8 markets for your short fiction, nonfiction and creative nonfiction, book reviews, poetry and more – most of them pay

Scarlet Leaf Review seeks all sorts of things – fiction, essays, true stories, reviews, poetry and more.

Deadline: ongoing. Guidelines here.

Underland Press seeks mystery, crime, dark fantasy, horror, and other speculative fiction for an anthology called Eighteen. Pays 1 cent/word. 

Deadline: September 1, 2019. Guidelines here.

NPHZone seeks speculative fiction stories on the intersection of elder gods, old monsters and new technology. Pays $15.00 to $25.00. 

Deadline: September 1, 2019. Guidelines here.

Griffith Review seeks nonfiction writing that reveals the ways our institutions are transforming, reshaping, renewing. Payment to be negotiated. 

Deadline: September 1, 2019. Guidelines here.

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable seeks poetry and fiction on Family Functions (or Dysfunctions). Payment: $20 for featured author stories; $10 for stories published on &More page $5 for poems. 

Deadline: September 1, 2019. Guidelines here.

SubTerrain Magazine seeks fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, and commentary on theme of 1984. Pays $50 per poem or $.10 per word for prose (to a maximum of $500.) Canadian dollars. Charges fee for online submissions; no fee for snail mail.

Deadline: Ongoing; deadline for next issue September 6, 2019. Guidelines here.

Event Magazine seeks fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and reviews:

Fiction: We look for compelling characters, plots that surprise us, narratives that move us, stories that have something new to say.

Poetry: We love poems that are lyrical without being overwrought, and profound without being pretentious. We look for honesty of emotion, and images that arrest us.

Nonfiction: The creative non-fiction we publish mainly comes through our annual Non-Fiction Contest due to limited page space. We look for real-life experiences told as riveting narratives with distinct voices. We publish essays that feel artful and true.

Reviews: If you have opinions on books and know how to articulate them, we’d like to feature you as a reviewer! Read samples reviews on our blog for an idea of our style, and contact our Reviews Editor.

We have two open submissions periods during the months of August-September and December-January.  Guidelines here.

Quick Brown Fox welcomes your writing about a favourite book or about your experience of reading or writing. Read a few pieces on the blog to get a taste of what other writers have done (see here and scroll down), write your own, and submit it to me at brianhenry@sympatico.ca

QBF also welcomes your book reviews – or any kind of review. If you want to review your favourite coffee shops or libraries, babysitters or lovers (no real names please), go for it. You can read an essay about how to write a book review here and see guidelines about submitting reviews of any kind to Quick Brown Fox here. 

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