Literary Publications

Apex Magazine is an online prose and poetry magazine of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and a mix of all three. Each month the editors bring readers a mix of originals and reprints, interspersed with interviews and nonfiction. Maximum word length is a firm 5,000 words. Payment for original fiction is $.06 per word up to 7,500 words.

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In The Fray is an online magazine for writers and artists to explore global issues and engage readers with personal perspectives and critical analysis. Payment for News: $50-100; Commentary: $25-75; Art: $25-75; Cultural criticism: $20-50; and Art/photos accompanying articles: up to $30 per article.

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PCR is looking for feature articles that capture the flavor of great port cities around the world, delivering the atmosphere of travel and change along with human depth and introspection. The theme is centered on great port cities not only as centers of human commerce and interaction, but also signifying transition, liminality, and the space between reason and emotions. Articles range from 800 to 1200 words and will pay $50.

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The Freeman is the flagship publication of the Foundation for Economic Education and one of the oldest and most respected journals of liberty in America. The editors seek articles exploring the principles underlying a free society: private property, the rule of law, voluntary exchange, individual rights, morality, self-responsibility, charity, mutual aid, and limitations on power. The base rate is $100 for Freeman features and $50 for posts on Anything Peaceful. Bonuses will be offered for higher traffic to your article.

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For over 30 years, Arc has been publishing the best in contemporary poetry. Arc accepts unsolicited submissions of previously unpublished poems, on any subject, in any form, from September through May. Manuscripts must not exceed 5 pages total. Payment: $40 per page upon publication.

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Lazy Fascist Review is a biannual print literary journal offering a home for fiction that slips through the cracks. The journal publishes everything from postmodern horror to historical fiction, books about boxing and flying sharks. In addition to short fiction, the journal publishes poetry from time to time. Word count: 500 words to 12,000 words. Payment: $50 per story. $10 per poem.

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Prairie Fire is an award-winning Canadian journal of innovative writing that is published quarterly by Prairie Fire Press, Inc. Each issue is a fresh, vibrant mix of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Prairie Fire magazine buys First North American Serial Rights Only. Pays up to $350/prose, and up to $150/poem.

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Published quarterly by The University of Georgia since 1947, The Georgia Review features an eclectic blend of essays, fiction, poetry, graphics, and book reviews. Appealing across disciplinary lines, the Review draws its material from a wide range of cultural interestsincluding, but not limited to, literature, history, philosophy, anthropology, politics, film, music, and the visual arts. The Georgia Review pays all contributors; the current standard rates are $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry.

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Big Fiction publishes long-form fiction with substance, texture, and urgency. We especially love to read prose that matters, in language crafted to sing off the page. We welcome both experimental and traditional narratives. Big Fiction pays a flat rate of $100 and two author copies.

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Literary Traveler is seeking articles that capture the literary imagination. The editor publishes articles that highlight the beauty and struggle of people who create, and the places that nurture them. Articles should include reference to both a place and a literary (or artistic) work and include a parallel or personal experience that connects the two. Word length: 1500-2K words/article. Payment: $50/article.

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Queen’s Quarterly is a multidisciplinary journal aimed at the general educated reader. The editor accepts unpublished articles, essays, reviews, short stories and poetry. For poetry and fiction, submit up to six poems or two stories. Articles, essays, and reviews should be sent to the editor and should not exceed 3000 words in length. Payment will be determined at time of acceptance and paid upon publication.

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The Gettysburg Review, published by Gettysburg College, is recognized as one of the countrys premier literary journals. The editors of The Gettysburg Review are interested in both short and long poems of nearly any length or aesthetic bent. Payment is upon publication: $2.50 per line for poetry and $30 per printed page for prose.

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BOSTON REVIEW is a bimonthly magazine of cultural and political analysis, reviews, fiction, and poetry. Publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and general topics. Keep submissions under 5,000 words. Response time is generally 2-4 months. Boston Review reads fiction submissions between September 15 and June 15. Payment is between $25-$300.

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mojo is the graduate-run online literary journal from Wichita State Universitys MFA program. The editors are looking for all writers, from the established and well-published to those emerging talents waiting to be discovered. mojo pays a $25 flat rate per poem, nonfiction piece, or fiction piece. If a piece is selected for publication in Mikrokosmos, an additional $75 will be paid.

