PRISM International

Published on November 3, 2024 Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers

“PRISM International is a quarterly magazine out of Vancouver, British Columbia, whose mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world. Writing from PRISM has been featured in Best American Stories, Best American Essays and The Journey Prize Stories, amongst other noted publications.” Welcomes new writers. Circ. 1K. Quarterly. Pays right before or right after publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys First North American rights. No reprints. Responds within 1-6 months.

Pays $40 per page for poetry, $30 per page for prose.

The Baltimore Review

Published on October 23, 2024 Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers

“The Baltimore Review publishes poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in quarterly online issues and in an annual print compilation.” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within six months. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds within four months. Sample articles available online.

Pays $50 for regular (non-contest) submissions

The Puritan

Published on October 17, 2024 Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers

“The Puritan began in 2007 as an independently funded print journal dedicated to publishing fiction, essays, and interviews in Ottawa, Ontario, and was sold in bookstores across the city. In its early years, The Puritan was Ottawa’s only quarterly prose journal. After a brief hiatus, the magazine returned to publishing, now in the form of an online magazine run from Toronto. Since expanding its mandate to include poetry and reviews, The Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 1-3 months after acceptance. Buys First rights. No reprints. Responds in 1-4 months.

Pays $150 for fiction, $25 per poem, $200 for essays, $100 for interviews and $100 for reviews.

The Fiddlehead

Published on October 4, 2024 Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers

THIS PUBLICATION USES “SUBMITTABLE” TO COLLECT SUBMISSIONS AND REQUIRES A SUBMITTABLE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO SUBMIT WORK.
SUBMITTABLE CHARGES FEES FOR WRITERS TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK TO PUBLISHERS.

“The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada’s international literary journal, is entertainment for the thoughtful with its mix of poetry, short stories, and creative non-fiction by established and new writers.”
Welcomes new writers. 100% freelance. Circ. 1200. Quarterly. Pays on publication.
Publishes within 2-3 issues of acceptance. Buys first serial publication rights – “all other rights remain with the author, but we ask if the work is reprinted elsewhere that the first publication in The Fiddlehead be acknowledged.” Responds usually 1-6 months. Various Canadian booksellers and newsstands carry The Fiddlehead and back issues (if not sold out) along with current issue can be purchased directly from our office.

Pays $60 CAD

AGNI

Published on September 5, 2024 Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers

“Known for publishing important new writers early in their careers” (PEN), AGNI discovers stories, poems, and essays that map our pressured interiority and respond in necessary ways to the bedeviled state of the world. Seven contributors have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.” Welcomes new writers. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes 4-6 months after acceptance. Buys first worldwide rights. No reprints. Responds in 2-4 months. Guidelines online.

Pays $20/page for prose, $40/pages for poetry, with a max of $300.

Westerly Magazine

Published on June 24, 2024 Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers

“Since 1956, Westerly has been publishing lively fiction and poetry as well as intelligent articles. The magazine has always sought to provide a Western Australian-based voice, although its contributors and subject matter have never been geographically exclusive. It covers literature and culture throughout the world, but maintains a special emphasis on Australia, particularly Western Australia, and the Asian region.” Welcomes new writers. Bi-annual. Pays on publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys non-exclusive rights (rights remain with each writer). No reprints. Responds within one to two days. “Writers can get a sample of our publication through our website: free download of online special issues, full digital archive.”

Pays $180 to subscribers for stories ($135 + subscription for
non-subscribers); $180 to subscribers for essays ($135 + subscription