Literary Magazines.
Getting your writing published in a literary magazine is a great way to get your name out there, gain readers and make a little extra money. Check out this list of the best literary magazines and writing journals accepting short story submissions this month.
Fiction on the Web
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | Between 1,000 and 10,000 words |
3am Magazine
Deadline for Submissions | 31st January |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 5,000 words |
The London Magazine
Deadline for Submissions | 31st January |
Submission Cost | £3.50 |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 2,000 words |
Wells Street Journal
Deadline for Submissions | 13th January |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 1,500 words |
Alternate Route
Deadline for Submissions | Winter 2025 |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 2,000 words |
Bag of Bones Press
Deadline for Submissions | 31st May |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | £0.005 per word |
Wordcount | 2,000 – 5,000 words |
Bridge House Publishing
Deadline for Submissions | 28th February |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Royalties |
Wordcount | 1,000 – 5,000 words |
Digital Dreamers Magazine
Deadline for Submissions | 26th January |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 3,000 words |
Popshot Quarterly
Deadline for Submissions | 5th June |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 3,000 words |
Seaside Gothic
Deadline for Submissions | 13th – 19th January |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 1,000 words |
Shoreline of Infinity
Deadline for Submissions | 12th January |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | £20/1000 words |
Wordcount | 6,000 words |
The Fiction Desk
Deadline for Submissions | 31st January |
Submission Cost | £5 |
Payment | £25 per thousand words |
Wordcount | 10,000 words |
ANMLY
Deadline for Submissions | 1st February |
Submission Cost | $3 |
Payment | Unpaid |
Wordcount | 5,000 words |
Hypertext Magazine
Deadline for Submissions | 31st May |
Submission Cost | $5 |
Payment | $60 |
Wordcount | 3,000 words |
Loud Coffee Press
Deadline for Submissions | Reviewed Quarterly |
Submission Cost | Free but a $3 “express” cost. |
Payment | non-paying |
Wordcount | 99 to 1,000 words. |
One Story
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | $500 |
Wordcount | 3,000 – 8,000 words. |
Flash Fiction North
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non Paid |
Wordcount | 500 words. |
Fictive Dream
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non paid |
Wordcount | 500 and 2,500 |
Shorts Magazine
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non Paid |
Wordcount | 2,000 words. |
Emerging Worlds
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | £5 |
Wordcount | None that I can see |
Cafelit
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Royalties |
Wordcount | 3,000 Words |
Impspired
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non Paid |
Wordcount | 4,000 words. |
Goatshed Press
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | £60 for stories |
Wordcount | 1,000 – 5,000 |
Silver Sun Books
Deadline for Submissions | Quarterly |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | £5 |
Wordcount | 7,500 words |
Long Exposure
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non Paid |
Wordcount | 4 pieces per writer, each 700 words or less. |
Stand Magazine
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non paid |
Wordcount | 3,000 words |
Prole Books
Deadline for Submissions | Open All Year Round |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Share of magazine sales |
Wordcount | 7,500 words |
The Pomegranate London
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non paid |
Wordcount | 4,000 |
Riggwelter Press
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non paid |
Wordcount | 1-5 pieces, of no more than 1,500 words each |
Tears In The Fence
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non paid |
Wordcount | 3,500 words |
Letter Review
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | $4 |
Payment | $50 upon publication |
Wordcount | 3,000 Words |
Signal House Edition
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | Non-paid |
Wordcount | 2,000 Words |
Stylist
Deadline for Submissions | Unscheduled |
Submission Cost | Free |
Payment | £200 |
Wordcount | 1,000 words |
Dan Pratt Writes
Aspiring Writer & Author. Read my Short Stories & Microfiction, Creative Writing Blog, Lit Mag Roundup and List of Short Story Competitions.