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Quill & Quire is the monthly magazine of the Canadian book trade, reaching an audience of primarily publishers, booksellers, librarians, and writers. We publish both short (300- to 1,200-word) and long (up to 3,000-word) news and feature articles about the business of writing, publishing, and bookselling in Canada. We also publish author profiles (generally of about 1,800 to 2,000 words), and brief reviews of Canadian books. The fee for published articles is 45 cents a word. Brief reviews (350 words) pay $110 ($60 for picture-book reviews); feature reviews (800-1,000 words) pay $300.

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The Iowa Review publishes short stories, flash fiction, graphic novels, self-contained novel excerpts, and plays (limit 25 pages); poetry of all kinds, including verse plays and longer work (limit 8 poems); and all manner of creative nonfiction, including personal essays, lyric essays, memoirs, and literary journalism (limit 25 pages). We pay $1.50 per line for poetry ($40 minimum) and $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).

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Bound Off is a monthly magazine of literary short stories, founded in 2006. Our mission is to merge the oral tradition of storytelling with new technology to create a digital audio magazine. Word length: 250 to 2500 words. Pays: $20/story.

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Mosaic explores literary arts by writers of African descent. The editor accepts essays, interviews, and literary-focused articles. Payment: $50/700-word review; $100+ per essay, article, or interview.

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Rhubarb magazine is looking for new, unpublished work from writers and artists who self-define as Mennonites, whether practicing, declined, lapsed or resistant; we also accept writing and visual art by non-Mennonites about Mennonites. Writing should be clear, stimulating and persuasive without being didactic. Payment is $50.00 upon publication.

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The Malahat Review publishes poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction by new and established writers from Canada and abroad as well as reviews of Canadian books. Poetry submissions: submit 5-10 poems on any subject and in any style. Short fiction: 1,200 to 8,000 words/story. Creative nonfiction: 1,000 to 3,500 words. Payment: $40 per published page plus a one-year subscription.

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DarkFuse is an anthology series (published up to 4 times per year) collecting the finest short stories in the modern era of dark fiction. It is published by DarkFuse, the premier dark fiction publisher. Payment: 5 cents per word up to 2k words.

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New Haven Review publishes essays, fiction (of any genre), poetry, and occasionally photojournalism. Word length: 1200 words for prose. Pays: $500 for prose pieces, fiction or nonfiction; and at least $25 per poem.

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Showcasing work by prominent as well as emerging Asian Canadian writers, Ricepaper magazine seeks superlative unpublished literary content for our upcoming issues. Fiction, creative non-fiction, drama and graphic novel should be of 6,000 words or less in length. Poetry submissions can contain up to 7 poems. Payment is determined by the Editor.

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Submissions for our New Voices category are open year round. New Voices are open to any new or emerging author who has not published a work of fiction or narrative nonfiction of novel length. Authors with short story collections are free to submit. Pays: 0.10/word up to $200.

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Deep South Magazine accepts original fiction, short stories and shorts, nonfiction and poetry. All submissions must have a Southern connection, whether the author lives in the South, used to live in the South, has family in the South or was inspired by a visit to the region. Payment is discussed on an individual basis.

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New Letters is a quarterly literary journal. We publish personal essays and are open, as well, to critical discourses about writing, art, or culture, as long as that writing is, in itself, lively, fresh, and vivid. A rough average length for prose is 3,000 to 5,000 words. Pays: $45 to $100/story and $15/poem.

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Slice magazine welcomes submissions for short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Current reading period runs from June 1 – August 1. The maximum word count for submissions is 5,000 words. Pays $100 for stories and essays and $25 for poems.

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The Rusty Toque accepts unpublished literary writing in the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, graphic short fiction, and experimental writing. Fiction submissions should be between 1200 and 6000 words. Reviews should be a minimum of 1000-2000 words and should engage in detail with the work in question. The editors are interested in reviews of small press books, experimental books, and books reflecting diverse cultures. Payment: $50 (CAD) per contributor for fiction, poetry, nonfiction, visual art; $75 for reviews.

