Paying Markets

Verge Magazine

Verge Magazine

“Verge Magazine is North America¹s resource for 'travel with purpose.' We cover issues related to working abroad, studying abroad and volunteering abroad, as well as ethical and responsible travel.” 80% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Online publication. Pays 45 days after publication. Publishes ms 1-6 months after acceptance. Buys First rights. No reprints. Responds within 6-8 weeks. " Pays $35-$60 CDN.…

Western Canada Highway News

Western Canada Highway News

“The official publication of three Canadian trucking associations (Alberta Motor Transport Association, Saskatchewan Trucking Association, & Manitoba Trucking Association.” Occasionally works with new writers. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms one month after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within a day. Guidelines by email. Pays $0.30/word.…

The Upper Room

The Upper Room

“The Upper Room is the spiritual companion of more than 3 million people worldwide. Each of the reader-written meditations encourages believers to open their hearts to God. Today The Upper Room is translated into more than 35 languages and reaches over 100 countries.” 95-100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Bimonthly. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 12-18 months after acceptance. Buys first rights. No reprints. Responds 4-6 weeks. Sample copy available for email request. Guidelines available by mail or online. Pays $30 for 250-300 words. Submit online.…

Zoning Practice

Zoning Practice

“This is a very practical monthly newsletter devoted entirely to land-use regulations, planning, and zoning. If you don’t know the topic, you’re probably wasting your time. If you do, we welcome your inquiries. Most authors are actually involved in the planning profession or something closely related and bring that expertise to their submissions.” 100% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 3-5 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within one week. Pays $500.…

Story Unlikely

Story Unlikely

“Story Unlikely is an online literary magazine focused on publishing the very best short stories regardless of genre, author pedigree, or lack there-of.” Circ. 12K. Monthly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within 3-10 months of acceptance. “Buys first, non-exclusive anthology rights, for publication in the English language, and continuing, nonexclusive right to use the work in the edition as long as Story Unlikely remains in print/publication.” Accepts reprints. Responds in 1-3 months. Guidelines online. Pays $0.08/word.…

Smoky Mountain Living

Smoky Mountain Living

“Smoky Mountain Living Magazine celebrates wilderness adventuring and urban exploration in Southern Appalachia. Each issue brings the region to life with a focus on its people, culture, music, arts, history and special places.” Welcomes new writers. Pays 60-90 days after publication. Period between acceptance and publication varies. Buys all rights. No reprints. Subscription $25/year. Guidelines available upon request by email. Pays $100-$400/article between 1,500-3,000 words.…

THEMA

THEMA

“THEMA is a theme-generated journal of short stories, poetry, art and photography, each issue a stand-alone anthology based on a unique theme. The journal is designed to provide a stimulating forum for established and emerging literary artists, to serve as source material and inspiration for teachers of creative writing, and to provide readers with a unique collection of creative work." Pays $10-$25.00.…

Texas Highways

Texas Highways

“As the authority on Texas travel since 1974, Texas Highways provides readers with a curated guide to the state’s cities, small towns, hidden gems, and natural wonders. Stories focus on Texas’ scenic, recreational, historical, cultural, and ethnic treasures accompanied by strong photography highlighting the state’s natural beauty.” Welcomes new writers. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 3-4 months after acceptance. Buys all rights for 5 months. No reprints. Responds within 30 days. Guidelines available by email. Pays $0.50-$1.00/word.…

Radon Journal

Radon Journal

“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.…

THE RIALTO

THE RIALTO

"The Rialto is a poetry magazine. We welcome excellent new poetry, but do not publish reviews and the small amount of prose in the magazine is commissioned by the editors. Unsolicited prose will be junked." Welcomes new writers. Tri-annual. Pays on publication. Publishes ms within 1 year of acceptance. Buys non-exclusive rights only. No reprints. Responds within 6 months.Guidelines online Pays £20 per poem (pounds sterling).…

Provincetown Arts

Provincetown Arts

“Published annually in July since 1985, Provincetown Arts focuses broadly on artists, performers, and writers who inhabit or visit the tip of Cape Cod, and seeks to stimulate creative activity and enhance public recognition of the nation's oldest continuous art colony. Drawing on a century-long tradition rich in art, theater, and writing, Provincetown Arts publishes essays, fiction, interviews, journals, performance pieces, poetry, profiles, reporting, reviews, and visual features, with a view toward demonstrating that a community of artists, functioning outside the urban centers, is a utopian dream with an ongoing vitality.” 90% freelance. Welcomes new writers. Pays on publication. Publishes ms in issue published after acceptance. Buys First N.A. serial rights. Responds within two weeks. Guidelines available online. Pays $80-$750 for 750-7000 words.…

Orion’s Belt

Orion’s Belt

“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.…

Loaded Landscapes

Loaded Landscapes

"Loaded Landscapes is a blog that covers topics related to landscape and nature photography. We publish tips and tutorials, as well as articles about specific destinations or points of interest." Updated several times/week. Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms within a few weeks of acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds in 24-48 hours. All content is freely available online. Guidelines online. Pays $20-$150.…

Podiatry Management

Podiatry Management

"We are the business and practice management magazine to the podiatric profession." Welcomes new writers. Publishes 9 issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 2-4 months after acceptance. Buys First N.A. serial rights. Accepts reprints. Responds within 72 hours. Guidelines available by email. Pays $400-$600 for 1,500-2,500 words.…

Keys for Kids Devotional

Keys for Kids Devotional

“The Keys for Kids Devotional helps kids ages 6-12 dig into God’s Word and apply it to their lives through daily Scripture and engaging stories.” Pays on acceptance. Publishes ms 9-12 months after acceptance. Buys all rights. No reprints. Responds within 12 weeks. Pays $30/story.…

The Forge Literary Magazine

The Forge Literary Magazine

“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."…

Fahmidan Journal

Fahmidan Journal

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."…

The Iowa Review

The Iowa Review

"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.…