{"id":113147,"date":"2016-02-20T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T12:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/20\/publishing-for-fun-and-profit\/"},"modified":"2016-02-20T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T12:33:45","slug":"publishing-for-fun-and-profit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/20\/publishing-for-fun-and-profit\/","title":{"rendered":"Publishing for Fun and Profit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/breannacarroll.tumblr.com\/post\/138686935491\" target=\"_blank\">breannacarroll<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>So there was a list going around tumblr for a while that made it to my dash of literary journals that accept open submissions (and will pay!), but upon inspection about half of them were closed indefinitely, and I found quite a few other places that looked interesting through further research, so I wanted to post my own list.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I tried to focus on things that paid professional grade (at least 6 cents per word), were friendly to speculative fiction, and specifically encouraged diversity and writing about marginalized groups.<\/p>\n<p>(Please note that as of right now I have never submitted or been published with any of these, so if anyone has experience with them, good or bad, please feel free to message or reblog this with your experiences.)<\/p>\n<h2>Speculative Fiction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.strangehorizons.com%2Fguidelines%2Ffiction.php&amp;t=Y2QzOTUwMDMzMGEzY2IwNjIxOTc3MjYzM2IyNTc4MzhmYTMwMWE5YSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Strange Horizons<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative fiction (broadly defined) with an emphasis on diversity, unusual styles, and stories that address politics in nuanced ways. 8c per word. Up to 10,000 words, under 5,000 preferred. Responds within 40 days. LGBT+ positive.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fsubmissions.ccfinlay.com%2Ffsf%2F&amp;t=NjQ1ZTdkZjdhODk3YjNmZmQ0NWI2MTlkYjk4NmE2MTZjZmQwZDUyMSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Fantasy &amp; Science Fiction Magazine<\/b><\/a> \u2014 Sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc. 7-12c per word. Up to 25,000 words. No response times listed.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asimovs.com%2Fcontact-us%2Fwriters-guidelines%2F&amp;t=N2VkZGI5NDNjYWY2ZWRjZjM2M2U5ZmVmODJkMTY2ZjBiNGFmOWUwMyx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Asimov\u2019s Science Fiction<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Primarily sci-fi but accepts fantasy and surreal fiction, but no high fantasy\/sword and sorcery. Prefers writing that is character driven. 8-10c per word. 1,000-20,000 words. Responds in about five weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.evilgirlfriendmedia.com%2Fsubmissions%2F&amp;t=MDJjNmZlZjU2ZTEzN2FmZGQzYTE3ZDg5YmNiMmIzNTllNjE2ZDA0Yyx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Evil Girlfriend Media<\/b><\/a> \u2014 Horror and urban fantasy centered on female empowerment and defying gender stereotypes. $100 flat payment. 4,000-7,000 words. No response times given. LGBT+ friendly.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com%2Fsubmissions%2F&amp;t=YTM4M2Y5Mzc1OTMzMWFmY2I0MzQxYjFhODQ1OGVmNDlkZDQyYzI5Myx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Beneath Ceaseless Skies<\/b><\/a> \u2014 Fantasy with a focus on secondary worlds and characters. 6c per word. Up to 10,000 words. Average response time 2-4 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com%2Fsubmission-guidelines%2F&amp;t=NDJlNjVlZmI5NDQ2Y2Y5ZDczMjMwMTczYjc2OTYxMzBhMzA4Nzk1Zix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Fantastic Stories<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative fiction with an emphasis on diversity and literary style. 15c per word. Up to 3,000 words. Responds within two weeks. LGBT+ positive.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fictionvortex.com%2Fsubmissions%2Fsubmit-a-short-story%2F&amp;t=NjU0YzUyODY5MTMxNmM5NmIyZTY4Mjg1MmViMTgyMTgxMWFhOWM4NCx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Fiction Vortex<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Serialized fantasy and speculative fiction. $300 for featured stories, $50 otherwise. 3,500 words or less. No response times given.