DJs, rappers, famous drummers, whatever and whoever you love in the music world: put them into an epic and/or funny and/or scary and/or heartbreaking parenting situation. Theirs or yours or someone’s.” They’re also currently open for book reviews, which are unpaid. All other genres are closed.
Deadline: 21 September 2024, or until filled
Length: Up to 3,000 words
Pay: $50
Details here and here.
The Bombay Literary Magazine
This India-based magazine accepts fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and translations from all over the world. They accept submissions until the deadline, or until a cap is reached. Submission is via a form on their website.
Deadline: 30 September 2024, or until filled
Length: 2,000-7,000 words for fiction,
Pay: ₹5,000 (approx. $61)
Details here (also click on Specifics and FAQ on this page).
Apex Magazine
This is a speculative fiction magazine. Through September, they’re open only to writers who have never been paid for their fiction – see the note on their website.
Deadline: 30 September 2024 (unpublished writers only)
Length: Up to 9,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word; additional $0.01/word if the story is podcast.
Details here.
The Deadlands
This is a speculative fiction magazine. For fiction, their guidelines say, “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.” They have detailed guidelines, please read them carefully. They accept fiction, fiction reprints, poetry, art, and nonfiction. They are open in September for fiction only; other genres are closed.
Deadline: 30 September 2024
Length: Up to 5,000 words for fiction
Pay: $0.10/word for fiction
Details here.
Imagitopia
This is a podcast and ezine from Android Press, and they only accept previously published fantasy stories.
Deadline: 30 September 2024
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $0.01/word
Details here, here, and here.
Hearth Stories
This is a speculative fiction magazine. They want “speculative fiction slice-of-life stories with a focus on connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world.
We accept works from 1,000 words up to 10,000. However, the ideal length may be something in the 1,500-3,500 word range. We do not currently accept poetry, non-fiction, or non-speculative work (there needs to be a fantasy or science fiction element present in the work).”
Deadline: 30 September 2024
Length: See above
Pay: $0.01/word for fiction
Details here.
Chestnut Review
They have fee-free and fee-based submission categories for all writers. There is no submission fee for up to 3 poems, or for flash fiction (up to 1,000 words). And, Black and Indigenous writers can submit longer fiction free. They read submissions through the year, with cut-off dates for issues.
Deadline: 30 September 2024 for the Winter issue
Length: See above
Pay: $120
Details here.
Toronto Journal
This journal publishes in print and sound. You can read about them here. They accept short stories from anywhere in the world, and non-fiction pieces about local history (Toronto, the GTA, or surrounding areas – see guidelines).
Deadline: 1 October 2024
Length: Up to 7,500 words
Pay: $50
Details here.
Translunar Travelers Lounge
They want “fun” speculative fiction. “Swashbuckling adventure, deadly intrigue, and gleeful romance are some of the most obvious examples of what we’re looking for, but we won’t say no to more subtle or complicated topics, as long as they fit under the wider “fun” umbrella.” They’re open September 15th through October 15th for their February issue; please note, the first week of submissions (Sept 15-21) is reserved for writers of color.
Deadline: See above
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: $0.03/word
Details here.
Revolute
Revolute is a digital literary magazine founded by the Randolph College MFA program. They recently opened for submissions for their annual reading period. They accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and microreviews. Please note, they can only pay US-based writers. They have a monthly submission quota for each genre.
Deadline: 15 November 2024 (with a monthly submission cap for each genre – see guidelines)
Length: Up to 6,000 words for fiction and nonfiction, up to 3 poems, up to 300 words for reviews
Pay: $50 (US writers only)
Details here and here.
Wild Peach Magazine
This is a new magazine, and their first issue will be published in November. They have detailed guidelines, including, “Wild Peach Magazine publishes work by unpublished and emerging creators, and features profiles and interviews with all kinds of people that thoughtfully explore the varying approaches to being a human.” They want fiction, non-fiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, and art.
Deadline: Open now
Length: No length guidelines for fiction or non-fiction
Pay: $100-500 for essays, $100-500 for fiction, $25 for poems, $50 for reviews, $50-700 for original art/comics/illustrations/photos, $25-200 for reprints
Details here.
Statue Magazine
This is a UK-based omni-genre magazine of short fiction, publishing annually in December. They have published two issues so far. “We are accepting submissions for our third issue. Final decisions will be made in September so ensure you get those short stories sent to us by then (see here).”
Deadline: Open now
Length: Up to 6,000 words (though longer will still be considered)
Pay: £80 per 1,000 words
Details here.
Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.
