Paying General Short Stories

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Genres:     Open to all/most genres, including: General, Mystery/Crime, Romance.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Winner's Prize: Professional. Details: USD $325 for first prize.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 44.8 days.
Acceptances: Average. 4.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

The Cafe Irreal is a quarterly webzine that presents a kind of fantastic fiction infrequently published in English. This fiction, which we would describe as irreal, resembles the work of writers such as Franz Kafka, Kobo Abe, Clarice Lispector and Jorge Luis Borges. As a type of fiction it rejects the tendency to portray people and places realistically and the need for a full resolution to the story; instead, it shows us a reality constantly being undermined…
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.01/word, $2 minimum.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 62.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Harvard Review publishes new poetry, essays, fiction, drama, criticism, book reviews, and interviews. From its beginnings, the journal has been committed to showcasing the work of emerging writers alongside established voices, or, as we like to think of it, publishing writers who will be famous next to writers who already are…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: Unknown.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 190.6 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

There’s a bit of advice we give to writers: “Keep submitting your story until hell itself won’t have it.” (I first heard this advice associated with The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop, but I sadly do not know its true origins). The unfortunate truth is that there are more humans out there producing great short stories than there are venues to publish them. And, thus, Hell Itself was born…
Genres:     General, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: Token. Details: USD $5 per story.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 15.1 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 6.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

Our stories are gutsy. An alarmingly individual spirit defines us. Achievement-oriented. Tales of those who struggle, risk everything, lose everything, gain it back—and overcome. Confidence. Emotion. Our words fearlessly and unapologetically fascinate.
Genres:       Open to all/most genres, including: General, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.02/word for 300-1,000 words; $30 for 1,500-2,500 words.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 1.6 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

Nashville Review seeks to publish the best work we can get our hands on, period. From expansive to minimalist, narrative to lyric, epiphanic to subtle: if it’s a moving work of art, we want it. We hope to provide a venue for both distinguished and emerging artists.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $100.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 259.4 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

Post Road accepts unsolicited poetry, fiction, nonfiction, short plays and monologues, and visual art submissions.
Genres: General.
Lengths:   Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Unknown.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 127.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.1% 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. 78.4 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.1% of fiction submissions accepted.