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Magazines that pay writers

Literary, genre and general-interest magazines that pay for fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Reading periods, rates and reading fees come from each magazine's own submissions page.

32 open, from 30 outlets. 25 charge no fee or state none. 20 read all year. Checked Oct 19, 2026.

  1. Magazine

    Luna Station Quarterly SF and fantasy by women-identified writers

    Pays$10 per story
    FeeNone stated
    Closes
    Guidelines for Luna Station Quarterly, SF and fantasy by women-identified writers
  2. Magazine

    PRISM international Fiction, poetry and nonfiction

    Pays$40 CAD/page prose, $45 CAD/page poetry
    Fee$3 CAD reading fee
    Closes
    Guidelines for PRISM international, Fiction, poetry and nonfiction
  3. Magazine

    Riddle Fence Fiction, poetry and nonfiction

    Pays$50 per published page
    FeeFree during this window
    Closes
    Guidelines for Riddle Fence, Fiction, poetry and nonfiction
  4. Magazine

    SmokeLong Quarterly Flash up to 1,000 words

    Pays$100, or $150 with audio
    FeeFree during the free window, small fee after
    Closes
    Guidelines for SmokeLong Quarterly, Flash up to 1,000 words
  5. Magazine

    Booth Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics and lists

    Pays$50 per piece
    Fee$3 per submission
    Closes
    Guidelines for Booth, Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics and lists
  6. Magazine

    Prairie Fire Fiction, poetry and nonfiction

    Pays10 cents/word prose (fiction max $250), $40 per poem (CAD)
    FeeNone stated
    Closes
    Guidelines for Prairie Fire, Fiction, poetry and nonfiction
  7. Magazine

    The Baltimore Review Fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry

    Pays$75
    FeeNo fee
    Closes
    Guidelines for The Baltimore Review, Fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry
  8. Magazine

    Copper Nickel Poetry, fiction, essays and translation

    Pays$30 per printed page ($50 minimum)
    FeeNone stated
    Closes
    Guidelines for Copper Nickel, Poetry, fiction, essays and translation
  9. Magazine

    AGNI Fiction, nonfiction and poetry

    Pays$30/page prose, $50/page poetry
    Fee$3 per online submission
    Closes
    Guidelines for AGNI, Fiction, nonfiction and poetry
  10. Magazine

    Ninth Letter Poetry, fiction and nonfiction for print

    Pays$25 per poem, $100 for prose
    Fee$3 reading fee (waived Dec 1-31)
    Closes
    Guidelines for Ninth Letter, Poetry, fiction and nonfiction for print
  11. Magazine

    Gulf Coast Poetry, fiction and nonfiction for print

    Pays$50 per page in print
    Fee$3 reading fee
    Closes
    Guidelines for Gulf Coast, Poetry, fiction and nonfiction for print
  12. Magazine

    The Georgia Review Prose and poetry for print

    Pays$50 per printed page prose; $4 per line poetry; up to $800
    Fee$3 online; free by mail or for subscribers
    Closes
    Guidelines for The Georgia Review, Prose and poetry for print
  13. Magazine

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact Science fiction and fact articles

    Pays8-10 cents/word fiction; 9 cents/word fact
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Science fiction and fact articles
  14. Magazine

    Asimov's Science Fiction Science fiction stories and poems

    Pays8-10 cents/word; $1/line for poems
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Asimov's Science Fiction, Science fiction stories and poems
  15. Magazine

    Beneath Ceaseless Skies Secondary-world fantasy stories

    Pays8 cents/word
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Secondary-world fantasy stories
  16. Magazine

    Bourbon Penn Odd and speculative stories, 2,000-7,500 words

    Pays5 cents/word
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Bourbon Penn, Odd and speculative stories, 2,000-7,500 words
  17. Magazine

    Clarkesworld Nonfiction on SF, writing and publishing

    Pays12 cents/word, up to 2,500 words
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Clarkesworld, Nonfiction on SF, writing and publishing
  18. Magazine

    Clarkesworld Short science fiction and fantasy

    Pays15 cents/word
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Clarkesworld, Short science fiction and fantasy
  19. Magazine

    CRAFT Flash, short fiction and creative nonfiction

    Pays$100 flash, $200 fiction or CNF
    FeeNone stated
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for CRAFT, Flash, short fiction and creative nonfiction
  20. Magazine

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Mystery and crime short stories

    Pays6-8 cents/word
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mystery and crime short stories
  21. Magazine

    Etherea Magazine Fantasy and science fiction stories

    PaysA$100 per story; A$25 for flash; A$200 for novelettes
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Etherea Magazine, Fantasy and science fiction stories
  22. Magazine

    Geist Notes & Dispatches: short personal nonfiction

    PaysUsually $100-300
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Geist, Notes & Dispatches: short personal nonfiction
  23. Magazine

    Geist Short stories up to 5,000 words

    PaysUp to $650
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Geist, Short stories up to 5,000 words
  24. Magazine

    Guideposts First-person true stories

    PaysPaid on acceptance (rate not published)
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Guideposts, First-person true stories
  25. Magazine

    Interzone SF and fantasy short fiction

    Pays1.5 euro cents/word
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Interzone, SF and fantasy short fiction
  26. Magazine

    Poetry Magazine Poems and prose about poetry

    Pays$500 per poem; $400 per prose page
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Poetry Magazine, Poems and prose about poetry
  27. Magazine

    Points in Case Humor articles and lists

    Pays$35 per article, $10 per list
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Points in Case, Humor articles and lists
  28. Magazine

    Strange Horizons Speculative poetry

    Pays$50 per poem
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for Strange Horizons, Speculative poetry
  29. Magazine

    The Christian Science Monitor The Home Forum: essays and short poems

    Pays$750 per essay; $250 per poem
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for The Christian Science Monitor, The Home Forum: essays and short poems
  30. Magazine

    The NoSleep Podcast Horror stories for audio

    Pays$60 flash, $250 regular stories
    FeeNo fee
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for The NoSleep Podcast, Horror stories for audio
  31. Magazine

    The Sun Personal essays, fiction and poetry

    Pays$200 and up, by length
    Fee$2.50 online; free by mail
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for The Sun, Personal essays, fiction and poetry
  32. Magazine

    The Yale Review Nonfiction essays and pitches

    Pays$250-$1,000 for prose
    FeeNone stated for nonfiction
    ClosesRolling
    Guidelines for The Yale Review, Nonfiction essays and pitches

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