Published on October 8, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
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EPOCH magazine publishes fiction, poetry, essays, cartoons, screenplays, graphic art, and graphic fiction. In continuous publication since 1947, the magazine is edited by faculty in the Department of English Program in Creative Writing at Cornell University. EPOCH appears three times per year: in September, January, and May.” Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Publishes ms approximately 6 months after acceptance. Buys First Serial Rights. No reprints. Guidelines online.
Pays $100-$500
Published on October 8, 2026
welcomes new writers
“The Georgia Review is the literary-cultural journal published out of the University of Georgia since 1947. While it began with a regional commitment, its scope has grown to include readers and writers throughout the U.S. and the world who are brought together through the print journal as well as live programming. Convinced that communities thrive when built on dialogue that honors the difference between any two interlocutors, we publish imaginative work that challenges us to reconsider any line, distinction, or thought in danger of becoming too rigid or neat so that our readers can continue the conversations in their own lives.” Quarterly. Buys First N.A. Rights; all other rights revert back to the author at publication, but we offer formal, written reassignments upon request. Reprints should give credit to the original publication of The Georgia Review. No reprints. Guidelines online .
Pays $50/printed page; $4/line for poetry, up to $800; and $150/book reviews.
Published on September 22, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers
“After Dinner Conversation is an award-winning independent nonprofit publisher. We believe in fostering meaningful discussions among friends, family, and students to enhance humanity through truth-seeking, reflection, and respectful debate. To achieve this, we publish philosophical and ethical short stories and non-fiction accompanied by discussion questions.” Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 3-6 months of acceptance. Buys all rights for three years. Occasionally accepts reprints, as long as it’s not available for free online. Responds in 4-6 weeks. Guidelines online.
Published on September 8, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“Solarpunk Magazine is a bimonthly online publication of radically hopeful science fiction and fantasy with a focus on climate solutions and building a utopian future.” Bimonthly. Pays upon publication, or within 60 days of signing a contract. Publishes ms in 60-180 days. Buys exclusive first worldwide English-language electronic/digital rights (becomes non-exclusive after six months), worldwide non-exclusive audio rights, nonexclusive worldwide English-language (for a period of three years from the date of publication). No reprints. Responds in 30-60 days. Guidelines online.
Pays $0.08/word, $40/poem, and $75/nonfiction article
Published on August 20, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“The guiding principle of Fiction has always been to go to terra incognita in the writing of the imagination, and to ask that modern fiction set itself serious questions, interrogating the nature of the real and the fantastic. It represents no particular school of fiction, except the innovative. Fiction has traditionally attempted to make accessible the inaccessible, to bring the experimental to a broader audience. As a result of its willingness to publish the difficult, experimental and unusual, Fiction has a unique reputation in the U.S. and abroad as a journal of future directions. We pride ourselves on publishing established writers along with new, emerging voices that have not yet been heard.” Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-12 months after acceptance. Buys First N.A. Rights. No reprints. Guidelines online.
Published on August 20, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“The subject matter of parABnormal Magazine is, yes, the paranormal. For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores. PLEASE NOTE: CREATURES LIKE VAMPIRES, GHOULS, WEREWOLVES, AND ZOMBIES ARE NOT PARANORMAL. Shapeshifters, for the purpose of this magazine, refer to the spiritual shift, not the physical. Think Native American shaman. Paranormal activity centers around the human, not the creature.” Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 30-90 days. Buys First N.A. Serial Rights and electronic rights for one year. Sometimes accepts reprints if published more than two years prior. Responds within 90 days. Subscription $32/year. Guidelines online
PAYS $6 – $25.
Published on July 17, 2026
diversify your writing income, Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“Online journal publishing prose and poetry relating to science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, and dystopia.” Welcomes new writers. Triannual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 45-90 days after acceptance. Buys first English digital rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within 8-28 days. Sample copies available online at https://www.radonjournal.com/issues. Guidelines online.
Pays $0.02/word up to 3,000 words, $20/poem.
Published on July 9, 2026
“Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative-fiction online magazine. We specialize in the strange and poignant and awe-inspiring, stories that have a cosmic scale and intimate personal stakes. Currently, we publish fiction and poetry, one story and one poem per month. All submissions must be 1200 words or less.” Monthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 6 weeks of acceptance. Buys Worldwide Rights for electronic and print versions, and Non-exclusive Reprint Rights. Responds within 10-14 days. Guidelines online.
Pays $0.08/word for up to 1200 words.
Published on June 25, 2026
Certain Age magazine celebrates the writing of women in midlife and beyond. Each week, we curate impeccable writing, fresh imagery, compelling voices, and audacious ideas. Whether it’s fiction, personal essay, poetry, or visual art, Certain Age is a place where women can speak frankly about our lives and plumb the depths of our souls. Celebrate, mourn, express outrage or weep with joy — and together, mobilize to create the world we envision.” Welcomes new writers. Weekly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-6 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds within 1-4 months. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online.
Pays $75
Published on June 19, 2026
diversify your writing income, Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“Boulevard’s mission is to publish the finest in contemporary fiction and poetry as well as definitive essays on the arts and culture, and to publish a diversity of writers who exhibit an original sensibility. It is our conviction that creative and critical work should be presented in a variegated yet coherent ensemble—as a boulevard, which contains in one place the best a community has to offer.” Biannual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 4-8 months after acceptance. Buys First N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds within 4 months. Guidelines online
Pays $100-$300 for prose; $25-$250 for poetry.
