We have curated a playlist of 100 places you can send your works to this month of May, and get paid upon acceptance or publication. Crazy right? Here is the list.

Ahoy Comics. Genre: Short fiction and social commentary. “We seek smart, weird, funny articles or stories, which run between 500 and 1,500 words.” Payment. $200.  The Anarchist Poetry Project. Genre: Poem Length: 3 poems up to 5 pages total. “The theme of the book is Building Better Worlds. We’re interested in what those better Anarchist worlds and systems look like. Poems that somehow relate to that theme within the context of anarchism will have a better chance of being accepted. In particular, we love speculative literature (scifi, fantasy, hopepunk and other -punk sub-genres, magical realism, etc). But even if your poem doesn’t fall into such genres, we still want you to submit it as long as you identify as an anarchist, and your poems are in some way about or related to anarchism and building better worlds.” Payment: $30 per poem + contributor copy. Deadline: Open until filled.

Radon Genre: Short stories and poetry containing elements of anarchism, transhumanism, dystopia, and/or science fiction. Payment: 1 cent per word for original work, half a cent per word for reprints. The Anarchist Poetry Project. Genre: Poem Length: 3 poems up to 5 pages total. “The theme of the book is Building Better Worlds. We’re interested in what those better Anarchist worlds and systems look like. Poems that somehow relate to that theme within the context of anarchism will have a better chance of being accepted. In particular, we love speculative literature (scifi, fantasy, hopepunk and other -punk subgenres, magical realism, etc). But even if your poem doesn’t fall into such genres, we still want you to submit it as long as you identify as an anarchist, and your poems are in some way about or related to anarchism and building better worlds.” Payment: $30 per poem + contributor copy. Deadline: Open until filled.

The Hungur Chronicles Genre: Horror. Vampires or creatures with vampiric themes. Payment: The pay for original stories is $25.00; for reprints, $12.00. Payment for poems is $5. The pay for illustrations is $8.00. The payment for articles is $10. The pay for cover art is $25.00.

Jay Henge Publishing: Professor Feiff’s Compleat Pocket Guide to Xenobiology for the Galactic Traveller on the Move: Containing Divers Works Hitherto Unpublished by Scholars of Moderne Sciences, Herbarisme and Exoticks, with Thorough Explication of Chymicall Principles Terrestrial and Alien. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $5 USD per 1000 words up to 15k words.

Eggplant Emoji. Genre: Humorous short stories. Length: 1,000 – 5,000 words. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 10, 2022.

Newfound. Genre: Fiction, Flash, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Visual Arts. Payment: $25.  Deadline: May 14, 2022.

Rakehell. Genre: Swashbuckling adventure. “We love fantasy, steampunk, and historical fiction, but we’ll read anything that fits the Rakehell vibe. We’re looking for small-scale conflicts with personal motivations. We’re less interested in epic quests and straight military fiction. … Feel free to draw on other genres, like mystery, comedy, and romance.” Length: 3,000-7,000 words. Payment: $0.01/word. Deadline: May 14, 2022.

Solarpunk Magazine. Genre: Solarpunk. Payment: $0.08/word for fiction, $40/poem, and $75/essay.  Deadline: May 14, 2022.

Cast of Wonders. Genre: YA Speculative fiction. Podcast. Payment: $.08/word for original fiction of any length (yes, including flash!). For reprints, a $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction. Deadline: May 14, 2022. See themes.

Georgia Review. Genre: Fiction, poetry, non-fiction. Payment: $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry. Essay-reviews and standard reviews earn honoraria of $50/printed page. Deadline: May 14, 2022. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

Luna Station Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction.  Payment: $5. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Some reprints accepted.

Brigid’s Gate Press: Western Horror. Genre: Splatterpunk Western Horror set in the late 1800s in the Old West. All horror tropes welcome. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: May 15, 2022.

Dark Recesses Press. Genre: Horror/dark fiction pieces between 500-5000 words. Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Note: Only pays for print magazine.

Urban Fantasy Digest 2022: The Wizard Must Be Stopped! Genre: Urban fantasy novelettes. Length: 7,500 to 10,000 words. Payment: Revenue sharing. Deadline: May 15, 2022.

Lucent Dreaming: For a Friend Anthology. Genre: Prose and poetry “for oneself or a friend.” Word Limit: 400-3,999 words for prose. Line Limit: 72 lines for poetry. Payment: £100 and a free contributor copy. Deadline: May 15, 2022.

Brink. Genre: Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. Payment: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words). Deadline: May 15, 2022. See theme.

Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Genre: Short stories based on a classic Kolchak story. Length: 1500 to 5000 words. Payment: $120.  Deadline: May 15, 2022

Outlook Springs. Genre: “Send us your weird, wobbly wordwork: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.” Payment: $10 per poem, $10 per flash piece (under 1,000 words), $25 for short fiction and essays (over 1,000 words). Payment via PayPal or Venmo. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Note: They close early if they hit their submission cap.

