The Yale Review is a renowned journal of literature where readers can discover new literature by the best writers of our era alongside engaged, passionate criticism that is beautifully written and powerfully thought. They accept submissions of poetry, fiction, essays, review essays, and translations during their annual submission period from September 1 through September 30. They consider nonfiction pieces (both criticism and essays) of up to 3,000 words for online publication, and pieces of up to 6,000 words for their quarterly print issues.
In addition to accepting submissions, they have a separate process for pitching, which is not via Submittable. According to their pitch guide, they pay between $500 and $1,500 for print prose (around 3,000–5,000 words), between $200 and $500 for online pieces (around 1,000–3,000 words), and $150 for poems online or in print. To learn more, refer to this page.
Podcastle is an audio magazine. They’re open to ‘open to all sub-genres of fantasy, from magical realism to urban fantasy to slipstream to high fantasy, and everything in between.' According to their guidelines, they pay 8c/word for fantasy stories of up to 6,000 words, $100 flat rate for reprints over 1,500 words, and $20 flat rate for flash fiction reprints (stories below 1,500 words). To learn more, refer to this page.
Bourbon Penn publishes highly imaginative stories with a healthy dose of the odd. They are looking for genre / speculative stories and are quite partial to slipstream, cross-genre, magic realism, absurdist, and the surreal. According to their guidelines, they pay 5¢ / word, and stories should have 2000 - 7500 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
At DreamForge Magazine, they welcome readers with a passion for positive fantasy and science fiction. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.08/word for original fiction up to 7,000 words. Speculative poetry is also welcome. To learn more, refer to this page.
Trollbreath Magazine is a journal of speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, publishing electronic issues on a quarterly schedule. They consider original speculative fiction up to 7500 words and original, unpublished poetry. According to their guidelines, they pay 4 cents (United States currency) per word for original fiction works, and 1 cent per word for reprints at the time of publication. They pay a $25 flat fee for poems. To learn more, refer to this page.
Flash Point Science Fiction is a speculative fiction magazine. They want stories from 100 to 1,000 words in length, and are looking for all kinds of fantasy. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.02 per word for first worldwide rights and for non-exclusive reprint rights. To learn more, refer to this page.
Paper Lanterns is a literary journal for all things to do with Teen and Young Adult Literature. They accept creative writing (short stories, poetry, flash fiction) and features (non fiction/essays/opinion pieces). According to their guidelines, they pay €66 for poetry and flash fiction, €110 for short stories, and €115 for essays (non-fiction). To learn more, refer to this page.
At 34 Orchard, they like dark, intense pieces that speak to a deeper truth. They’re not genre-specific; they just like scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad. Their short fiction is from 1000 to 6000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $50. To learn more, refer to this page.
CatsCast publishes speculative cat stories monthly. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.08 per word USD for original fiction (6000 word maximum), $100 flat rate for reprints over 1,500 words, and $20 flat rate for flash fiction reprints (stories below 1,500 words). To learn more, refer to this page.
Air and Nothingness Press is a publisher of French poetry in translation, fantasy, science fiction & handmade books. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.08/word for the stories they publish. To learn more, refer to this page.