The literary magazines/journals and contests listed below all offer some form of payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines in August 2020.
This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines.
The First Line
DEADLINE: August 1, 2020
THEME: "The Simmons public library was a melting pot of the haves and have-nots, a mixture of homeless people and the wealthy older residents of the nearby neighborhood."
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, short fiction, nonfiction
PAYMENT: "We pay on publication: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). We also send you a copy of the issue in which your piece appears. You'll receive your money and issue at the same time."
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/1/the-first-line
Scum
DEADLINE: Opens August 1 and closes August 7, 2020 (1st week every month)
THEME: Feminist-friendly
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Fiction, non-fiction, column, poetry, review
FORMAT: online
PAYMENT: "We pay $60AUD per piece of writing."
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/16379/scum-mag
Speculative City
DEADLINE: August 24, 2020
THEME: afrofuturist fiction, poetry, and essays written by authors who are specifically of Black and/or African descent
FORMAT: digitally online
SUBMISSION FEE: None
PAYMENT: Writers published will be paid $20-$55 according to the category and length of their submission.
FORMS: speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7609
Westerly
DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, reviews
FORMAT: online and print
PAYMENT:
- "Poems: $120 for one poem or $150 for two or more poems
- Stories: $200
- Articles: $200
- Visual art/Intro essay: $120
- Reviews: $100
- Online Publication: $100″
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/1493/westerly
Foundry
DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None / $5 for expedited
PAYMENT: "We pay $20 per poem via Venmo or Paypal shortly after publication. We also promote our authors on social media and submit nominations for prizes."
FORMS: poetry
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/20712
Songs of Eretz Poetry Review
DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Politics
FORMS: poetry and cover art
FORMAT: online
PAYMENT: "We pay a semi-professional rate of five dollars per poem and pay ten dollars for cover art and five dollars for other art."
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/16871/songs-eretz-poetry-review
Apparition Lit
READING PERIOD: August 15 – 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Satisfaction
FORMS: short stories, poetry
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: “Apparition is a semi-pro rate magazine, paying $0.03 per word, minimum of $30.00 dollars for short stories (excluding flash contest. See details in the Flash Fiction dropdown for flash rates) and a flat fee of $30 per poem.”
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/23045/apparition-literary-magazine
Mud Season Review
READING PERIOD: August 1 – 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Poetry, fiction
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: “We pay authors and featured artists $50 for their work. Artists whose images we select to pair with writing receive $15.”
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/14659/mud-season-review
The McNeese Review
DEADLINE: August 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Poetry, fiction
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: $50
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7523/the-mcneese-review
Chicken Soup for the Soul
DEADLINE: August 31, 2020
THEME: Miracles, Amazing Coincidences & the Unexplainable
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Stories and poems
PAYMENT: $200
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/4482/chicken-soup-soul-series
Contrary
DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2020
FORMAT: digitally online
SUBMISSION FEE: None
PAYMENT: “For original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary Magazine pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission, if invoiced within six months.”
FORMS: fiction, poetry, and commentary
DUOTROPE: If you subscribe to Duotrope, click here to read their interview with the Contrary editors.
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable
DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Migration
FORMS: poetry, fiction, memoir
FORMAT: print and online
PAYMENT: "$20 for featured author stories
$10 for stories published on our &More page
$5 for poems we publish"
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7321/bethlehem-writers-roundtable
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