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Chicago Reader specializes in features rather than news, with emphasis on urban issues and politics, arts and culture, and literary journalism that seeks to capture the spirit of contemporary city life. The magazine publishes arts and entertainment criticismreviews of movies, music, theater, dance, art, etc. New writers can pitch a short story as opposed to a lengthy feature article. Word length: 250-2,500 words. Payment: $100-$3,000 per article.

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Fine Books & Collections covers a broad range of topics and subjects of interest to book collectors and bibliophiles, from early manuscripts to modern first editions and everything in between. Word length: 900-2000 words. Buys 25 feature articles annually. Pays: Pays $125-$400/article. FB&C generally pays writers within 30 days of completion.

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Nightmare is an online horror and dark fantasy magazine. The editors accept original horror and dark fantasy stories of 1500-7500 words. All types of horror or dark fantasy are welcome. Stories of 5000 words or less are preferred. Nightmare pays 6 cents per word for original fiction, or 1 cent per word for reprints.

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Founded in 1975, StoryQuarterly has been publishing emerging and established writers for over 30 years. The editor is interested in literary fiction, including short stories, short shorts, and novel excerpts up to 6,250 words in length. Payment is $50 per story.

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The Southern Pacific Review features “Latin America’s Best Writing.” The editors seek fiction, poetry, reporting, essays, and criticism. While based in Santiago, Chile, the magazine accepts material from writers around the globe. Payment is $25 USD.

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Colorado Review publishes short fiction and personal essays with contemporary themes (no genre fiction or literary criticism). The editors prefer short stories and essays that are somewhere between 15 and 25 manuscript pages. Colorado Review purchases First North American Serial Rights. Payment: $10 per page ($30 minimum) for poetry and $200 for short stories and essays. Authors also receive two copies of the issue in which they are published and a one-year subscription to CR.

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FRiGG: A Magazine of Fiction and Poetry is published online twice a year, in the spring and fall. FRiGG publishes literary fiction: flash-length short stories of up to 1,000 words, and longer short stories from 1,200 to 8,000 words. The editors publish poetry and prose poetry of all lengths. They also publish creative nonfiction from 1,200 to 8,000 words. Payment: Each writer whose work is accepted for publication will receive $50.

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One Teen Story is a literary magazine for young adult readers of every age. Each issue will feature one amazing short story about the teen experience. Unsolicited submissions are accepted from February 1st to April 30th. One Teen Story is looking for great short stories written for the young adult audience ages 14 and up. One Teen Story pays $500 and 25 contributor copies for first North American serial rights.

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subTerrain magazine is published 3 times a year. The editors strive to produce a stimulating fusion of fiction, poetry, photography and graphic illustration from uprising Canadian, U.S. & International writers and artists. Payment rates for published submissions: Poetry: $50 per poem. Prose: $50 per page.

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The Southern Review welcomes unsolicited work during our reading period. We consider fiction, poetry, and essays, including creative nonfiction and literary essays. Only previously unpublished work will be considered. The Southern Review pays $25 per printed page with a maximum payment of $200 for prose and $125 for poetry.

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New England Review welcomes submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, translation in any genre, creative writing for the web site (NER Digital), and cover art. Payment is $20 per page, two copies of the issue in which the work appears, plus a one-year subscription (or renewal) to the magazine. NER obtains first serial rights for written works. For NER Digital, payment is $50 and a one-year subscription (or renewal) to the print magazine.

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Geist is a magazine of ideas and culture made in Canada with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour. Publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and reviews. We buy first North American serial rights for most original work, and second or third serial rights for previously published work.

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Oregon Humanities magazine is an award-winning triannual publication (spring, summer, and fall/winter). As a publication of ideas and perspectives, Oregon Humanities magazine offers a forum through which Oregon writers, scholars, and readers can use the humanities to explore timeless and timely ideas and themes. Payment ranges from $50 to $200 for shorter department pieces and $300 to $800 for personal essays and features.