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shimmerzine.com%2Fguidelines%2Ffiction-guidelines%2F&amp;t=YTJmMTQ0ZmQ1MDdkMzU2MzUxOGU1NDQxMDhiODdmMTg0MmUyMTYyNix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Shimmer<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative fiction with an emphasis on diversity, strong plots, vivid characters, and beautiful writing. 5c per word. 7,500 words or less (will consider longer words with query letter). Usually responds within two weeks. LGBT+ positive.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fclarkesworldmagazine.com%2Fsubmissions%2F&amp;t=ZjI2NzIzYmJlZWFiMGU1ZWQ1NmQ2NmIwYjMzNTU1Yjc1N2JhYThkYix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Clarkesworld Magazine<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Sci-fi, fantasy, and other speculative fiction. 10c per word up to 5,000 words, 8c per word after. 1,000-16,000 words. Responds within days usually, gives a tracking number.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apex-magazine.com%2Fsubmission-guidelines%2F&amp;t=MmNjZjUyMzE1M2IyMTdhYjY4NzI1OGUwYmNlZTMxY2Q3MDUwOWRiMSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Apex Magazine<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative fiction of all kinds. 6c per word, +1c per word for podcast stories. Up to 7,500 words, all submissions over will be auto-rejected. Responds within 30 days.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heliotropemag.com%2Fsubmission-guidelines%2F&amp;t=YTE2NmExMTQ4ZjNmYjFhNjI0MTk0NDBhY2IwZWI0OGU0MzQzOGI1Nyx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Heliotrope Magazine<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative fiction of all kinds. 10c per word. Up to 5,000 words. Responds within 30 days.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lightspeedmagazine.com%2F&amp;t=OGRlMDA0M2RiN2I3OTg1MDUyMDdkMmE3ZGVmNGU4ODMyYmZkZTYxYSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Lightspeed Magazine<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative fiction of all kinds, with creativity and originality in terms of style and format encouraged. 8c per word. 1,500-10,000 words, under 5,000 preferred. LGBT+ positive. <b>Submissions temporarily closed for their main magazine but is accepting for their People of Color Destroy Science Fiction special.<\/b>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>General Fiction <\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fthesunmagazine.org%2Fabout%2Fsubmission_guidelines%2Fwriting&amp;t=NTZhZmY5OTdjMTkxMjM0YjBkOGJjNWQ1ZGI5OWMwMGZhNDU3YzA0NSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">The Sun Magazine<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 General fiction, likes personal writing or writing of a cultural\/political significance. $300-$1500 flat payment \u00a0and a one year subscription to the magazine for fiction (also accepts essays and poetry). No minimum or maximum lengths but over 7,000 words discouraged. Responds in 3-6 months. <b>Physical submissions only.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.one-story.com%2Findex.php%3Fpage%3Dsubmit&amp;t=NTMxZTc4OTY4MTQ2N2ExM2E5ZmQ5YTk5MzMxNzU5ZjZkOTAwZjQxMyx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">One Story<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Any and all varieties of fiction, \u201cunique and interesting\u201d stories encouraged. $500 payment plus 25 contributor copies. 3,000-8,000 words. Usually responds in 2-3 months.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.obscurajournal.com%2Fguidelines.php&amp;t=ZWZhNTE0MWZhNWFiNGY3MWYzODczMjQ4NTEwMGFhODhkZjM0M2EwYix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Camera Obscura<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 General fiction. $1000 for featured story, $50 for \u201cBridge the Gap\u201d award, no payment for other contributors. 250-8,000 words. Response time vary, running just over two months as of now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Flash Fiction\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fdailysciencefiction.com%2Fsubmit&amp;t=M2Q3NjMyNTEwMmViZGQ1ZmY2ZjczNWFiZTFkOTFmYzQ0OTBmZmEwOSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Science Fiction<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Speculative flash fiction (including sci-fi, fantasy, slipstream, etc.). 8c per word. Up to 1,500 words, but shorter stories given priority. Response times not listed.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vestalreview.net%2FGuidelines41.html&amp;t=OTMzZjQyMWQ4ODM2MTA3N2U1NDUwYzhlYzljMTY2ZDQ1N2IxMDA5Myx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Vestral Review<\/b><\/a> \u2014 General flash fiction. 