Find me on Facebook. Chris Fielden I think most magazines are forced to take only one submission from a writer at a time due to the sheer volume of submissions they receive. Before you send us your work, however, please consider our submissions guide. 100,000 copies distributed in London and across the UK. You could try that. Chris Fielden Glad you found it helpful, Richard. They pay up to $400 for fiction. Chris Fielden Hi Steve. Best regards, Luiz, Naima A The copyright remains with you, so in theory you can do what you want with it.
Thanks very much, Godfrey. Is this normal? None of these websites seem to have crime as a theme except Crimewave and I gathered from a comment that there are some problems with that magazine. New York, NY 10001, 10,000 words max - Chris Fielden Really sorry to hear that. Sorry to bother you further, but does the story become the magazine's property once they have it, or can you send it to different magazines at the same time? Chris Fielden 500 to 7,500 words max for short stories - also accept articles, poetry, interviews, illustrations etc. Glad to return the favour then! Thanks for this brilliant site. Hi Kabir.
You'll need to approach the magazines directly if you want to explore supplying copies to schools. It is titled Clarkesworld Magazine. He asked me to use it for the minimum time possible as it is old and an outdated make. Yes, it has helped me a lot. As the zine is supposed to be issued quarterly, would it be correct to assume its no longer active, or am I being too presumptuous and theres simply a typo in the year? There are quite a few. Maureen O Some technician put the PC on a ventilater. There are lots of opportunities for writers now, you just need to research and see where you want to submit. Thank you. Will come back to the site again and again. Or try novella competitions. Three months later I sent a letter enquiring about it and enclosed a stamped addressed envelope for a reply but again I got no response. I need breathing time. Submit here. Sue C I've added The People's Friend to the lists. Please note that it may take us anytime from two weeks to three months to accept or reject your submission. Keep up the good work! Thanks Mark, have updated the page accordingly! Joseph K Chris Fielden Thirungana S Please help me. A tremendous help for the aspiring, competent and talented but obscure and therefore unpublished writers. Kay J zine Thank you so very much for this. I write humorous fiction and the people I send it to love to read something light that may make them laugh. Elegant Literature is the first magazine to pay professional rates and only accept submissions from new writers. Thanks for sharing this. Thanks a lot. We find new ways of looking at the world through stories, seeking out the compelling and the controversial, the funny and the fantastic, the sad and the strange. If a story has been rejected, then I would not recommend sending it to the same publication again. Can you help? You'll still have to do market research though. Thanks for letting me know about Granta - much appreciated. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';fnames[3]='MMERGE3';ftypes[3]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); Cheers. Martin R Glad you feel inspired, Vijay :). They run a monthly horror competition and publish an anthology once a quarter, so that might be appropriate. Chris Fielden Ricky M All the details are available at a glance. But it's best to check each of their submission guidelines, as there are some exceptions to the rule. It feels good having a dream to pursue. Titas C Chris Fielden
Hi Titas, I know of one short story competition about crime called Bloody Scotland. Roshan K Chris Fielden Thanks very much Beryl :). If youd like to receive an email from us every month calling for particular submissions, please Liked it very much. Sorry to hear you're having trouble with this resource. Chris Fielden fantasy and sci-fi, specifically looking for dark settings, grey characters, morally ambiguous decisions and plenty of grit, Fiction: $20 for stories 2,500 to 6,000 words; $10 for stories under 2,500 words, this is an online publication run from India - the link is to an old website that editor, Joseph Kaval, said he would be updating soon, hence I've linked to it - I've been published by Katha Kshetre, it's presented as a Word document and sent out for free to around 2,000 subscribers - if you want to be featured in it, please email Joseph, currently experiencing technical issues - see comment from Joseph below, Tales From The Shadow Realm; Anthology Of Horror And Suspense, Flash fiction and stories up to 5,000 words - published bi-monthly - artists are also welcome to submit for the cover - you can read a free sample copy here, 10,000 words max - Matador promote alternative, provocative literature from emerging and established artists. I hope that's helpful and wish the best of luck with publishing your short stories. Youd have to look at the submission criteria for each market you intend to submit to. Hope that's helpful and best of luck with getting your story published! works published online multiple times a week, word counts vary for each edition, but usually somewhere between 100 and 6,000 words - horror and dark fiction, 2,500 words max - started life as an online publication, now in print, 1,000 to 8,000 words max - they say 'we want your weird' but see full guidance in their submissions guidelines - I've been published in these anthologies, you can learn about that, 5,000 words max - submission window varies - anthology published in print and eBook formats, 8,000 words max - they are looking for 'unusual' stories, no max word count stated - I'm finding it difficult to place my Gothic fiction, but I hope to find a home for my stories in a few of these magazines. interested in fiction, poetry, art, interviews, reviews and