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The American Scholar is a magazine of articles and essays covering the humanities, science, and current events, plus works of fiction and poetry. Published quarterly for the general reader by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Scholar considers nonfiction by known and unknown writers; unsolicited fiction and poetry are not encouraged. The typical Scholar article is about 4,000 words, although longer and shorter pieces are welcome. Contributors need not be scholars. Payment: up to $500 for accepted pieces and up to $250 for pieces taken only for its website, theamericanscholar.org.

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The Threepenny Review is a quarterly review of the arts and society. Each issue contains new poetry, short fiction, personal memoirs, and essays on books, film, theater, dance, music, architecture, visual arts, television, and politics. The Threepenny Review pays $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece. Reading period is January through June each year.

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One Story is a literary magazine that contains, simply, one story. Approximately every three-four weeks, subscribers are sent One Story in the mail, or on their digital devices. This story will be an amazing read. Word length: 3,000 and 8,000 words. One Story offers $500 and 25 contributors copies for first North American serial rights. All rights will revert to the author upon publication. (One Story does not accept submissions from June 1 through August 31.)

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Good Mourning publishes only the best and most unique love stories that cover the spectrum of sexualities and cultures indiscriminately. The current pay rate is $30.00 for a short story. For full length novels authors receive $100 plus 10% of the list price.

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Oregon Quarterly, the University of Oregon’s alumni magazine, publishes topics of state and regional interest (ideas, issues, and personalities) using the resources of UO faculty and alumni. Features run 1,5003,000 words; short subjects run about 4001,000 words. Pays: $100 to $350/article. Feature articles pay much higher.

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TAR is open to poetry on any subject written from any point of view and in any form. Fiction can be 500 to 3,000 words. Most of the essays we publish run from 1000 to 4000 words. The Antigonish Review invites reviews of recent Canadian poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Pays up to $50/poem; $50/fiction story; $50/article; and $50/book review.

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Short Stories: All types welcome―both traditional and experimental. Poetry: All types of poetic form welcome. Payment: short story, $25; short-short piece (under 1000 words), $10; poem, $10; artwork, $10/

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The Massachusetts Review is one of the nation’s leading literary magazines. The editors welcome articles and essays on art, music, and drama; analyses of trends in literature, science, philosophy, and public affairs. The editors consider one short story per submission, a maximum of 30 pages or 8000 words. A poetry submission may consist of up to 6 poems. Pays: fifty cents per line for poetry ($25 minimum per poem); and $50 for an essay or work of fiction.

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Grain Magazine, published four times per year, is a literary journal that publishes engaging, surprising, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists. The editors publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Reading period: September 1st to May 31st. Payment: $50 per page to a maximum of $225, plus two contributor’s copies.

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Our Times is an independent, pro-union Canadian labour magazine. Our Times publishes poetry in every issue. Maureen Hynes, the magazine’s poetry editor, is looking for poems that reflect the themes of workers’ lives, rights, insights, and social justice. Submit up to eight poems per submission. Payment: $50 per poem.

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The Antioch Review, founded in 1941, is one of the oldest, continuously publishing literary magazines in America. We publish fiction, essays, and poetry from both emerging as well as established authors. Welcomes fiction, poetry, and reviews. Payment is upon printed publication at the rate of $20.00 per printed page (about 425 words) plus 2 copies of the issue.

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West Branch is a thrice annual magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. Founded in 1977 and housed at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University, West Branch publishes a fall, winter, and spring/summer issue each year. We read unsolicited manuscripts between August 15th and April 1st. We print only original, unpublished work. Payment is awarded for accepted works in the amount of $40 per submission of poetry, $10/page of printed prose with a maximum payment of $100, and .$.05/word of online prose with a maximum payment of $100.

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Virginia Quarterly Review is a national journal of literature and fine writing. The Journal seeks poetry (all types and length); short fiction (2K8K words); and nonfiction (35009K words). The editors publish literary, art, and cultural criticism; reportage; historical and political analysis; and travel essays. Payment: $200 per poem; $1,000/short fiction story; 25 cents/word for prose; and $500 per book review.

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Gulf Coast is the nationally- distributed journal housed within the University of Houston’s English Department, home to one of the nation’s top ranked creative writing programs. Payment is $50 per page for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Gulf Coast reads general submissions, submitted by post or through the online submissions manager, from September 1 through March 1.

