These are publishers of short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are open for reprints now, and many of them pay writers. Details about payment are added where relevant. None of them charge a submission fee. Here they are, in no particular order.
All are currently open for submissions, although a few might close soon.
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy
This is an annual publication and they accept reprints only, of science fiction and fantasy stories. The original publication of the story must be in a nationally distributed American or Canadian publication (i.e., periodicals, collections, or anthologies, in print, online, or eBook form – self-published stories are not eligible). Stories must be by a writer who is American or Canadian, or who has made the US or Canada their home. Story length must be 17,499 words or less. The story must be at least loosely categorized as science fiction or fantasy (horror is acceptable if it also has elements of science fiction or fantasy), and must have been published during 1 January to 31 December of the eligibility year. Pay is unspecified. This is published by an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Details here.
Zooscape
This magazine wants stories
prominently featuring an anthropomorphic animal figure. Their guidelines say, “All stories must be
furry. That means an anthropomorphic animal figure should be significantly
featured in your story — it could be anthropomorphic in body or only
intelligence. We’ll consider any type of furry fiction from secret life of
animals to fox in Starbucks. We love science-fiction with animal-like
aliens and fantasy with talking dragons, unicorns, or witch familiars.” They accept stories up to 10,000 words (query for
longer). For original fiction, pay is $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and a flat
rate of $80 for longer. They pay $20 for reprints. They are open for
submissions now. Details here.
Lighten
Up Online
This is a quarterly light verse webzine. Their website says,
“We believe that light verse is very far from being the
poor relation of “proper” poetry.” Send
up to three poems. They also accept reprints. Details here.
Deep Magic
They want clean fantasy and sci-fi stories.
They won’t publish fiction with graphic violence, mature sexual themes, or
profanity. Length
guidelines are 1,000 to 40,000 words. Payment for original fiction is
$0.06/word, capped at capped at $599. For reprinted
stories that are not currently available elsewhere on the internet for free,
they pay $.02 per word for the first 10,000 words, with payment capped at $200
for stories longer than 10,000 words. According
to their Facebook page, the submissions deadline is 30 September 2019. Details here.
Memoir Mixtape: Vol. 11 — The Long & Winding Road
They only accept creative non-fiction essays (up to 3,500
words) and poetry (one poem) for publication – no fiction. “For Volume 11, we
want you to bring us along for your favorite (or least favorite!) rides across
this majestic planet. Of course, we won’t limit you to road trips; if you want
to share the story of your honeymoon in Paris, or your spontaneous jaunt to the
top of Mt. Everest, we’re all ears & eyes! We want all of your travel
stories, whether they’re also love stories, horror stories, success stories…you
know we’re flexible here.
The only rule is the same as it always is: this
trip must include music!”They are accepting work on this theme until 30
September 2019, and they read work year-round. They also accept reprints, and
work from students. Details here.
Cleaver Magazine
This
Philadelphia-based literary magazine publishes fiction (up to 4,000 words),
poetry (up to five poems), and creative nonfiction (up to 3,000 words). In addition to their literary quarterly, they publish weekly
and daily features, including “Life As Activism” (poetry and prose with a
social justice theme), “writer-to-writer” craft essays,
author interviews, travel essays, and reviews of books from
small and independent publishers. They also accept queries from artists and graphic
novelists wishing to be featured. Regarding reprints their guidelines say,
“Previously published work is generally not accepted but we will occasionally
consider work shared on personal blogs/websites or work previously
published in a limited print-only edition.” They accept submissions
year-round. Details here.
Truancy
This magazine publishes “revised folktales, legends, myth and other traditional
narratives that have been made new by your retelling or your original fiction
that has these folkloric elements or mythic elements”, according to their
guidelines. Length guidelines are 1,000-3,000 words for original fiction, and
pay is $0.02/word. For reprint fiction, the editor says, “I will be
reading works of fiction that are not readily available on the World Wide Web,
and I will be giving priority to authors not from the first world and who are
from marginalized communities. Essentially, if you have written revisions of
folktales, folklore or original SFF in chapbooks, or regional magazines, please
don’t be shy to send me your work! I’ll be paying USD25 per reprint.” The
magazine also pays $15 per poem and $60 per fantasy or folklore-based reprint
cover art that fits the issue. The deadline is 30 September 2019. Details here.
Empty House Press
They
want poetry, prose poems, flash fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work that
addresses the way narrative and presence adhere to place and the way they
vanish. Their guidelines also say, “We encourage broad interpretations of what
the idea or image of an empty house might evoke. This includes but is not
limited to writing about home, landscape, place, memory, and of course, the
atmosphere of previously inhabited spaces.”Length guidelines are up to 2,000
words for prose, and up to three poems. Regarding reprints their guidelines
say, “While we prefer previously unpublished work, we are willing to read work
that has appeared on an author’s personal site or blog or at an online venue
that has closed provided that the work is otherwise no longer available or
appears in a significantly different form and appropriate acknowledgements are
included.” They read work year-round, and they are now reading work for Issue
3. Details here.
The Drabblecast
This is a speculative
magazine and podcast and their tagline is “Strange Stories for Strange
Listeners”. Their guidelines say, “We’re looking for
powerful stories that are simultaneously relatable and a good degree off the
beaten path. We’re looking for stories that will work particularly well when
read aloud and treated with full cast audio production. We’re looking for
submissions that are humorous, bizarre, gross, disturbing, badass, interesting
and original”. Short fiction length guidelines are 500-4,000 words. Stories under 500
words are unpaid, and for longer original stories, pay is $0.06/word, capped at $300. For reprint fiction, pay is
$0.03/word, also capped at $300. They also accept artwork.