nonfiction, 2,000 word max / 20-minute narrated podcast - Chris Fielden Going by the response I get from my submissions I realise that the conditions imposed by people who 'take' (or rather don't take) submissions are so many that in the end they only end up turning most stuff down How can a magazine turn down multiple submissionsif they are genuinely interested in writers? Christopher, great resource, in Australia you need to add more especially Meanjin, Overland and if you like go to the Victorian Writers Centre and they have lists as well. Thank You. If you are interested in finding out more about Litro Magazine, the quickest way to support us and submit your work is through our Facebook and Twitter pages. fiction, poetry and non-fiction, 3,000 words max - they accept prose and poetry - no website, postal submissions only - they publish the magazine three time a year, They accept many different types of submission, so best to check the link, 2000 words max - Most of the users on my site are writers of fiction, and they use the lists to find opportunities for submitting their short stories. Hi. What we dont accept:We do publish poetry and novel extracts, but not on an unsolicited basis, so please do not submit any poetry or novel extracts to usthey will not be read. There is, however, one glaring omission that I feel I must rectify. We want give you information about the quality of the publication where you are submitting your work. No problem, thanks Henry :-). The only one I knew of was Katha Kshetre and Reading Hour. Conjunctions is closing. Chris Fielden Jerry V Agam I can shorten it if someone is interested. My story is about a young lady that falls in love with a man named David who gave her aids . I was just checking a few links and found (404 Not Found). As your stories are set in the 30's and 40's, they might fit here. Wow! David H Most comps and magazines ask for previously unpublished work and require first publication rights. Hi Erin, apologies for the mistake and thanks for letting me know - I've updated the listing for you! Weekly News, I couldn't either any more although they do still print 2 stories every issue, and I know it is email submission with a 'if you haven't heard anything in six weeks, consider it a no,' policy. As long as you have a good story, we want to hear it. A great list - not only very useful for finding possible publishers but also gives a great picture of how alive and varied the scene is. But I couldn't find one to which I can send my story. E Saman BA I have written a story entitled "The Hidden Baby" with a little less than 10,000 words. Best of luck with publishing your stories. Keep up the good job.
Sudhanwa P Often magazines are run by a small number of people and they simply can't read thousands of stories a week.
Please read the guidelines carefully. Thank you for your great informational site. Kartik, I would be happy to list magazines in India but don't know of any. Thank you! Stories and storytellers have been revered as messengers, social commentators and entertainers since humanity began. Nothing has materialised and they haven't updated their Twitter or Facebook for a year. Chris Fielden
Thanks June, added!! Works translated into English also welcome. Order some back issues, read them and see if your story would fit. I hope that's helpful, and best of luck with your writing. I hope thats helpful and wish you the best of luck with getting your work published. At this time, we donotaccept poetry submissions for online publication. So, I've had 3 finance books published by 3 different houses. Some magazines and many competitions ask you not to submit elsewhere while a story is under their consideration, but sometimes (especially with annual competitions or magazines with very long editorial queues) you can be waiting 6 months to a year for a reply. Being that I am returning to writing after a long absence, I am grateful for your informational site, and have made contact with some of these companies to clarify exactly what they are looking for, and what their desired format consists of. Mark G
There are no English publications in India which accept creative writing. It is likely to annoy the editors. I like that you can filter by different things like circulation and genre! A World Book Night Celebration on 23 April: Words, Music and Friends | ShortStops, Litro Live! Re copyright - I haven't had any nightmare experiences with it yet, thankfully. I submitted something which they acknowledged but follow-up inquiries have yielded nothing. Hi Chris, thanks for all the work on the site - it's really helpful. Kabir H
We are keen to market your magazines related to school children and seeking your advise as to how we could go about doing so. Please read the guidelines carefully. That might have what you need. What would you like to bring to the conversation? So you could start there maybe? Everything on reviews or author interviews, send to Interviews. Follow me on Twitter. What do we have to do - be a "celebrity", a serial killer or something? They are a publication on the up, having received funding which permits a small payment to successful contributors. Thanks, Sue - have added all of those to the lists! Best of luck with your story submissions :-). If you have an idea or a pitch for a story, send us an email at editor@www.litromagazine.com. Your list is really helpful for me. Thanks Catherine. This was really helpful. For example, The New Yorker tends to only accept stories from more established writers, and that might also be the case for some of the other magazines. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Thanks again for all your good work and kind help ! Anyway, I hope that's useful. Anita
Good luck with your writing :-). My question is hopefully a relatively simple one the top item on your listing Crimewave magazine the current issue (11) according to the link is November 2010. Dear Mr. Fielden, thank you for your kind reply. Steve B
