These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and are a mix of literary and genre markets. Not all of them are open through the month.
PodCastle
This is a fantasy magazine. They print stories in an audio
format and online. They are open to all the sub-genres of fantasy, from magical
realism to urban fantasy to slipstream to high fantasy, and everything in
between. Fantastical or non-real content should be meaningful to the
story.
Deadline: 15
November 2019
Length: Up to 6,000 words (occasionally publish novelette reprints, though
these are harder sells)
Pay: $0.08/word; $20-100 for reprints
Details here and here.
Black Cat Mystery Magazine
They want contemporary and traditional
mysteries, as well as thrillers and suspense stories. They are looking for
“Private eye stories, cozy stories, and edgy, noir-tinged stories—all of which
happen to contain a crime of some sort. We want stories with characters who
feel real, in situations that are possible (and plausible), and of course great
writing”, from their guidelines. They do not want flash fiction, poetry, or
routine revenge stories – see guidelines for the list of elements they do not
want in their fiction.
Deadline: 30 November 2019
Length: 1,000-8,000 words (will read up to 15,000)
Pay: $0.03/word up to $250
Details here.
Ninth
Letter
This
literary magazine is open for fiction, nonfiction and poetry submissions. They
also accept translated works. They want work that
experiments with form, narrative, and non-traditional subject matter, as well
as more traditional literary work.
Deadline: 30 November 2019
Length: Up to 8,000 words for prose, 3-6 poems
Pay: $25/page, up to $150
Details here.
The Iowa Review
This literary
magazine accepts poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations. This
prestigious magazine often introduces new writers. There is no fee for mailed
submissions.
Deadline: 30 November 2019
Length: 25 pages for prose, 8 pages for poetry (query for longer poems)
Pay: $0.08/word for prose ($100 minimum), $1.50/line for poetry ($40 minimum)
Details here.
Sirius Science Fiction
Their tagline is ‘Original stories in the neo-classical science fiction tradition’. This website publishes speculative fiction – science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and horror. They like stories with a sense of wonder and excitement. They publish one short story a week.
Deadline: Rolling
Length: 1,000-4,000 words
Pay: $25
Details here.
Author Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She is the author of 182 Short Fiction Publishers. She can be reached here.
