Written by S. Kalekar August 8th, 2024

Five Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in August 2024

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They publish a mix of literary and genre works. Not all are open through the month.

The Four Faced Liar
This Ireland-based literary journal accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and art from around the world. Their mission is to showcase emerging writers and artists. They are now reading submissions for Issue 3. Deadline: 14 August 2024 (see the post on X here)
Length: Up to 4,000 words for short fiction and creative nonfiction; up to 1,000 words for fiction; up to 3 poems
Pay: €200 for short stories or creative nonfiction, €100 per poem, €100 for flash fiction
Details here.

Nashville Review
They’re currently open for fiction (including flash and excerpts), poetry, and translations through August. They have a submission cap, and may close early if volume demands; nonfiction was closed at the time of writing. Art and comics are accepted year-round.
Deadline: 31 August 2024, or until filled
Length: Up to 7,000 words for fiction, up to 3 poems
Pay: $25/poem, $100 for prose and art
Details here and here.

Orion’s Belt
This is a speculative flash fiction and poetry magazine. Their website says, “We specialize in the strange and poignant and awe-inspiring, stories that have a cosmic scale and intimate personal stakes. Currently, we publish fiction and poetry, one story and one poem per month.” They have detailed guidelines.
Deadline: 1 September 2024
Length: Up to 1,200 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here

Uncanny
This award-winning speculative fiction magazine has opened a submission period for short fiction only.
Deadline: 2 September 2024
Length: 750-10,000 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here.

Rainy Weather Days
This is a new magazine. Their tagline is ‘A cozy literary magazine’, and they’re reading submissions for their second issue. “We focus on polished and grounded works of prose and poetry that are enjoyable to read. Our focus is on cozy reads. These are works without explicit or gratuitous scenes of sex, violence, or gore. … We are looking for works that are daring, even challenging, but not so experimental to the point of overwhelming the narrative.” And, “Preference will be given to (cozy) horror, suspense, and/or mystery stories (though all genres are welcome) for Volume 2..! Genre may vary: romance, mystery, horror/suspense, etc. However, we are currently only accepting works of fiction.” They plan to release digital and print versions of the magazine.
Deadline: 15 September 2024
Length: 1,500-15,000 words
Pay: $25
Details here.


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

 

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