3-10c per word depending on length to a max of $25. Up to 500 words. Response within four months.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fflashfictiononline.com%2Fmain%2Fsubmission-guidelines%2F&amp;t=NDM4Y2FjMTUyZmViOWRkMWUwOTM0MjRiYzQxMzJkODBhMjZjMjk4Yyx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Flash Fiction Online<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 General flash fiction. $60 flat payment. 500-1,000 words. Response times not listed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Novels\/Novella<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Friptidepublishing.com%2Fcall-for-submissions&amp;t=ZGM3ZjZjMjc4MzBkMTVmZmM2ZGRmYWIxYmUzMGUxMWFmYTNiNGYyNCx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Riptide Publishing<\/b><\/a> \u2014 Any LGBTQ manuscripts between 15,000 and 150,000 words. Currently especially interested in lesbian romances, trans stories, asexual\/aromantic stories, romances with a happy ending, and genre fiction such as urban fantasy. <b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Ftritonya.com%2F&amp;t=YzhkNDkxMDg1MzhjYzExNGRiNGZjZGU4NWM1YzA5YThjZmNkYWU5Nyx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Also has a YA branch<\/a>.<\/b> \u00a0LGBT+ positive.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crimsonromance.com%2Fsubmissions%2F&amp;t=YjE2YTFmZjgyODhhOTkxMDZmODYzNjI4YjE2NDU2MGNmOGVhOTY5Yix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Crimson Romance<\/b><\/a> \u2014 Romance stories of all kinds, currently seeking LGBT+ stories with a focus on emotional connections and relationships, especially m\/m romance. Novel (55,000-90,000 words) or novella (20,000-50,000 words) length. \u00a0LGBT+ positive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Kindle Direct Publishing\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fkdp.amazon.com%2F&amp;t=MThlNThjNjAxMWJmZGU4ODM5NzMyNDE3ZTgzYmM5MjBjMjc3ZjZlYSx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Kindle Direct Publishing<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Allows you to set your own prices, create your own cover art, and make royalties off of each sell. Any and all genres are welcome and if you\u2019re prolific and smart about how you\u2019re publishing you can make pretty good money.<\/li>\n<li>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fmichaelhyatt.com%2Fkindle-publishing-success.html&amp;t=NGJmZGVhZjdmMTQ3NTZjZGM3NTdlZTkwNDFmNDdhNjBjZGJlZWI3Nix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">General Guide to Kindle Publishing<\/a> <\/b>\u2014 Gives a good rundown of the publishing process on Kindle.<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Forphansurvivalguide.com%2Fself-publishing-erotica-101%2F&amp;t=YzUzNDgxNGI3MmJkMzk2NWU3NGY1ZjQwODViNWExNjdlYmMzZjZmMix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>101 Guide to Kindle Erotica<\/b><\/a> \u2014 Great guide with lots of resources about how to make money publishing erotica on Kindle. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Publishing Comics\/Graphic Novels<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.optimumwound.com%2Fthe-submission-guidelines-for-every-comic-and-manga-publisher-in-the-universe.htm&amp;t=MDYxNzdjYTAwZTI4OTA4YmQ4ZTVmNjdhY2U0OTk2ZDJkYTM2NWE3ZCx5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Here<\/b><\/a> is a list of potential comic companies and what kind of open submissions they accept. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fniki-smith.com%2Fabout%2Fgraphic-novel-agents%2F&amp;t=ZTUxZTdmMWQyMjlhNjIyZjFkODUzOWRiMDk2Njg1YTc1MjYzNmE2Yix5ek5OVEZiTQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Here<\/b><\/a> is a list of literary agents who accept graphic novels.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>breannacarroll: So there was a list going around tumblr for a while that made it to my dash of literary journals that accept open submissions (and will pay!), but upon inspection about half of them were closed indefinitely, and I found quite a few other places that looked interesting through further research, so I wanted &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/20\/publishing-for-fun-and-profit\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Publishing for Fun and Profit&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[6536,4,45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113147\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}