These literary magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines.

Short Story, Long
Short Story, Long is a Substack-based magazine. You can read about them here. Each story will be paired with original artwork. They want stories of 2,000-8,000 words (3,000-5,500 words preferred).
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Length: See above
Pay: $150
Details here.

(– Barrelhouse is open as well; they pay $50; there’s no payment for book reviews; deadlines vary by genre, and they also have submission caps; details here and here.

— And, A Public Space is open for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations till 1^st July; payment is unspecified; details here.)

Prairie Fire
This Canadian literary magazine is currently open for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry via Submittable. Postal submissions are open year-round.
Deadline: 30^th June 2026 (for submissions via Submittable)
Length: Up to 10,000 words for prose, up to 5 poems
Pay: $0.10 per word for prose up to $250; $40 per poem (see rates of payment here)
Details here and here.

Chestnut Review
They accept fee-free submissions of flash prose, poetry, and art. They charge for submissions of longer prose of 1,000-5,000 words, while Black and Indigenous authors can also submit longer prose for free. They read throughout the year, with cut-off dates for issues.
Deadline: 30 June 2026 for the Autumn issue
Length: Up to 1,000 words for flash prose, up to 3 poems
Pay: $120
Details here and here.

Baneberry Literary
This is a new horror annual, and they’re reading for their first issue. Their tagline is ‘Unsettling stories for unquiet minds’. They want literary horror / thriller stories. “We consider fiction stories between 500 and 7000 words with horror elements. We take a broad view of the horror genre, from the conceptual and ethereal to the visceral and gory. We look for prose style and thematic complexity over commercial formula.”
Deadline: 8 July 3036
Length: See above
Pay: CAD500
Details here.  

(– Flash Fiction Online is open too, they accept many genres including speculative and literary; they pay $100 for stories of 500 to 1,000 words; the deadline is 30^th June 2026, or until filled; details here.

— And, Cthonic Matter Quarterly is open for fiction submissions; they want “tales from the darkside. Its contents range in tone from the quiet horror of Shirley Jackson to the bleak stylings of Thomas Ligotti — and everything in between.” They pay $10 per 1,000 words, and want stories of 2,000-5,000 words; the deadline is 30^th June 2026; details here.

— Also Night Shades, a speculative fiction magazine, which publishes two stories a month, opened on 1^st June, no deadline announced; they pay $75 for stories up to 500 words; details here.

— And, Cosmic Horror Monthly will open for Weird and cosmic fiction submissions from 1^st to 7^th July 2026; they pay $0.03/word for stories up to 5,000 words; their submission portal will open during the reading period; details here.) 

One Story
This well-regarded literary magazine publishes one short story a month. They publish literary fiction. They also accept translations. They accept reprints as well, but only of stories that have appeared in print outside of North America. They opened for submissions on 8^th June, and will stay open till they hit a submission cap. Apart from cash payment, writers also get 25 contributor copies.
Deadline: Open now
Length: 3,000-8,000 words
Pay: $500
Details here and here.

(And Feign is open too; it is a fiction magazine which operates out of Reno, Nevada; “Inspired by the city’s gambling roots, Feign notices fiction that takes risks. Feign seeks stories that entertain, surprise, and devastate.” Submission is via a form on the website; they pay $50 for stories up to 6,000 words; details here.)

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