A common complaint from freelancers is that they don’t get to do any creative fiction writing if they want to get paid. Turns out, that’s not true. There are actually a number of publications who will pay for your short stories, literary works and poetry.
Check out the following 10 places that’ll support you letting your imagination run wild:
Poetry Magazine
- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine
- Submit your original English or English translation poetry
- $10 per line of poetry ($300 minimum); $150 per page of prose
- Submit here following these guidelines
Grain Magazine
- http://www.grainmagazine.ca
- Submit poetry, fiction or literary non-fiction to Grain Magazine, “an internationally acclaimed literary journal that publishes engaging, surprising, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists.”
- Poetry (max 6 pages); fiction and literary non-fiction (max 3500 words)
- $50 per page to a maximum of $250
- Send submissions online or through regular mail following these guidelines
Asimov’s Science Fiction
- http://www.asimovs.com
- Submit a science fiction story or poem to Asimov’s
- “In general, we’re looking for “character oriented” stories, those in which the characters, rather than the science, provide the main focus for the reader’s interest.”
- Short stories (up to 7500 words = $0.08 – $0.10 per word; $0.08/word for words over 7500); Poetry (max 40 lines; $1 per line)
- Stories preferred between 1000 and 20,000 words
- Submit online here following these guidelines
The Sun
- https://www.thesunmagazine.org
- Submit nonfiction, fiction or poetry writing to The Sun Magazine
- No minimum word count; max 7000 words
- Nonfiction and fiction ($300 – $2000 per story); Poetry ($100 – $250 per poem)
- Submit online here following these guidelines
Chicken Soup For The Soul
- http://www.chickensoup.com
- Submit to Chicken Soup “an inspirational, true story about ordinary people having extraordinary experiences”
- $200 per published story or poem; also receive 10 free copies of the book your story/poem appears in
- Submit your story online here following the guidelines and possible book topics links available on that page
Flash Fiction Online
- http://flashfictiononline.com
- Submit a flash fiction (super short story) to Flash Fiction Online
- 500-1000 words
- $60 per accepted story
- Submit online here following these guidelines
Blue Mountain Arts
- http://www.sps.com
- Submit contemporary prose or poetry to be used in a Blue Mountain Arts greeting card
- $300 per poem/prose selected for a worldwide greeting card; $50 per poem/prose printed in a one-time book
- Email submissions to editorial@sps.com following these guidelines
Andromeda Spaceways Magazine
- http://andromedaspaceways.com
- Submit a story to Andromeda Spaceways, an Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror magazine
- Stories (10,000 words max unless you’re a resident of Australia or New Zealand); poetry (under two pages); articles and artwork
- Short fiction paid $0.01 per word (min $10 to max $100 per piece); poetry and flash fiction paid at $10 per piece; nonfiction articles of 1000+ words paid at $10 per article
- Reach out to Andromeda Spaceways using their contact form
Carve Magazine
- https://www.carvezine.com
- Submit short story, poetry, and nonfiction stories to Carve, a magazine for honest fiction
- Short fiction stories ($100 per story); poetry ($25 per poem); nonfiction ($25 per piece)
- Submit short fiction here, poetry here, and nonfiction here following these guidelines
Daily Science Fiction
- http://dailysciencefiction.com
- Submit a story to DSF, “a market accepting speculative fiction stories”
- Stories range from 100 to 1500 words
- $0.08 per word
- Submit your story online here following these guidelines and these formatting tips
Know of any other publications that pay for creative writing? Share your source in the comments below: