This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines.
Filling Station
DEADLINE: August 31, 2018
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, critical non-fiction (about literature and occasionally about visual art), and visual art
PAYMENT: “In addition to a complimentary 3-Issue Subscription ($25 value) and a discount on future renewals and subscriptions, filling Station offers each of its contributors a $25 honorarium”
Qu Literary Magazine
DEADLINE: August 31, 2018
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Fiction, essays, script excerpts, poetry
PAYMENT: $100 per prose piece, $50 per poem
The New Quarterly
DEADLINE: August 31, 2018
SUBMISSION FEE: NONE
NOTES: Canadian writers only, snail mail only
FORMS: poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction
PAYMENT: "We pay writers $250 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $40 per poem or postscript story."
Hysterical
DEADLINE: September 1, 2018
SUBMISSION FEE: None
NOTES: Open to submissions only from writers who are women, femmes or non-binary people.
FORMS: Prose, poetry, and hybrid/cross-genre writing
PAYMENT: “We're dedicated to paying for work, as we value writers and art. At the time of this writing, payment is $50 per accepted prose piece or group of poems.”
Arsenika
DEADLINE: September 15, 2018
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Flash fiction and poetry
PAYMENT: "Payment is $60 USD for fiction and $30 USD for poetry for first world electronic rights and non-exclusive audio rights. We hope to raise the poetry rate to $60 as well in the future"
The Puritan
DEADLINE: September 25, 2018
SUBMISSION FEE: None for regular submissions
FORMS: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry
NOTES: only issues payments via PayPal or PayPal check in the mail
PAYMENT: "$100 PER INTERVIEW, $100 PER ESSAY, $100 PER REVIEW,
$75 PER WORK OF FICTION, AND $20 PER POEM (OR PAGE, CAPPED AT $80 FOR POEMS RUNNING FOUR PAGES OR MORE)."
EVENT
DEADLINE: Reached Submittable limit – reopens in December
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Fiction, poetry
PAYMENT: Per their Editorial Policy:
- For poetry we pay, upon publication, a minimum of $35/page, up to a maximum of $500, along with two copies of the issue.
- For prose we pay, upon publication, a minimum of $30/page, up to a maximum of $500, along with two copies of the issue.
- For cover art we pay, upon publication, $150 along with two copies of the issue.
- For the commissioned illustrations, we pay, upon publication, $500 along with two copies of the issue.
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