Paying Short Stories

From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov's has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor…
Genres:   Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths:    Short Story, Novelette, Novella.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.08-$0.10/word.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 37.0 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.4% of fiction submissions accepted.

Cold Caller is a publisher of crime and mystery fiction, and we define those terms broadly. We're looking for stories of bad decisions and worse consequences; unlucky losers who can't catch a break; grifters and con men convinced they're about to score big; good men and women who have very good reasons to do terrible things.
Genres: Mystery/Crime.
Lengths:   Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $125.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 70.8 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

A small horror magazine out of nowhere in particular. Four issues a year (or more), in paperback and on Kindle. Themed reading periods. We publish what scares us.
Genres: Horror.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $20.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 9.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

a zine of surreal storytelling and worldly observations published by humdrum industries
Genres:    General, Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.02/word; $50 maximum.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 35.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 14.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

Horrific Scribes is an expanding online archive of dark short fiction (and some poetry) by various authors who share the Horrific Scribblings imprint’s dedication to the provocative, scary, and strange. Most of the stories will have elements of horror, ranging from bloodless slow burns to raucous extreme romps, but related genres–dark fantasy, dark sci-fi, surrealist and other experimental writing with dark tendencies–are likely to appear…
Genres:    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $25 per story.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 8.7 days.
Acceptances: Average. 8.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

Ninth Letter is the award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The journal’s mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design…
Genres: General.
Lengths:    Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $100 for prose.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 142.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.4% of fiction submissions accepted.

Mission = Revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful.
Genres: General.
Lengths:    Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Royalties. Details: USD $100, plus 50% of subscription revenue.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 77.6 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.1% of fiction submissions accepted.

StarShipSofa is one of the top SF podcasts in the multiverse that delves into the world of SF. There are a number of shows that fall under the Sofa's wing.
Genres:   Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: $50.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 69.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.9% of fiction submissions accepted.

We are looking for great speculative fiction, namely Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Don’t overthink it! Just write an incredible story and you will find yourself in this anthology.
Genres:   Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: CAD $0.005/word, with a min. of $15.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 60.4 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.