Thank you for this information, I found it all very helpful. So it will get fully updated soon. I lost 60 files. I found this very helpful. For fiction, try Writers' Forum. Any suggestion would be helpful. Please also submit a written version of your piece. I found this very helpfull. Through my day job, I work with K International. I sent a story to Crimewave but got no reply. Success is still elusive though. Hi Penny. Thanks, Aranya, glad you're finding the lists useful. Thanks very much for letting me know, Naima - I've updated the lists accordingly :). It's best to buy back issues and see what kinds of stories they publish. It's great that you offer blogs to help other writers - keep up the fab work :-). Just check the submission guidelines of each publication for details. There are other sites that have lists like this one. It is very useful. Can you please inform me about any literary stuff where I can publish my short stories and where they can be easily published. It's a great website you have, lots of useful links, and your posts are so worth stopping by to read, I'll be looking out for new posts, cheers, Mira. PLEASE NOTE:Most of the magazines and journals listed on this page accept entries from writers living anywhere in the world. It might be worth approaching them theyre lovely people and take on freelancers, but Im not sure if they do literary translation. Going to research and hope that I shall be published soon. Chris Fielden
If so, I'll be sure to write about it and let you know what happens. Please help me find a suitable one that needs a weekly writer and that pays. Hi Christopher. Chris Fielden
Hi Kevin. Chris Fielden
Thanks, Chris - updated listing accordingly. Awesome, thanks Varun. Try Booktrust as they have some useful lists too. If you know of any, please let me know :-). Works translated into English also welcome. They also run a monthly short story competition, so turnaround times are quick, and they offer affordable and useful critiques. Thanks very much Darryl :-). I hope that's helpful. Can I add that Woman's Weekly is open to submissions again. Beryl HB
People will read your work and become aware of you. You will just have to check the submission guidelines for each one before submitting to them. This page simply lists magazines that will accept short stories. The magazine will accept your work if you have never traditionally published a novel, or if you are self-published but have sold less than 100 copies. */
. Thanks in advance for entrusting us to see your work. Try having a look through my short story competition page, as a lot of these comps accept entries from all genres, including horror :-). I'm just beginning my research into where to submit a sci-fi story and am grateful for this list - thanks for sharing. Could You Win A Short Story Contest & Become Its Judge? More recently, we have also added more strings to our bow: including interviews, columns, podcasts, reviews, and features on literature, arts and culture. What an amazing website, just what I've been looking for! You may like to know, so you can update your site, that on the part 'short story magazines UK' of your lists, the 'People's Friend' magazine do not accept submissions on line only by post. I hope it works. Erin
Great blog; nice to get comp details without a fee/registration.
Saiful, most of the magazines will accept stories from writers based anywhere in the world. There are several sites for writers guidance, but yours is unique very easy to surf. I now have several crime stories, mainly written from experience as a Det/Sgt in the NZ Police - but still no luck. Most the magazines listed accept submissions from writers living anywhere in the world. Dear Christopher, thank you for your reply. Submit here. Zvee G I wish you the best of luck with your writing. Thank you Chris. I do not know what to do. Penny The copyright of the stories and content published on this website remain with the author. Chris Fielden They simply don't reply, even though they have a copy of my work. Luiz, you could self-publish on Amazon, but unless you have a way of marketing your work you are unlikely to make many sales. It can follow the months theme, or not, and must be no longer than five minutes. run by David Gardiner, Prose Editor of Gold Dust Magazine, 7,500 words - also accept poetry and artwork, 300 to 5,000 for fiction, 2,500 max for articles, 40 lines max for poetry - Chris Fielden Henry D This is very helpful to me. Thank you for your quick response. Thank you. Chris Fielden essays and poetry - reading fees for adults start at $6 - children submit free, 1,500 words max - new publication so can't currently offer payment - also accepts poetry and features, 4,500 words max - not always open for submission - check website to see if they are currently being accepted, short stories between 1,500 and 5,000 words, flash fiction 600 words max -, 1,500 words max - they accept articles, poetry and flash fiction too, 3,000 words max - short fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, and all sub-genres, plus humour and satire - you don't have to be a member to submit, 1,200 words max - published 3 times a year, Flash fiction, 1,000 words - short stories, 7,500 words novelettes, 21,000 words - novel excerpts, 6,000 words - personal essays / memoirs, 6,000 words - literary essays, 6,000 words - Best of luck with your submissions :-). I have linked to your comment from the listing so that other users can see the problems you experienced. I am currently running a humorous short story competition - maybe you'd like to enter that? Thank you. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Thanks. Hi! Thanks Naima! Tarak. Thanks Scott :-). Hi DT. I haven't heard of The Fortnightly Review, hence it doesn't appear on the lists. I'm just sharing the news so the list can be updated. One editor might dismiss a story that another might love. B.B. W publish poetry, fiction, flash & micro fiction, non-fiction, artwork and photography Really enjoying the stories but haven't yet submitted to them. I only mean to be informative and not to contradict still More than frustration,we writers feel there is ample room for more space for our work. Agam, you will have to undertake some research - see which magazines accept the kind of style and genre of stories that you write. Submit to magazines that might appreciate your style. Length should be between 500 and 2,000 words, and they allow multiple and simultaneous submissions. I've added The Threepenny review to the lists. I want to send one of my stories to a publisher to read. It's best to read the magazines and websites where possible, to see what kind of work they publish. We like to hang onto things. So I may have my first nightmare looming. I have come to know about some short story magazines from the list above. Thanks Foti - Meanjin and Overland Literary Journal listed! These cookies do not store any personal information. So if you can direct me to a source, I would deeply appreciate it. Your blog, Chris - which I stumbled upon by the way - is the best in this generation and I hope many upcoming authors will make a stop here. We sometimes feature standalone storiesfiction and nonfictionon Litro Lab. Looks like a great mag - have added it to the lists. I write in English but I write about India. I am a French-speaking Belgian native, living in the USA since 1996. I'm right in the middle of reviewing all the links on the site (it's a New Year ritual I go through, which takes longer each year due to the volume of links!). Wondered whether you could perhaps give advice on which comps are worthy of entry and also which to avoid in terms of copyright. Hi Chris, love the article very handy for those of us studying Creative Writing with the OU, who are (as part of an assignment) required to find a publication suitable for our work. I think you should check the list of links above, like The New Writer and otherstake care!!!! Most were accepted around the world at that time, and payment was given for all. Truly appreciated! I found this so helpful as l have joined a writers course and want to write a book and get it published. When youve finished writing, editing, rewriting, and revising, submit your best. Chris Fielden
You can also find more details in the lists below. Welcome, Moragh, glad you found it useful :-). Then I can update the page accordingly! I know that Writers Forum and Scribble both consider work from beginners, as they were the first two magazines to publish my work in print. I found this very interesting and extremely helpful. Thank you for your comment. However, I can't find any submissions guidelines or details of the short stories accepted to The Weekly News or Yours magazine, so have been unable to create listings for them. And its advisable to read previous issues before submitting, to get a flavour of what the editors might be looking for. If I stumble upon new contests or magazines I will let you know. I don't know of any publications that need a weekly writer, sorry. Non-themed flash/micro fiction (#FlashFridays) not more than 800 words. I am seventy now and still hoping to get somone to publish at least one before i kick the bucket. Can you let me know which links you're having problems with please? The magazine's 'current' issue is dated 2013. Most of the magazines advise that you subscribe or read a few back issues so you understand the format and style they favour. I've been tinkering around with various stories and this site has given me lots of ideas where to submit them :), Dee L A very helpful list. You retain copyright, and can do what you want with them after they've been published. Youd have to review each publishers submission guidelines and see what they say. Chris Fielden Read some back issues and see if your writing fits, then submit. Steven R I list thousands of opportunities on the website and it's very hard to stay on top of every publication. Dee, the rules vary from magazine to magazine and competition to competition. In all honesty, the likelihood of a story being accepted twice is pretty slim, even if your story is amazing. I retired from three major corporations and after retirement was a free-lance columnist, authored three books, and have made over three hundred speeches to senior organizations. S1.20, Samuel Alexander Building And then there's something called the Submission Calendar for Writing Contests, Grants, etc. If it's a blog you're considering approaching, read the blog and see what kind of writing they publish. If nothing else, you might be able to find out which agencies they use and then approach them as a freelancer. This page is updated regularly throughout the year. *You can submit MP3s of pieces previously published elsewhere in written form, but please make sure you have the right to let us publish it in audio form. Great, thanks Jesse :-). Chris Fielden Any decent sugestions please? I have provided links to the most relevant pages on the different websites to try and make this resource easy to use - this is often the homepage to stop links breaking when websites are updated. John H But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Chris Fielden Do you run a short story magazine? As a beginner it's invaluable. Varun V Hi Arunodaya. Thanks, I'm glad to hear you like the blog. Had a lot of correspondence with them earlier in the year, they said there had been delays but that the proposed publication date for the first issue was April. Sure! The payment section gives details of how much the publisher pays the writer. Chris Fielden I need to get a listing of magazine publishers and the addresses for children and their guidelines.