They are open for submissions now. Details here.
Serial Magazine
They seek exciting stories that their
readers will speed through. They accept all genres, but specialize in genre
fiction like action-adventure, science fiction, mystery, fantasy, horror,
thriller, romance, and Westerns. While “exciting”, “entertaining,” and “fun”
are the main qualifications for their stories, they also appreciate stories
that manage to communicate a positive message. They want stories that make
readers feel good. For romance, their guidelines say, “We love unexpected endings, romances that dip into melodrama, or even
romances that completely switch genres midway through. Romance-horror anyone?
Traditional romances will be accepted too of course, but if you want to have
fun with the genre, you are welcome here.” They
publish reprints. Short stories are 500-10,000 words and for serialized
novellas or novels, each chapter or section must be 7,500-10,000 words. They
also accept black and white comics and illustrations that fit within their
genres, and they have a preference for the aesthetic of vintage pulp fiction
magazines. Pay is at least 0.004/word and royalties, if applicable. Their
guidelines also say, “If your submitted work
has been published before, please let us know where. We accept previously
published work, however we want to make sure that we’re truly helping you gain
more exposure.” They can accept submissions on a rolling basis, and
can accept 100 free submissions via Submittable each month. If this limit is
reached, writers can try again at the beginning of next month for fee-free submissions.
Details here.
Salvation Army: The War Cry
This is a Christian publication and
they publish fiction, albeit a limited amount. They also publish articles,
reprints, news, nonfiction, Use New Living Translation, and photographs. They
require work on specific themes (800-1,250 words) to be submitted 60 days prior
to the issue publication and for special issues of Easter and Christmas, work
has to be submitted six months in advance. They pay $0.35/word for original writing,
and $0.15/word for reprints. They have rolling submissions. Details here.
The
NoSleep Podcast
They want
horror stories for their podcast, written from a first-person perspective.
Stories should provide good audio cues and make good use of dialogue. They also
accept script formats written as an audio drama starring two or more
characters, with more being preferred. Dramas should ideally last 20-40
minutes. Regarding reprints their guidelines say, “Stories
can appear elsewhere. Previously published or performed stories are fine, as
long as you hold the rights to grant usage to The NoSleep Podcast. However,
stories which have not already previously appeared in audio form will have
priority.” They are open now for submissions of short fiction (1,200-2,499
words, pays $100) and regular fiction (2,500 words and over, pays $125) – flash
fiction submissions are closed. Details here.
LIVE
This is a take-home story paper
distributed weekly in adult Sunday School classes. Apart from fiction, they
publish true stories, nonfiction, and how-to articles. Poems, first-person
anecdotes, and short humor are also accepted. LIVE presents realistic
characters who utilize biblical principles to resolve their problems. They
do not accept Bible fiction or science fiction. Even problem-centered stories
should be upbeat. Stories should not be preachy, critical, or moralizing. They
should not present pat, trite, or simplistic answers to problems. Cover
stories are 800 to 1,200 words, and inside stories are 200 to 600 words. Pay is
$0.10/word for original writing and $0.07/word for reprints. They pay $35-60
for poetry. Details here (scroll down).
CRAFT
They publish literary fiction (up to 6,000 words). They also
publish talks, essays, interviews, and book annotations/reviews, but it is
unclear whether they pay for these. Pay is $100-200 for original fiction. They
also consider reprint fiction, but they do not pay for these. Details here.
Lotus-eater Literary Magazine
This is
an online literary magazine based in Rome, and the name of the magazine is from
Tennyson’s poem, ‘The Lotus-eaters’. They publish fiction (all genres),
nonfiction, literary reviews, poetry, and
photographs. Length guidelines are up to 5,000 words for prose, and 3-6
poems. Although they prefer to receive unpublished pieces, reprints are
acceptable. They are reading work for Issue 10, and they accept work year-round.
Details here.
Copperfield Review
This is a
journal of historical fiction – submissions that are not historical in nature
will not be considered. They publish short stories (including flash and novel
excerpts, if they can stand on their own, 500-3,000 words), book reviews,
poetry, interviews with historical novelists, and nonfiction about tips for
writing historical fiction or personal essays about writing historical fiction.
Pay is $15 for book reviews and poetry, $20 for short fiction, and $25 for
interviews. They accept previously published submissions, and they accept work
on an ongoing basis. Details here.
Doubleback Review
They publish pieces of any genre that were published by a
journal that subsequently became defunct. They only publish
previously-published work from journals that no longer exist. They do not
publish previously unpublished work nor work published at journals that are
still available. Length guidelines are up to 4,000 words for prose, and up to
five poems. They accept submissions on a rolling basis. They are associated
with Sundress Publications, which publishes ‘The Best of the Net Anthology’. Details
here.
The Dark
This
online magazine publishes horror and dark fantasy. Their guidelines say, “Don’t
be afraid to experiment or to deviate from the ordinary; be different – try us
with fiction that may fall out of “regular” categories.” This is, however, not
a market for graphic, violent horror. They publish stories up to 6,000 words.
Pay is $0.06/word for original and $0.01/word for reprint fiction. They are
open now for submissions. Details here.