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Paying Short Story Markets: Genre Fiction (horror/sci-fi/fantasy/crime)

5/8/2013

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Here's a list of paying markets that publish short stories in the horror, science-fiction, fantasy and crime genres. ALL accept email submissions or use an online submission form. Please let me know if you find any dead links. 'Sim sub' = simultaneous submission (submitting the same story to more than one publication at the same time).

www.3lobedmag.com
Horror, dark fantasy. No sim or multiple subs. 500-7000 words. Pays 3c/word up to $35.

www.aftereverafter.wordpress.com/fiction/guidelines/
Fantasy/sci-fi/horror. Sim subs and reprints accepted. 100-10,000 words. Pays $10 flat.

http://www.albedo1.com/submission-guidelines/
Fantasy/sci-fi/horror. No sim or multiple subs or reprints. 2,500-8,000 words. 6 Euros/1000 words

http://www.analogsf.com/information/submissions.shtml
Sci-fi. 2,000-7,000 words preferred for short stories. Also publishes serials up to 80,000 words. Pays professional rates.

http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/
Sci-fi, fantasy. No sim or multiple subs. Up to 10,000 words. Pays 1.25c/word (Australian)

http://www.apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/
Fantasy, Sci-fi, horror. No sim or multiple subs. 30 days response. Up to 5,000 words firm. Pays 5c/word.

http://www.asimovs.com/info/guidelines.shtml
Sci-fi. No sim subs. up to 20,000 words. Pays 7-9c/word.

http://www.betenoiremagazine.com/magazineguidelines.htm
'Dark' genre fiction. Sim and multiple subs and reprints accepted. Check reading periods! Pays $10 flat.

http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/
Literary fantasy. Sim subs accepted. No multiple subs or reprints. Up to 10,000 words. Pays 5c/word.

http://bullspec.com/submission-guidelines/
Genre fiction. No multiple subs. Sim subs and reprints accepted. 1,000-8,000 words. Pays 5c/word. CURRENTLY CLOSED.

http://aescifi.ca/index.php/submissions
Sci-fi. 500-3,000 words. Sim subs accepted. No multiple subs. Pays 6c/word (Canadian).

http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/
Sci-fi, fantasy. 1,000-8,000 words (4,000 preferred). 2 days response. Pays 10c/word to 4,000 words, 5c/word after.

http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit
Sci-fi, fantasy. 100-10,000 words. Especially keen on flash fiction. No sim or multiple subs or reprints. Pays 8c/word.

http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/guidelines/
Crime, mystery. Any length, but 2,500 -8,000 words preferred. 3 months response. Pays 5-8c/word

http://electricspec.com/submissions/submitting-fiction/
Genre. 250-7,000 words. Sim subs accepted. No multiple subs or reprints. Consider reading periods! Pays $20 flat.

http://fantasyscrollmag.com/submissions/
Sci-fi, fantasy. Up to 5,000 words. Accepts reprints and sim subs, but no multiple subs. Pays 1c/word.

http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/about/guidelines/
Sci-fi, fantasy. 1,500-7,500 words. No sim or multiple subs. Reprints accepted. Pays 8c/word. CURRENTLY CLOSED.

http://www.newmyths.com/?3e3ea140
Sci-fi, fantasy. Up to 10,000 words. Sim subs accepted. 60-90 days response. Pays $50 for shorts, $20 for flash.

http://www.onebuckhorror.com/submissions
Horror. Up to 3,000 words firm. Sim subs accepted. No multiple subs. Pays 5c/word.

http://onirismes.com/submitform.php
Fantasy, sci-fi. 2,000-4,000 words. No multiple subs. Pays 60 Euros flat. CURRENTLY CLOSED.

http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide13.htm
Crime, mystery. 750-4,000 words. Sim subs accepted. Response time 4-6 weeks. Pays 1c/word

http://www.phantasmacore.com/submissions/
Fantasy, sci-fi. Up to 5,000 words. Sim subs and reprints accepted. Pays $5.50 flat.

http://pseudopod.org/guidelines/
Horror, dark fantasy audio podcasts. Shorts 2,000-6,000 words, flash up to 1,500 words. Sim subs and reprints accepted. No multiple subs. Pays $100 for short stories, $20 for flash.

http://www.shimmerzine.com/guidelines/fiction-guidelines/
Genre. Up to 7,500 words (4,000 preferred). No sim or multiple subs. Pays 5c/word.

http://www.shroudmagazine.com/info.html
Dark fantasy, horror, crime. Up to 5,000 words. Sim subs accepted, no multiple subs. Pays $10 for flash and $25 for short stories. Response time 2-4 months. CURRENTLY CLOSED.

http://www.shocktotem.com/guidelines/
Dark fantasy, horror. Up to 5,000 words. Reprints accepted. No sim or multiple subs. Pays 5c/word.

http://www.somethingwicked.co.za/submissions/
Sci-fi, horror. 2,000-8,000 words. No sim or multiple subs. Pays 7c/word.

http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction.php
Speculative fiction. Up to 9,000 words (5,000 preferred). No sim or multiple subs or reprints. 40 day response. Pays 8c/word.

http://tgenedavis.com/submission-guidelines/
Speculative fiction, must be 'family friendly'. No word limit, accepts flash to novellas. 60 day response. Pays $50.


1 Comment
Jack
6/8/2013 02:29:27 am

Hey, thanks for this list! Very helpful!

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