Markets For Perspiring Writers
1-Click Hot Fiction Markets:
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine
http://www.themysteryplace.com/ahmm/guidelines
Cricket
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=25
Strand Magazine
http://www.strandmag.com/htm/strandmag_guidelines.htm
Zoetrope
Vestal Review
Glimmer Train
Shalla Magazine
http://www.shallamagazine.com/submissions.php
Freedom Fiction
Aurealis
http://www.aurealis.com.au/index.php
Stories For Children Magazine
http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/Guidelines.aspx
ElectricSpec
Leading Edge Magazine
http://www.leadingedgemagazine.com
Thrilling Detective
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/fiction/guidelines.html
Island Magazine
http://www.islandmag.com/contributions.html
Other Markets:
Adventure Kayak
The Photo Review
The Perspiring Writer Magazine
http://www.theperspiringwriter.com
This is YOUR writing magazine, so feel free to contribute your work. We're especially in need of profile pieces about writers or how-to articles on the writing profession.
All we ask is that you keep your submission to no more than 1500 words. Art and photos should be .jpg or .gif and no more than 100kb, if possible.
No attachments, please.
Nonfiction articles for perspiring writers with accompanying artwork or photo have the best chance of acceptance. No monetary payment at this time but we promote all writers and their work.
Send all submissions in the body of an e-mail addressed to: editor@theperspiringwriter.com or snail mail with proper SASE to TPW, c/o E. P. Burke Publishing, 2532 Clubhouse Cir. #104, Sarasota, FL 34232.
Propeller Magazine
ALIEN Q
Write a quick paced interesting story.
Subjects should include alien encounters-real or imagined, universal history,possible futures, out-of-body experiences, spiritual abilities and powers, interstellar technologies and anything that broadens the scope of man's thought processes.
We like stories around 2000 to 5000 words.
Submit as an attachment or within the email text. We prefer Microsoft word documents.
Submit to Editor@alienq.com
We pay $50.00 within a month after publication.
Another Realm
Full Length Stories (Up to 5,000 words) are handled by Gary Markette. Please send electronic submissions only, to editor@anotherealm.com.
Anotherealm accepts no attachments --no matter the type-- for fear of viruses. Set your stories to PLAIN TEXT and PASTE them in an e-mail for submission.
Breathless Moments
http://www.breathlessmoment.com
Needs: Romance, to 3500 words. Any genre accepted except porn. Themes at Site.
Pays: $.07 a word for 2 year Electronic Rights.
Query first at submissions@breathlessmoment.com
State the word count of story, a paragraph synopsis and a brief bio.
MomSense Magazine
CURRENT NEEDS: "We need articles for each issue that focus on the mom as a mom and the mom as a woman that are both theme and non-theme related. We also need intro to the theme articles, "real mom" stories and humor articles." Pays $0.10-0.15/word.
Native Peoples
CURRENT NEEDS: "We are currently looking for BIRTHDAY and RELATIVE BIRTHDAY (non-specific-just to a relative). We pay $75.00 if we decide to buy an idea.
9-1-1 Magazine
Eighty-five percent free-lance. Our primary need is for 1,000 -2,500 word articles, accompanied if possible by appropriate high-quality photography (see below for Photography Guidelines). Each manuscript should include a 25-word biography of the author. All submissions must include social security number, address, and phone number.
Cyber Age Adventures
http://www.cyberageadventures.com
Needs: Super-Hero stories, to 3000 words. Anything longer published as serial.
Stories must have original characters.
Pays: $20 for one-time publication rights.
Send sub via email to Submission@cyberageadventures.com in body of email or text-only attachment.
Frank Fradella, Editor
GothicNet
Needs: Modern horror,1000-5000 words.
Pays $.04 per word, $.01 for prev. pub., pays on publication.
Email sub to submit@gothic.net in the body of email.
Seth Lindberg, Fiction Editor
Nuketown
Needs: SF/F/H, no depressing stories. Publishes novellas. Pays: $20.00 per first-run short story, $10 for reprints Send submission to editor Kenneth Newquist fiction@nuketown.com
Pif
Needs: Mainstream fiction. Wants good imagery in story. Themes and deadlines on site.
Pays: $10-$50 for one time rights.
Submit sub at website.
Jen Bergmark, Fiction Editor jen@pifmagazine.com
Strange Horizons
http://www.strangehorizons.com
We want good speculative fiction. If your story doesn't have a clear fantasy or science fiction element, or at least strong speculative-fiction sensibilities, it's probably not for us.
Needs: Speculative fiction, all genres.
Pays: 4 cents/word, Articles - $25/piece, Reviews - $20/piece Send submission to proper editor at fiction@strangehorizons.com in body of the email.
MetroKids
CURRENT NEEDS: "Localization." Pays flat fee of $50 for original articles of 700-1100 words; $35 for reprints.
partner's gay brother/sister who will be there next month." Pay rates: online $0.25; print $0.50-$0.75/word for 200-1000 words.