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Highest-Paying Journals/Magazines for Short Stories

These are paying markets for short stories (see a separate list for poetry here, and for articles here) that accept online submissions or submissions via email. Please check the site first if they are open to submissions at this time.

Note that this is a general list (not markets exclusive to African writers) and that we categorize a journal/magazine as a paying market if payment rates are clearly stated in their submission guidelines. If not, they will not appear on this list. For magazines/journals that pay per word or page, our assumption is that a story contains 1,000 words, or around four pages.

This is not comprehensive but we will update this on a monthly basis as we discover more journals/magazines with online submission system that pay for literary works.

(Note to editors/publishers of these journals, advise us of corrections, if any. This list is updated as of September 16, 2010.)

1. Glimmer Train
Payment rate: $700
Submissions: http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp

2. Poetry Magazine
Payment rate: $150/page
Submissions: https://submissions.poetrymagazine.org/

3. American Scholar
Payment rate: Up to $500
Submissions: scholar@pbk.org

4. KNOW
Payment rate: C$0.50 per word
Submissions: adrienne@knowmag.ca

5. US Catholic
Payment rate: $300min
Submissions: literaryeditor@uscatholic.org

6. New Love Stories
Payment rate: $300
Submissions: submit@newlovestories.com

7. Westerly
Payment rate: $150
Submissions: westerly@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

8. Black Warrior Review
Payment rate: Up to $150
Submissions: http://bwrsubmissions.ua.edu

9. Virginia Quarterly
Payment rate: $0.15-0.20/word
Submissions: http://www.vqronline.org/submission/

10. Weavings
Payment rate: $0.13/word
Submissions: weavings@upperroom.org

11. The Missouri Review
Payment rate: $30/page
Submissions: http://www.missourireview.org/store/e-submit_gateway.php

12. Missouri Review
Payment rate: $30/page
Submissions: http://www.missourireview.com/main_info/e-submissions.php

13. Ploughshares
Payment rate: $50min/ $250max ($25/page)
Submissions: http://www2.pshares.org/submit/

14. Voiceworks
Payment rate: $100
Submissions: editor(at)expressmedia(dot)org(dot)au

15. Iron Horse
Payment rate: $100
Submissions: not open for submissions at this time

16. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
Payment rate: $100
Submissions: editors [at] heroicfantasyquarterly.com

17. Nashville Review
Payment rate: $100
Submissions: http://nashvillereview.submishmash.com/

18. DesiLit
Payment rate: $100
Submissions: poetry@desilit.org

19. One Story
Payment rate: $100
Submissions: https://www.one-story.com/submissions/

20. Hayden's Ferry
Payment rate: $25/page ($100 maximum)
Submissions: http://submit.haydensferryreview.asu.edu/

21. Ninth Letter
Payment rate: $25/page
Submissions: https://www-s.art.uiuc.edu/ninthletter/submissions/

22. Pedestal Magazine
Payment rate: $.08/word
Submissions: http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/submitwork.php

23. New Welsh Review
Payment rate: £80
Submissions: submissions [at] newwelshreview.com

24. Gulf Coast
Payment rate: $20/page
Submissions: http://www.gulfcoastmag.org/submissions/

25. Red Stone Science Fiction
Payment rate: $20/page
Submissions: submissions@redstonesciencefiction.com

26. Abyss & Apex
Payment rate: Up to $75 ($0.05/word)
Submissions: abyssandapex@gmail.com, aandapoetry@gmail.com

27. Etchings
Payment rate: AU$75
Submissions: etchings@ilurapress.com

28. Chiaroscuro
Payment rate: $0.07/word
Submissions: savory@rogers.com

29. Apron Strings
Payment rate: €60-100
Submissions: ssmith3@ireland.com

30. Indiana Review
Payment rate: $5/page ($10min)
Submissions: http://www.indianareview.org/submissions/

31. Turnrow
Payment rate: $15/page
Submissions: ryan@ulm.edu

32. Ancient Paths Literary Magazine
Payment rate: $50
Submissions: SSBurris@cox.net

33. River & Sound Review
Payment rate: $50
Submissions: poetry@riverandsoundreview.org

34. Flash Me Magazine
Payment rate: $50
Submissions: sfh@wingedhalo.com

35. Wily Writers
Payment rate: $50
Submissions: submissions@wilywriters.com

36. Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Payment rate: $0.05/word-$450
Submissions: http://asimovs.magazinesubmissions.com/

37. Strange Horizona
Payment rate: $50/min ($0.05/word)
Submissions: poetry@strangehorizons.com

38. Bear Deluxe Magazine
Payment rate: $0.05/word
Submissions: bear@orlo.org

39. Apex Magazine
Payment rate: $0.05/word
Submissions: apex.submission@gmail.com

40. Gum Show Review
Payment rate: $0.05/word-$50
Submissions: editor@gumshoereview.com

41. Scribblers and Ink Spillers
Payment rate: $40
Submissions: submissions@scribblersandinkspillers.com

42. Agni
Payment rate: $10/page ($150 maximum)
Submissions: http://www.bu.edu/dbin/agni/

43. West Branch
Payment rate: $10/page
Submissions: http://westbranchsubmissions.bucknell.edu/

44. Witness
Payment rate: $10/page
Submissions: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/login.php

45. Critical Writing
Payment rate: $30
Submissions: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poetry-/

46. GUD Magazine
Payment rate: $5min ($0.03/word)
Submissions: http://www.gudmagazine.com/user/edit.php

47. Aberrant Dreams
Payment rate: $.03/word ($100 maximum)
Submissions: http://www.aberrantdreams.com/content/user/register

48. Damazine
Payment rate: $25
Submissions: poetry@damazine.com

49. Spinetingler
Payment rate: $25
Submissions: spinetinglermag@gmail.com

50. Brain Harvest
Payment rate: $0.03/word-$22.50
Submissions: submissions@twelfthplanetpress.com

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