Heat Death is “a newsletter about yesterday, tomorrow, and all the crises in between.” They’re always looking to commission guest essays and pieces that fit with their “primary ethos – weird deep dives into history, ecology, culture, and the unexpected intersections between them.” They offer an honorarium of $50 to $75 per piece. The sweet spot for finished pieces is between 2,000 and 4,000 words, though they have commissioned longer pieces when the idea calls for it. If interested, direct your pitches to aelbein@gmail.com. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mizna presents contemporary, critical, and experimental art, writing, and film centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. In general, literary works of poetry, visual poetry, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, and comics are considered. According to one of their calls, contributors receive a $200 honorarium. To learn more, refer to the bottom of this page.
Fairy Tale Review is an annual literary journal dedicated to publishing new fairy tales and to helping raise public awareness of fairy tales as a diverse, innovative art form. They consider prose fiction, verse fiction, nonfiction, creative scholarship, and poetry; they also welcome work that does not fall neatly into any category. According to their guidelines, they pay a $50 honorarium. To learn more, refer to this page.
Grain is an internationally acclaimed literary journal that publishes engaging, surprising, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists. They are interested in poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction. According to their guidelines, all contributors, regardless of genre, are paid $50 per page to a maximum of $250. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Republic is a print and digital publication providing in-depth coverage of underreported stories and issues affecting Nigerians and Africans at large. They work with contributors across Africa and the diaspora to create in-depth stories and report on issues affecting Africans. According to their guidelines, they pay around $200 for fiction. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Bombay Literary Magazine‘s mission is to promote writers through their fine work. They are interested in nonfiction that looks at literature from a “writerly” perspective. They publish stories, poems, essays, reviews, visual narratives and graphic fiction. According to their guidelines, they pay around $60 USD per published contribution. To learn more, refer to this page.
Channel is an Irish journal born out of the climate crisis, publishing poetry and prose that fosters connection with the natural world. They welcome poetry, fiction and prose non-fiction. According to their guidelines, they pay €35 per printed page, up to a total maximum of €250 per piece and with a minimum fee of €50 for single-page works. For work published online, they pay €35 per 400 words, up to a maximum of €250 per piece and with a minimum fee of €50. To learn more, refer to this page.
Abyss & Apex is a speculative fiction magazine. According to their guidelines, they pay USD $.08/word up to 1,000 words, and a flat payment of $80.00 for longer stories. To learn more, refer to this page.
Mysterion is an ezine of Christian-themed speculative fiction. They are looking for speculative stories--science fiction, fantasy, horror--with Christian themes, characters, or cosmology. Stories can be up to 9000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay 8 cents/word for original stories and 4 cents/word for reprints. To learn more, refer to this page.
Extra Teeth is a Scottish literary magazine. They accept creative fiction and nonfiction between 800 and 4,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay £140 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
Fusion Fragment is a speculative fiction magazine. They are looking for science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 15,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay 4 cents (CAD) per word, up to a maximum of $400 (CAD) per story. To learn more, refer to this page.
Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative-fiction online magazine. They publish fiction and poetry, one story and one poem per month. All submissions must be 1200 words or less. According to their guidelines, they pay a flat 8 cents USD per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Baffling Magazine is a quarterly online magazine of flash fiction. They are looking for speculative stories that explore science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a queer bent. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.08/word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Tasavvur, which literally means Imagination in Urdu/ Hindi, aims to provide a warm and cozy space for imaginative short stories. According to their guidelines, they pay 3 cents per word for stories up-to 5,000 words and $100 for commissioned non-fiction pieces. To learn more, refer to this page.
FIYAH is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories by and about Black people of the African Diaspora. They accept submissions of short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words and novelettes up to 15,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay 0.08/word and $50 USD for poetry. To learn more, refer to this page.
Flame Tree publishes beautiful books with timeless storytelling for the modern reader. According to one of their calls for submisisons, they pay 8 cents/6 pence per word. To see their most recent calls, refer to this page.
The Virginia Quarterly Review is a literary magazines published by the University of Virginia. They welcome poetry of all types and length, short fiction of 2,500–8,000 words, and nonfiction of 3,000–7,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $200 per poem and $1,000 and above for short fiction and other prose. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Suburban Review is a quarterly digital journal of short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and art. They’re interested in publishing the work of writers from all over Australia and the world. According to their guidelines, they pay $450 for fiction of 2000-2500 words, $400 for creative non-fiction of 1250-2000 words, and $375 for one poem over 30 lines. To learn more, refer to this page.
Poetry Wales is the national poetry magazine of Wales. In addition to poetry, they are open to pitches for features, interviews, and reviews. According to their guidelines, they pay £20/page for poetry, £67.50/1500-word for reviews, and £150/3000 word for articles. To learn more, refer to this page.
khōréō is a quarterly magazine of speculative fiction and migration. They are looking for short speculative fiction under 5,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.10/word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Diabolical Plots is an original fiction magazine. They are interested in science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories with a speculative element. Stories should be 3500 words or less. According to their guidelines, they pay 10 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Offing is an online literary magazine publishing creative writing in all genres and art in all media. According to their guidelines, they pay a $25–$100 fee, depending on department and number/length of works published. To learn more, refer to this page.
Solarpunk Magazine publishes fiction, poetry, essays, and art that envisions a hopeful and sustainable future. According to their guidelines, they pay $.08 per word for fiction ($100 minimum), $40 per poem, and $75 for nonfiction (per essay or article). To learn more, refer to this page.
Aniko Magazine publishes poetry, flash fiction, short stories and creative nonfiction by writers from Australia and around the world. They also accept more experimental work. According to their guidelines, the author of each published piece receives $125.00 (AUD). To learn more, refer to this page.
The Green European Journal is a political ecology magazine. They publish “articles which track political currents and ideas, offering fresh perspectives and frontline analysis.” They look to two dimensions to guide their content: political ecology and Europe. The inclusion of “these two aspects – whether to a lesser or greater extent – is of first and foremost importance when the editorial team makes decisions on content.” They publish articles in a range of formats, including analysis, essays, case studies and features, reviews, interviews, and fiction. According to their editor-in-chief, they usually pay €300 to €400 per piece. To learn more, refer to this page.
THEMA literary journal was born in a Chinese restaurant in 1988 as the result of a conversation over how different writers would respond to a single quirky theme—specifically, stories involving the fortune cookies received that day. According to their guidelines, they pay $25 for short story, $25 for nonfiction/essay, $10 for short-short piece under 1000 words, and $10 for poem. To learn more, refer to this page.
Eye to the Telescope is a quarterly online journal that publishes science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative poetry. According to their guidelines, they pay US 5¢/word for poetry. To learn more, refer to this page.
Brick is an international literary journal published twice a year out of Toronto. They crave non-fiction pieces with formal integrity that take creative approaches to rich ideas. According to their guidelines, they pay $65–720, depending on the length of accepted work. To learn more, refer to this page.
Underland Arcana is a fiction magazine that wanders off to points unexplored on any map. They are looking for previously unpublished short fiction that veers into the numinous, the esoteric, the supernatural, and the weird. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.01 / word—up to 5,000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
Berlin lit is an international online journal for new poetry in English, published quarterly. According to their guidelines, they pay contributors 20 euro per poem. To learn more, refer to this page.