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 €60 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 €60. 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 and US$40 flat per poem. 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 10 cents per word for fiction ($100 minimum), $50 per poem, and $100 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.
Short Fiction is a high-quality online journal (previously also in print, since 2006), publishing some of the finest short stories from around the world. They accept fiction between 500 and 5,000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay 2p (£0.02) per word, to the nearest 100 words, with a minimum of £30 and maximum £100. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Pig’s Back is a literary prose journal that aims to bring the rest of Ireland - and in turn, the world - to the northwest. They seek submissions of previously unpublished fiction and non-fiction. Word count should be between 2000 and 5000 words. According to their guidelines, all contributors receive a flat fee of €300. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Stinging Fly is a literary magazine, a book publisher, an education provider, and an online platform. They publish new, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers. According to their guidelines, they pay €50 per magazine page for fiction and nonfiction, €150 for flash fiction/shorter essays, and €50 per magazine page for poetry. To learn more, refer to this page.
The Cincinnati Review is a literary magazine published by the University of Cincinnati. It features poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. They welcome submissions from writers at any point in their careers. According to their guidelines, they pay $25/page for prose and $30/page for poetry in the print journal. To learn more, refer to this page.
Ninth Letter is the award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois. They are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter, as well as more traditional literary work. They charge a submission fee, but there are waivers. According to their guidelines, they pay $25 per poem and $100 for prose. To learn more, refer to this page.
Poet Lore is America’s oldest poetry journal. In its current form, Poet Lore is a biannual print journal of poetry, featuring the finest in contemporary writing. According to their guidelines, they pay contributors $50 per published poem. To learn more, refer to this page.