These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month.
The Deadlands
They are only open to poetry submissions during the first three weeks of February. All other genres are closed. “The Deadlands is a prism refracting innumerable paths and practices, and we are seeking speculative poetry in all its diverse permutations. We are as interested in the dead as we are in grief, hauntings, and history. The sublime is as much a part of The Deadlands as the uncanny.” They accept both formal and experimental poetry, and are particularly interested in works by underrepresented writers. They also accept bilingual/multilingual work.
Deadline: 21 February 2025
Length: Up to 3 poems
Pay: $50/poem
Details here and here.
Fission #5 Anthology
This is a science fiction anthology published by the British Science Fiction Association. Genre-bending works are welcome. You do not need to be a BSFA member to submit.
Deadline: 26 February 2025 (see guidelines)
Length: Up to 5,000 words
Pay: £0.02/word
Details here.
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
“Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is a quarterly ezine dedicated to publishing heroic fantasy — in both prose and poetry. We are unrepentant in our goal of elevating unapologetic sword and sorcery to a rightful high place.” And, “Tolkienesque (as in really long) poetry epics/sagas/vedas will most likely be treated — and paid — like fiction. Similarly, prose pieces of fewer than 1,000 words will be paid at poetry’s standard rate of $25.”
Deadline: 15 March 2025
Length: Up to 10,000 words (can serialize longer – see guidelines)
Pay: $25-100 for fiction, $12.5-25 for poetry
Details here.
West Branch
West Branch is a thrice-yearly print literary magazine is affiliated with Bucknell University. They accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations.
Deadline: 1 April 2025
Length: Up to 6 poems; up to 30 pages of prose
Pay: $100 for poetry, $0.10/word for prose up to $200
Details here.
Black Cat Weekly
Black Cat Weekly publishes science fiction and fantasy as well as mystery stories. Please note, they have one portal for submitting mystery (must have a crime), and another for submitting science fiction and fantasy. They also have separate guidelines for the kind of stories they want in each genre, please read them carefully.
Deadline: Open now
Length: Prefer 1,500-15,000 words, can accept up to 45,000 words
Pay: $0.01/word up to $50
Details here (mystery guidelines), here (sf & f guidelines), and here (submission portals)
Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.
