Sci Phi Journal is a cosy waystation for travellers who, through no fault of their own, find themselves at the cosmic intersection between speculative philosophy, cultural anthropology and hard SF. They are not too keen on stories predominantly about the sentiments and subjective experiences of fictional people. They want hard SF that zooms out of the personal and lifts off into the structural, the systemic, the epic. They are looking for stories no longer than 2000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay 3 (Euro) cents per word for original fiction, and are unable to provide payment for non-fiction. To learn more, refer to this page.
Electric Literature is a nonprofit digital publisher with the mission to make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. They accept submissions of short stories, personal narratives, cultural criticism, poetry, flash prose, and graphic narratives through Submittable during designated submission periods two to four times a year. Pitches for critical essays, humor pieces, interviews, and reading lists are accepted via email year-round. According to their guidelines, they pay $300 for fiction and $100 for poetry, flash prose, graphic narratives, and essays. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Ex-Puritan is an independent online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry, reviews, and experimental work, The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing. They seek submissions all year round, from anywhere in the world. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 per interview, $200 per essay, $100 per review, $150 per work of fiction, and $50 per poem. To learn more, refer to this page.
Southword: New International Writing is a print literary journal published twice a year by the Munster Literature Centre. Unsolicited submissions of poetry and short fiction are open annually, during the windows for submissions. According to their guidelines, they pay €50 per poem and €400 per short story. Stories should be up to 5000 words. To learn more, refer to this page.
Brink is an in-print literary journal dedicated to publishing hybrid, cross-genre work of emerging and established creatives who often reside outside traditional artistic disciplines. They accept a variety of hybrid work from work that resists categories, Nonfiction to Fiction, from Poetry to Translation. According to their guidelines, they pay $25 per poem and $50 for other work (less than 1500 words). To learn more, refer to this page.
The First Line's aim is to jump start the imagination--to help writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line. All stories must be written with the first line provided. For fiction, the story should be between 300 and 5,000 words. They are open to all genres. They also accept poetry and non-fiction. According to their guidelines, they pay $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). To learn more, refer to this page.
Cast of Wonders is a young adult speculative short fiction market dedicated to publishing fiction that reflects the entire spectrum of the human experience. They are open to stories up to 6,000 words in length, and aim for a 12-17 age range. All submissions must be anonymous. According to their guidelines, they pay $.08/word for original fiction of any length. For reprints, they offer a $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction. To learn more, refer to this page.
Old Moon publishes character-focused, weird sword-and-sorcery: stories dark and tragic, set in a secondary or historical-paranormal world. They are looking for fiction submissions of 1,000-10,000 words, and also accept poetry. According to their guidelines, they pay 8c (0.08 USD) per word per short story and $50 per poem. To learn more, refer to this page.
Nashville Review is an online, MFA student-run literary magazine at Vanderbilt University. A triannual review, they publish fiction, poetry, comics, art, nonfiction, and performance art videos. They consider submissions in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction two times a year — August and January. According to their guidelines, they pay $25 per poem and $100 for prose and art pieces. To learn more, refer to this page.
Pulp Literature is a literary magazine. They are looking for any genre or between-genre work of literature up to 50 pages in length. That includes short stories, novellas, poetry, and comics. According to their guidelines, they pay $0.05 – $0.08 per word for short stories (up to 5000 words), $0.03 – $0.06 per word between 5000 and 10000 words, and $0.02 – $0.04 per word for works over 10000 words. Poetry pays between $25 – $50. To learn more, refer to this page.