39 Calls for Submissions August 2016 — Paying Markets

There are more than three dozen calls for submissions with deadlines in August. All of these markets pay writers, and some offer publication as well.
 
 As always, there are calls for a wide variety of genres and styles, from speculative, to hybrid, to “Mrs. Morrison was too busy to die.” Stories, poetry, and nonfiction are all welcome.
 
 Note: For links to sites that regularly post calls for submissions — both paid and unpaid — go to Calls for Submissions.
 
 
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 The Shell Game
 
 Genre: Hybrid
 
 Payment: $100, plus two copies of anthology, plus $100 coupon to UNP Books
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016
 
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 The First Line
 
 Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, short story beginning with “Mrs. Morrison was too busy to die.”
 
 Payment: $25.00 — $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 — $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars)
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016
 
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 To Love a Scotsman, A Romance Anthology
 
 Genre: Stories that are highly romantic, featuring a Scottish man. Stories may be historical or time travel. 
 
 Length: Stories should be between 10,000–20,000 and meet the requirements for the PINK satin romance line.
 
 Payment: Royalties
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016

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 Body Parts Magazine

Issue #7: Fairy Tales, Mythology and Gods & Monsters (Fall/Winter 2016)
 
 Genre: Horror, erotica, speculative fiction
 
 Payment: $5 for flash fiction and $10 to $20 (depending on length) for short stories and nonfiction to authors, and $5 to $20 for artwork and photography
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016

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 Slice
 
 Theme: “Corporeal”

Genre: Short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
 
 Payment: $250 for stories and essays and $75 for poems
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016
 
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 Skirt! Magazine
 
 Genre: Personal essays. Theme: Stories about self-reliance, what sustains you or the work that you love.
 
 Payment: $200 per piece
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016
 
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 Phantasmagorical Fantasy Anthology Book 2
 
 Genre: Fantasy
 
 Length: 2,500 words minimum — 8,000 words maximum
 
 Payment: $25 per story
 
 Deadline: August 1, 2016
 
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 Abyss & Apex
 
 Genre: Speculative fiction
 
 Payment: $.06/word (six cents a word) up to 1,250 words, and a flat payment of $75.00 for longer stories
 
 Deadline: August 7, 2016
 
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 Ruminate
 
 Ruminate welcomes submissions that both subtly and overtly engages faith from all the world religions.
 
 Genre: Fiction
 
 Payment: $15/poem and $15/400 words for prose
 
 Deadline: August 14, 2016

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 Splickety
 
 Genre: Flash fiction. Theme: All’s Fair in Love and Uniforms
 
 Payment: 2 cents per word
 
 Deadline: August 26, 2016
 
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 Legendary Stories: Enchanted Forests
 
 
 “Take us deep into the forest and show us what we’ll find within. Whether it’s leafy branches hiding elfin lords or a steampunk graveyard covered in mechanical vines, we want to know what’s hidden inside the forest and what dragons (or rogue robot monsters) our heroes will have to slay to make their way through. Paint us a vivid world that makes us want to explore the realm you create. Give us new heroes to love and villains we love to hate. We’re looking for an eclectic mix of stories that give us a new view of the forest and features smart storytelling.”
 
 Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Speculative (please no horror)
 
 Length: 3000–8000 words (flexible, but the longer the story the stronger it must be)
 
 Payment: $30 per story
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016

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 The Stinging Fly
 
 Genre: Short stories and poetry. New, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers.
 
 Payment: Token
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
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 Freefall
 
 Genre: Fiction and poetry by Canadian writers
 
 Payment: $10.00 per page
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
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The Capilano Review
 
 Genre: Poetry, short fiction, essays on the theme of food
 
 Payment: $50 per published page
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
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 Qu Literary Magazine
 
 Genres: Fiction, essays, poetry
 
 Payment: $100 per prose piece, $50 per poem
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
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 Tech Edge Magazine
 
 Genre: Nonfiction articles on Safety and Security
 
 Payment: $50-$125 per article
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
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 Red Sun
 
 Genre: Scifi, fantasy and horror
 
 Payment: $100 — $150 per story
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
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 Fahrenheit Books
 
 Genres: All genres wanted for ‘Automobilia’
 
 Payment: 5 cents per word (fiction), $1 per line (poetry)
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
 Reprints accepted
 
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 Strange Constellations
 
 Genre: Speculative fiction
 
 Payment: $30 per piece
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016
 
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 Over the Rainbow: Folk and Fairy Tales from the Margins
 
 
 Over the Rainbow will be an anthology that explores the power of fairy tales to introduce the under-represented. We encourage authors to explore Queer (LGBTIA2 and QUILTBAG) stories, tales of people with disabilities, tales of mental health, poly relationships, and bodily diversity. Our hope is to use fairy tales to smash tradition and reshape it with (dis)enchantment.
 
 Genres: All
 
 Payment: 5 cents per word
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016

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 SpeckLit
 
 Genres: Flash fiction, non-fiction, 100 words max
 
 Payment: 5 cents per word
 
 Deadline: August 31, 2016