Publishers: Creative Writing / Short Stories

101 Publishers
  • 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.

  • 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.