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Literary magazines that pay
30 markets that buy literary fiction, sorted by pay. Each one was read from its own guidelines page; the date is on its listing.
30 marketsStatus as of today in your browser. Foreign-currency rates are shown as published, not converted.
- Augur MagazineMagazine · Speculative, Fantasy, Literary14¢/word CADpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- The DeadlandsMagazine · Horror, Fantasy, Literary, Speculative10¢/wordpayup to 5,000wordsClosed
- The Iowa ReviewMagazine · Literary8¢/wordpayany lengthwordsClosedReading fee
- The Kenyon ReviewMagazine · Literary, Flash fiction8¢/wordpayup to 7,500wordsClosed
- Bourbon PennMagazine · Speculative, Literary5¢/wordpay2,000–7,500wordsOpen now
- Fusion FragmentMagazine · Science fiction, Literary4¢/word CADpay2,000–15,000wordsClosed
- Lady Churchill's Rosebud WristletMagazine · Literary, Speculative3¢/wordpayup to 40,000wordsOpen now
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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