These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. They are open now, or will
soon open for submissions. Not all of them are open through the month.

Ragaire Literary Journal
This journal welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry from Ireland and abroad. They are reading submissions for Issue 6. Submission is via a form. 
Deadline: 15 July 2026, or until filled
Length: 1,000-3,000 words for prose, up to 3 poems
Pay: €150 per story/essay, €80 per poem
Details here.

(And Mud Season Review is open for nonfiction, and will close when filled. They pay $50 for prose up to 6,000 words. Details here.)

Strange Pilgrims
They are open for fiction and nonfiction. “We’re not married to any genre, structure, or subject. We love surreal, speculative, and fabulist stories; unhinged, lyric, and fragmented essays; voice-driven experimental narratives and slow-burn realism; cultural and literary criticism; hyper-intellectual riffs and children’s stories — so long as they move. If your work is honest, well-crafted, and offers something emotionally and intellectually vivid, we want to read it.” You can read more about them, and their likes and influences, here.
Deadline: 20 July 2026
Length: Up to 1,000 words for flash, up to 10,000 words for short prose
Pay: $50 for flash prose, $200 for longer works
Details here and here.
(Strange Pilgrims is open for a fiction and nonfiction contest as well, for which they charge a submission fee.)

Diabolical Plots
They want fiction – “science fiction, fantasy, horror (everything must have a speculative element, even horror).” They have detailed guidelines. Their submission portal will be open during the reading period.
Reading period: 13^th to 27^st July 2026
Length: Up to 3,500 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here.

(And Augur, a magazine of speculative fiction and poetry, is open for a brief period as well; they publish across many genres, including fantasy, science fiction –softer side, dystopia/utopia, slipstream, fairytales, fables, and more. International fiction submissions are capped and will close when filled, and Canadian submissions are open till the deadline of 15^th July 2026. Length guidelines are up to 800 words for flash fiction, 800+ to 5,000 words for short fiction, or up to 5 poems. They pay CAD112 for flash, CAD0.14/word for short fiction, CAD100/poem; details here.)

Fusion Fragment
They want science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes. And,  “Although any science fiction subgenre is fair game, our tastes lean towards slipstream, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, and anything with a little taste of the bizarre. FF prefers character-driven stories, and often skews towards quiet, reflective pieces. If the primary tone of your story is one of high adventure or humour, it’s probably not the right fit for FF. That said, quality always outstrips genre preference in terms of importance, so feel free to send us anything that even vaguely resembles science fiction.” Submission is via a form.
Deadline: 31 July 2026
Length: 2,000 to 15,000 words
Pay: CAD0.04/word up to CAD400
Details here.

(– And Apex, a digital dark science fiction and fantasy magazine which also accepts nonfiction pitches (not submissions), is open through 31^st July 2026. Send fiction up to 9,000 words. They pay $0.08/word for fiction and additional $0.01/word if story is podcast; $100 for nonfiction; details here and here.  

— Also Pseudopod, the horror fiction online magazine and podcast from the Escape Artists suite of magazines,is open for Anthologies and Collections 2026 call till 31^st July 2026, for which they want reprints of horror fiction published / to be published anthologies and collections in 2026, see the submission call here. They’ll open for general horror fiction during 1^st to 11^th August 2026; they pay $0.08/word for originals up to 6,000 words, see their guidelines here, schedule here, and Moksha submission portal here.

— The Deadlands is open for poetry only, till 31^st July 2026. “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. We welcome both formal and experimental poetry.” Send up to 3 poems. They pay $50 per accepted poem. Details here – scroll  down.
— And, Abyss & Apex will open for speculative fiction during 1^st to 7^th August 2026. They want work “with special attention to character-driven stories that examine the depths and heights of emotion and motivation from a broad variety of cultural and social perspectives.” They publish across speculative fiction genres, including slipstream, YA, hypertext fiction, dark fantasy, science fiction puzzle stories, magical realism, hard science fiction, soft science fiction, science fantasy, urban fantasy, military science fiction, ghost stories, space opera, cyberpunk, and steampunk. While they consider dark speculative fiction, they do not want horror. They accept stories up to 10,000 words; query for longer. They pay $0.08/word for originals up to 1,000 words, and a flat $80 for longer stories. Details here.)  

The Rumpus
They want stories “that have layers, with elements of surprise and unexpected stakes and points of tension running beneath. Rumpus stories have an edge and feature unique, indelible voices. They tackle emotional depth while not being at all sentimental. We love it when a story’s language, plot, and characters feel palpable and dynamic on the page, and a strong sense of place goes a long way. Show us something new, bold, brash, alive.” They also publish essays, criticism, interviews, poetry book reviews, poetry, and comics.
Deadline: Open now
Length: Up to 5,000 words for fiction and essays, 4-8 poems, varies for others
Pay: $500 for prose submissions and comics, $200 for poetry
Details here. 

Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.