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Parabola is a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world’s myths, symbols, and religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life. Articles run 1000-3000 words. Book Reviews run 500 words. Retellings of traditional stories run 500-1500 words. Article payment: $150 to $400/article. The payment for epicycles and book reviews is $75.

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Published quarterly, The Bear Deluxe celebrates the big tent theory of literary arts, including investigative reporting, fiction, essay, poetry, news, creative opinion, reviews and interviews in each issue. Several independent features are included in each issue. Word range: 750-4,000 words. The Bear Deluxe compensates its writers with a negotiated rate for nonfiction and fiction and a one-year subscription. Payment: Pays $25-$400, depending on piece.

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Arts & Letters welcomes your regular submissions from August 1st to January 31st. The editors accept unsolicited submissions in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and dramatic work. Payment is $10 per printed page of original work (minimum payment: $50), a one-year subscription to Arts & Letters.

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H.O.W. Journal is an art & literary journal that publishes prominent writers and artists to raise money and awareness for orphaned children throughout the world. The publication features works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry as well as visual arts. Payment varies according to the length and genre of the submission.

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Ploughshares is published three times a year: mixed issues of poetry and prose in the Spring and Winter and a prose issue in the Fall, with each guest-edited by a different writer of prominence. Submissions to Ploughshares Solos should be longer works of original prose, either fiction or nonfiction, and generally 6,000 to 25,000 words. Payment is upon publication: $25/printed page, $50 minimum per title, $250 maximum per author.

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The Big Click is a bimonthly electronic journal of crime fiction. We are interested in publishing quality work under the broad umbrella of crime. Pays: $100.00 for electronic rights (online and ebook) and for non-exclusive The Big Clickthemed anthology rights.

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Reader’s Digest accepts one-page queries that detail the article’s idea. The editors look for dramatic narratives, articles about everyday heroes, crime dramas, adventure stories.

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HERIZONS is a quarterly Canadian feminist magazine that delivers the inside scoop on the Canadian women’s movement: health, activism, the environment and legal cases affecting women. The editors are interested in articles on feminist debates, current social/ political/legal/environmental/culture emerging issues or personal stories with a broader social relevance. Pays $250-$750 depending on length.

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Poe Forevermore Magazine is a print magazine concentrating on original horror, science fiction and mystery/detective short stories. All kinds of genre stories are considered, and DO NOT have to include Poe. The magazine is published 5 times per year (four regular quarterly issues and one annual). Stories run 1000-7500 words. Pays upon publication.

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The Capilano Review has a long history of publishing new and established Canadian writers and artists who are experimenting with or expanding the boundaries of conventional forms and contexts. For poetry submissions, send up to 8 pages; for fiction, a maximum of 6,000 words. Contributors are paid $50 per published page to a maximum of $150.

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The Sun is an independent, ad-free magazine that for more than forty years has used words and photographs to evoke the splendor and heartache of being human. The Sun publishes the work of emerging and established artists who are striving to be thoughtful and authentic. Topics: essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry. Pay: $300 to $2,500 for nonfiction, from $300 to $1,500 for fiction, from $100 to $250 for poetry, and from $1,000 to $2,000 for interviews.

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Indiana Review is published semiannually in May and December. The editors seek poems, stories, and nonfiction that are well-crafted and lively, have an intelligent sense of form and language, assume a degree of risk, and have consequence beyond the world of their speakers or narrators. Payment for publication is $5.00 per page ($10.00 minimum). Rights revert to author upon publication. IR publishes 6-10 stories, 40-60 pages of poetry, 1-2 nonfiction pieces, and 6-12 book reviews per issue.

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Poets & Writers Magazine is a bimonthly trade publication for writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The magazine has a strong following among both students and faculty in creative writing programs across the country. Pays: up to $500/article. Word length: 500-3K words. The editors buys exclusive worldwide, periodical publication and syndication rights. Payment is issued upon publication.

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The editors of the Claremont Review publish first-class poetry, short stories and short plays by young adult writers, aged 13-19, from anywhere in the English speaking world. Word length: under 5K for fiction. Payment: $10/magazine page.

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