Short Story Markets

Short Story Markets

Professional Paying

APEX MAGAZINE - Strange, twisted, and beautiful stories. Crossed genre is okay. $0.06 per word, no higher than 7,500 words.

ARES MAGAZINE - Takes all types of horror but gives preference to action/adventure. $0.06 per word, no higher than 10,000 words.

CAST OF WONDERS - Horror is low on their list. Audio. Young adult. No higher than 6,000 words (3,000-4,500 preferred). $0.06 per word.

CLOCKWORK PHOENIX - Annual. Elements of the fantastic. No higher than 10,000 words (5,000 and under are preferred). $0.06 per word.

DARKFUSE - All horror. Modern. Nothing over 2,000 words. $0.05 per word.

FLASH FICTION ONLINE - Any kind of horror. 500-1,000 words. $60 flat payment.

GAMUT - Literary horror. Nothing over 5,000 words (around 3,000 is preferred). $0.10 per word.

GRIEVOUS ANGEL - No more than 700 words (flash fiction only). $0.06 per word.

MOTHERSHIP ZETA - Fun stories, not tragic. One flash story per issue. No higher than 6,000 words. $0.06 per word.

NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE - Dark fantasy as well as horror. 1,500 to 7,500 words (5,000 and under preferred). $0.06 per word.

PHOBOS MAGAZINE - Themed issues. Pulp fiction. 2,500 words and under. $0.05 per word.

PSEUDOPOD - Audio. More tragic than comedic. 1,500-6,000 words (around 4,500 preferred). $0.06 per word.

RECOMPOSE - January, May, September (months of reading periods). Must have a literary element. Nothing over 1,100 words. $0.06 per word.

SHIMMER - Literary horror. Unusual. Beautiful. Emotional. Nothing over 7,500 words (around 4,000 preferred). $0.05 per word.

STRANGE HORIZONS - Speculative horror. No more than 10,000 words (around 5,000 is preferred). $0.08 per word.