Cricket Magazine is a young reader’s magazine, targeting ages 9-14. Their editor says “There’s room in the world for your dark weird truths.” They pay $0.25 a word, up to 9,000 words, meaning a maximum pay of $2,250. Cicada Magazine is a young adult magazine with a largely teen audience. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.Ĥ. If you’re not an established author, they may still accept your for publication – offering a 25% royalties in lieu of an advance. That adds up to $2,000 for the first 10,000 words. They pay $500 for an outline, $1,000 for a first chapter, and another $1,000 when they have accepted the first 10,000 words of a story. Established authors with previous publications can apply to write for them. While not exactly a short story publisher, Choice of Games offers generous payments to authors for writing interactive fiction. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.ģ. They want stories that appeal to “all fantasy and science fiction readers.” They are particularly interested in recieving more submissions of humorous stories. That adds up to a possible $3,000 payment. They pay 7-12 cents a word, up to 25,000 words. Fantasy and Science Fiction is one of the major magazines of the genre. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.Ģ. While the upper limit of that length is veering into novel territory, they do pay a $1,000 to $2,000 advance, depending on length, against a 25% royalty offer. They accept short stories 15k-30k words in length. Heroes and Heartbreakers is an imprint of the major publishing house MacMillan. This is in no small part thanks to the efforts of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, which works hard to ensure writers are paid fairly.ġ. You’ll notice this list is dominated by publishers of science fiction and fantasy. Some of the publishers pay more than $1,000, some occasionally pay less, but all of them pay $1,000 for at least some of the stories they publish. Included in this list is a variety of types of publications, including literary journals, magazines, and eBook publishers. It does not store any personal data.The following is a list of publishers that pay $1,000 for short stories. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This is also a great opportunity to discover authors and titles similar to yours. Please review our catalogue to find out what kind of books we publish.