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Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else.

Folklore Review

Folklore Review is a literary magazine for magic enthusiasts. We reject the stance that speculative fiction lacks the quality of realism. That stories about gnomes, fairies, and fauns don’t hold substance. Let the elitists live in beige–we want more. We want to read stories inspired by folklore. Tales about fantastic creatures, fairy rings, and witch hunts…
Genres: General, Fantasy.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 13.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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The Garfield Lake Review

The Garfield Lake Review is the annual literary and visual arts magazine produced by University of Olivet students, and it is a proud member of the University of Olivet Media Board. We have been in print since 1971 when a group of students and dedicated faculty met often at the Garfield Lake Review Tavern and dreamed up our journal. The Garfield Lake Review* accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, art, or any other form of original work…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 119.8 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 19.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Gone Lawn

Desired: magical and shiny things, and unusual and/or innovative works. Gone Lawn is especially partial to odd garden animals.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 15.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 4.8% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Inkhorn Review

Inkhorn Review is a literary journal of poetry and short prose.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Professional. Details: USD $25 for micro; $40 for over 1000 words.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 0.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 14.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Ninth Letter Web Edition

Ninth Letter Web Edition is the online component of the print journal Ninth Letter and features original writing not available in our print journal [listed separately].
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $75.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 51.2 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Overland Wildcard

Overland is a print journal (publishing essays, stories and poetry) and an online magazine, publishing non-fiction articles. Overland also occasionally publishes special online editions of fiction and poetry. Those wishing to submit material are strongly urged to familiarise themselves with Overland and its various projects. Overland has a proud history of publishing underrepresented writers and promoting manifold voices…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: Professional. Details: AUD $525.

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Pinyon

Pinyon is a national journal of poetry, prose and art published at Colorado Mesa University. Submissions are invited from both established and emerging writers.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 55.2 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire is a magazine that looks like a book. Each issue is loaded with stories, poems and articles. It's a great way to read the latest from your favourite authors long before their next book is published. Prairie Fire is perfect-bound, handsomely printed, has eye-catching covers, and makes a welcome addition to your home library. Prairie Fire's editors are committed to quality. That's why we choose work chiefly because of its excellence…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: CAD $0.10/word, $250 maximum.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 20.7 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Strip Mall Magazine

Strip Mall Magazine is a literary publication based out of the MFA program at California Institute of the Arts. We're named for the infamous suburban sprawl of Southern California, home to CalArts, and perhaps the strip mall capital of the world. For a lot of people, strip malls are places of ridicule. Self-negating in their ugliness, they represent the worst of America's instinct to bulldoze, impose, and forget…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 35.4 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Tough Poets Review Wildcard

Tough Poets Review, a labor-of-love publishing project that had been on the back burner for almost 10 years, finally became a reality in April 2025, following a series of conversations between soon-to-be collaborators and co-editors Rick Schober and Kathleen Cullen, both seeking a meaningful creative endeavor that would foster a communal effort…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Token. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $5.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 44.2 days.

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