Directory · last checked October 31, 2026
Short story markets that pay
64 magazines, podcasts, anthologies and contests, each read from its own guidelines page and dated. Rates and windows change, so confirm on the market's page before you send.
64 marketsStatus as of today in your browser. Foreign-currency rates are shown as published, not converted.
- Clarkesworld MagazineMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy15¢/wordpay1,000–22,000wordsOpen now
- Augur MagazineMagazine · Speculative, Fantasy, Literary14¢/word CADpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- Fantasy MagazineMagazine · Fantasy10¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- Small WondersMagazine · Flash fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror10¢/wordpayup to 1,000wordsClosed
- The DeadlandsMagazine · Horror, Fantasy, Literary, Speculative10¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- Uncanny MagazineMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy10¢/wordpay750–10,000wordsClosed
- Strange HorizonsMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative9¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsCheck status
- Analog Science Fiction and FactMagazine · Science fiction8¢/wordpayup to 20,000wordsOpen now
- Apex MagazineMagazine · Horror, Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative8¢/wordpayup to 9,000wordsClosed
- Asimov's Science FictionMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy8¢/wordpay1,000–20,000wordsOpen now
- Beneath Ceaseless SkiesMagazine · Fantasy8¢/wordpayup to 15,000wordsOpen now
- Cast of WondersPodcast · Young readers, Fantasy, Science fiction, Speculative8¢/wordpayup to 6,000wordsClosed
- Escape PodPodcast · Science fiction8¢/wordpay1,500–6,000wordsOpen now
- Haven SpecMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative8¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- LightspeedMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy8¢/wordpayup to 10,000wordsClosed
- NightmareMagazine · Horror, Fantasy8¢/wordpayup to 7,500wordsClosed
- PodCastlePodcast · Fantasy8¢/wordpayup to 6,000wordsClosed
- PseudoPodPodcast · Horror8¢/wordpayup to 6,000wordsClosed
- The Iowa ReviewMagazine · Literary8¢/wordpayany lengthwordsClosedReading fee
- The Kenyon ReviewMagazine · Literary, Flash fiction8¢/wordpayup to 7,500wordsClosed
- The Magazine of Fantasy & Science FictionMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror8¢/wordpayup to 25,000wordsClosed
- Galaxy's EdgeAnthology · Science fiction, Fantasy7¢/wordpayup to 4,000wordsClosed
- Ellery Queen Mystery MagazineMagazine · Mystery, Crime6¢/wordpay700–20,000wordsOpen now
- Bourbon PennMagazine · Speculative, Literary5¢/wordpay2,000–7,500wordsOpen now
- The DarkMagazine · Horror, Fantasy5¢/wordpay2,000–6,000wordsOpen now
- Fusion FragmentMagazine · Science fiction, Literary4¢/word CADpay2,000–15,000wordsClosed
- Cosmic Horror MonthlyMagazine · Horror3¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- Lady Churchill's Rosebud WristletMagazine · Literary, Speculative3¢/wordpayup to 40,000wordsOpen now
- Tales to TerrifyPodcast · Horror3¢/wordpayup to 10,000wordsClosed
- Translunar Travelers LoungeMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy3¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- Radon JournalMagazine · Science fiction2.5¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsOpen now
- AurealisMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror2¢/word AUDpay2,000–8,000wordsClosed
- Shoreline of InfinityMagazine · Science fiction2¢/word GBPpayup to 6,000wordsClosed
- Weird HorrorMagazine · Horror2¢/wordpay500–7,000wordsClosed
- InterzoneMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative1.5¢/word EURpay2,000–6,000wordsOpen now
- KaleidotropeMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Speculative1¢/wordpay250–10,000wordsClosed
- Bridport Prize: Short StoryContest · Literary£5,000 top prizepayup to 5,000wordsOpen nowEntry fee
- Fish Short Story PrizeContest · Literary€3,000 top prizepayup to 5,000wordsOpen nowEntry fee
- Bridport Prize: Flash FictionContest · Flash fiction, Literary£2,000 top prizepayup to 250wordsOpen nowEntry fee
- Dream Foundry Contest for Emerging WritersContest · Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative$1,500 top prizepayup to 10,000wordsClosed
- Writers of the Future ContestContest · Science fiction, Fantasy$1,000 top prizepayup to 17,000wordsOpen now
- One StoryMagazine · Literary$500 flatpay3,000–8,000wordsClosed
- The Threepenny ReviewMagazine · Literary$400 flatpayup to 4,000wordsClosed
- Colorado ReviewMagazine · Literary$300 flatpayany lengthwordsOpen nowReading fee
- The Raven Short Story Contest (Pulp Literature)Contest · Literary, Flash fiction$300 top prizepay250–2,500wordsClosedEntry fee
- The Yale ReviewMagazine · Literary$250–$1,000payany lengthwordsClosedReading fee
- GigaNotoSaurusMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative$200 flatpay5,000–25,000wordsClosed
- The SunMagazine · Literary$200+payup to 7,000wordsCheck statusReading fee
- BoulevardMagazine · Literary$100–$300payup to 8,000wordsClosedReading fee
- EcotoneMagazine · Literary$100+pay2,000–10,000wordsClosed
- Flash Fiction OnlineMagazine · Flash fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Literary$100 flatpay500–1,000wordsClosed
- SmokeLong QuarterlyMagazine · Flash fiction, Literary$100–$150payup to 1,000wordsOpen now
- The Masters Review: New VoicesMagazine · Literary, Flash fiction$100–$200payup to 7,000wordsOpen nowFee unclear
- PloughsharesMagazine · Literary$45/pagepayup to 6,500wordsOpen nowReading fee
- Abyss & ApexMagazine · Science fiction, Fantasy, Speculative, Flash fiction8¢/word to 1,000; $80 longerpayup to 10,000wordsClosed
- The People's FriendMagazine · Romance, Mystery£80–£110pay1,000–4,000wordsOpen now
- The Southern ReviewMagazine · Literary$75 + $25/pagepayup to 10,000wordsOpen nowReading fee
- Copper NickelMagazine · Literary$30/pagepayany lengthwordsOpen now
- New England ReviewMagazine · Literary$20/pagepayup to 20,000wordsOpen nowFee unclear
- The Georgia ReviewMagazine · Literary$50/pagepayup to 9,000wordsOpen nowReading fee
- AGNIMagazine · Literary$30/pagepayany lengthwordsOpen nowReading fee
- Flash FrogMagazine · Flash fiction, Literary$25 flatpayup to 1,000wordsOpen now
- The Cincinnati ReviewMagazine · Literary, Flash fiction$25/pagepayup to 10,000wordsClosed
- The Missouri ReviewMagazine · Literary$25/pagepayany lengthwordsOpen now
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