Published on July 1, 2026
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“The Forge Literary Magazine was founded by volunteers from the Fiction Forge, an international online writers’ forum, which counts amongst its members and alumni winners of numerous literary awards, including the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, O. Henry Prize, the Bridport Prize, the Bristol Short Story Prize and the Pinch Literary Award in Fiction. The Forge Literary Magazine is a project of Forge Literary Press, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in the state of California. We nominate our pieces for Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, Pushcart, Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfictions. Questions? Please email us.” Weekly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 2-4 months of acceptance. Buys exclusive worldwide English language rights for the first month, then all rights revert back to the author. No reprints. Usually responds within a few days, but it may be up to four months. Guidelines online.”
Published on July 1, 2026
THIS PUBLICATION USED SUBMITTABLE, WHICH CHARGES WRITERS TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK.
“Founded in the Summer of 2020 by Ranna Kisswani & A.R. Arthur (formerly A.R. Salandy), Fahmidan Journal hopes to bring out diverse voices and their cacophonous words. Our Press, founded in 2021, is focused on the publication of POC & Women Identifying voices ardent in battle against subjugation! Now in its third year, Fahmidan Journal is now a paying market! We publish quarterly. Send us your thought-provoking existentialism, your phobias, your darkest moments. Entrance us with your whimsical fantasy. Move us to tears with your truth in a world of suffering. Captivate and intrigue us with your hopes and dreams.” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 2-4 months of acceptance. “Buys British Serial Rights, First Anthology and First Audio rights, as well as the right to archive your work on our open-access platforms post publication.” No reprints. Responds within 25 days. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online.”
Published on July 1, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“Founded in 1970 and edited by faculty, students, and staff from the renowned writing and literature programs at the University of Iowa, The Iowa Review takes advantage of this rich environment for literary collaboration to create a worldwide conversation among those who read and write contemporary literature. We publish a wide range of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, photography, and work in emerging forms by both established and emerging writers. Work from our pages has been consistently selected to appear in the anthologies Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, and The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories.” Published 3 issues/year. Pays on publication. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds “very fast.” Guidelines online.”
$1.50 per line for poetry and $0.08 per word for prose.
Published on June 10, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“Samjoko Magazine is non-genre specific, paying market with a goal to publish content creators from around the world.” Welcomes new writers. Seasonal. Pays up to 6 months after publication. Publishes ms within one month of acceptance. “Samjoko purchases first worldwide English-language serial and electronic rights from the date the contract is signed and paid for up until 6 months after publication date.” Accepts reprints. Responds within two weeks. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online.
Pays $20/article up to 4,000 words.
Published on May 28, 2026
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THIS PUBLICATION USES “SUBMITTABLE” TO COLLECT SUBMISSIONS.
SUBMITTABLE CHARGES WRITERS A FEE TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK.
“FreeFall encourages the voices of new, emerging, and established Canadian writers while providing a platform to be proud of for their quality work.” 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Buys first rights for 3 months. No reprints. Responds within 3-6 months.
Pays $10 per page for fiction/non-fiction and $25 for poems.” 4000 word maximum.
Published on May 28, 2026
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
Published on May 14, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
“The mission of The Baltimore Review, founded in 1996, is to showcase Baltimore as a literary hub of diverse writing, and promote the work of emerging and established writers from the Baltimore area, from across the U.S., and beyond. The BR publishes poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction, and also sponsors two themed contests each year. We do not charge any fees for non-contest submissions.” Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays upon publication. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds within four months. Sample copies online. Guidelines online. Subscription is free online but an annual print edition can be purchased for $16.95.
Pays $40 for regular (non-contest) submissions
Published on April 8, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers, welcomes new writers
* THIS PUBLICATION USES SUBMITTABLE, WHICH CHARGES WRITERS TO SUBMIT THEIR WORK. *
“Points in Case is a daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy from seasoned writers and fresh voices, since 1999.” Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-7 days after acceptance. Buys First N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds in 10-14 days. Guidelines online.
Pays $35/comedy article, and $10/funny list.
Published on March 12, 2026
“Swim Meet Lit Mag is an online literary publication based in Meanjin (Brisbane, Australia). We accept all kinds of creative work. Swim meets bring people together; Swim Meet Lit Mag offers an accessible space to read and publish all kinds of creative work from around the world, with a particular focus on local emerging writers. Our mission is to provide an approachable avenue for publication, especially for early-career creatives, but we accept submissions from anyone (as long as written works are predominantly in English or translated to English). That’s why our general submissions are free, and our response time is usually swift. Likewise, our catalogue is, and always will be, free to read.” Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 2 months of acceptance. Accepts reprints. Responds within one week to two months. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online.
Pays $30 – $50
Published on February 19, 2026
Paying Markets for Writers
“We are a journal of literature and culture, publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews and interviews since 1968.” Welcomes new writers. Biyearly, occasionally publishes special topic issues. Pays on publication. Publishes ms one week to one year after acceptance. Buys first rights. Responds in one week to eight months. Sample articles available online. Guidelines online.
Pays $175/prose piece, and $50/poem.
