“If you don’t submit, you won’t get published.” ~~ B. Lynn Goodwin
March Deadlines for Paying Markets Seeking Work
These markets come from an article written by Erica Verrillo who is the president at American ME and CFS Society. Which are right for you?
Hexagon. Genre: Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ per word for all short stories up to 7,500 words, $40/page for comics and $150 for cover art pieces. (Payment in CAD). Deadline: March 7, 2024.
Bennington Review. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. Payment: $120 for prose of six typeset pages and under, $250 for prose of over six typeset pages, and $25 per poem. Deadline: March 8, 2024.
Book XI. Genre: Personal essays, memoir, fiction, science fiction, humor, and poetry with philosophical themes. Payment: $200 for prose; $50 for poetry. Deadline: March 8, 2024.Closes when cap is reached.
The Rumpus. Genre: Fiction. Payment: $400 divided among all contributors. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Bad Day Book. Genre: Poetry and prose. See site for themes. Payment: $40 — $75, depending on length. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Little Press Publishing. Restrictions: Open to writers in the U.S. and Canada only. Genre: Middle grade fiction for ages 10–13 word count 30,000- 65,000 and early middle grade manuscripts with illustration potential for readers ages 9–12, word count 16,000–30,000.Payment: Royalties. Deadline: March 30, 2024.
Little Press Publishing. Genre: Young Adult fiction for ages 14–18 with a word count of 50,000–75,000 words. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Coming of Age, BIPOC, Fantasy/Supernatural, and LGBTQ+ Payment: Royalties. Deadline: March 30, 2024.
How2Conquer. Genre: Nonfiction books. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
The Fables Next Door. Genre: Stories that involve characters from recognized fairy tales placed in a modern setting where normal people meet and interact. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met. Word Count: 2000–10000. Payment: $25. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Banshee. Genre: Poetry, essays, flash fiction, short stories. Payment: “Small” Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Adroit Journal. Genre: Fiction, poetry, art. Payment: $50. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Ninth Letter. Genre: Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction. Payment: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose. Deadline: March 31, 2024. No fee for web edition.
The Fiddlehead. Genre: Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, art, poetry. Payment: $60 CAD per published page. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Typehouse. Restrictions: In honor of Disability Awareness Month, no-fee submissions are open for all creators living with both visible and invisible disabilities, not limited to those from the US. Genre: Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Short Story Substack accepts one short story every month. Genre: All genres. Word count 6,000–10,000 words. Payment: Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Deadline: March 31, 2024. Reprints accepted.
Poetry Substack accepts one poem every month. Genre: Poem. Must have a rhyme scheme or a rhythm scheme. No blank verse or free verse. Payment: Base Pay of $10 for the chosen poem + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Deadline: March 31, 2024. Reprints accepted.
Split Lip Magazine. Genre: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $75 for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews web issues. Deadline: March 31, 2024. Closes when they reach capacity, so submit early.