Lamplight. Genre: Dark fiction, both short stories and flash fiction. Payment: Unpublished Fiction: 3¢ per word, $150.00 max. Reprints: 1¢ per word up to 7,000 words. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Note: They close early if they hit their submission cap.

just femme & dandy. Genre: Fashion for the LGBTQIA+ community. Theme: Sustain. “We offer a space in the literary & arts world that has yet to exist, and hope to celebrate the queer, trans, non-binary, and intersex community, who have long since coded ourselves with how we adorn and dress our bodies when it has been dangerous to identify solely with words. Until recently, we could only find a handful of models within popular culture and the public imagination to inform our own aesthetic choices, and so the styles (and art) we don and make operate as a patchwork quilt, collaged together with vintage and thrift store finds, our sister or mother’s lipstick and gowns, our father’s neckties and waistcoats”. Payment: 50 USD per text-based submission and 150 USD per multimedia submission (video, photography, image + text, fashion spread + interview, etc.). Deadline: May 15, 2022.

Farmer-ish. Genre: Nonfiction, CNF, poetry related to farming (including recipes). Payment: $25 or copy of book (print only). Deadline: May 15, 2022 for pitches.

The Other Stories (Audio). Genre: Horror on themes. Payment: 15 GBT. Deadline: May 15, 2022. See themes.

Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. Genre: Poetry and art. Payment: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art. Deadline: May 15, 2022. See themes.

Mother: Tales of Love and Terror. Genre: Speculative fiction. “There is no one with more power and control over the fate of the world than a mother. Whether it’s an evil stepmother or a virtuous mother-to-be, there are stories inherent in the acts of mothering and being mothered. In these 27 stories, mothers become heroes and villains. The concept of motherhood is examined and stretched to its ultimate limits across time, space, gender, location, and concept. Deliciously dark, each tale forces us to examine the depth and breadth of what motherhood is and what a mother will do for her offspring.” Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: May 15, 2022

The Lorelei Signal. Genre: Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Accepts reprints.

Shacklebound Books: The Mods. Genre: Cyberpunk. Word count: Up to 2,000 words. Payment: .02 per word, .01 per word for reprints, and an eBook copy of finished product. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Reprints accepted.

Uncanny Magazine. Genre: SF/F novellas. Length: 17,500 to 40,000 words. Payment: $.10 per word. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Opens May 1. Also accepts poetry and nonfiction.

Sylvia. Genre: Poetry and prose. “We are looking for nature-inspired pieces for summer, autumn and winter. We are leaning into our sylvan vibes this year; send us your forest poems, tales of fairies, and moments in nature.” Payment: £1.75 per line for poetry (not including titles or line breaks) and £0.25 per word for prose. Deadline: May 15, 2022.

Shotgun Honey. Genre: Stories about strong women as they straddle both sides of the law. Payment: $25, Deadline: May 17, 2022.

Metaphysical Times. Genre: Pagan and metaphysical topics, including spirituality, religion, divination, witchcraft, and more. Payment: $0.05 USD per word up to 1200 words after editing. Deadline: May 18, 2022.

Mithila Review: Hopepunk. Genre: Speculative poetry and fiction. Length: 3000-7500 words. “For this special issue of Mithila Review, we want excellent, hopeful and memorable stories. Your story and characters should make us think, turn us into believers, and make us want to fight for and be part of a truly democratic future. What positive interventions do you think could bring us closer to the future you want for all of us?” Payment: $10 for poetry, 8 cents/word for fiction. Deadline: May 20, 2022.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanksgiving, Xmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa & New Year’s. Genre: True stories and poems. “We want to hear about your holiday memories and traditions. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our lives, as we gather with family, with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall, to share the special spirit of the season, brightening those long winter days. Please share your special stories about the holiday season with us. Be sure that they are “Santa safe” so that we don’t spoil the magic for precocious readers!” (Check Preteens for topics.) Payment: $200. Deadline: May 20, 2022. Deadline extended.

Orion’s Beau. Genre: Gay fantasy: fiction, poetry, art. Payment: $3. Deadline: May 20th, 2022. See themes.

Flash Fiction Online. Genre: Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction. Payment: $80. Deadline: May 21, 2022. Accepts reprints.

Faces. Genre: Nonfiction, activities for children 9 – 14. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: May 23, 2022. Queries only. See themes.

Native Skin is an online literary magazine directly devoted to advancing equality by celebrating a noted point of exclusion—skin. Genre: Poetry, creative nonfiction, art. Payment: Varies: up to $100.   Deadline: May 23, 2022.

Alphabet Box. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, up to 900 words. Writers can send more than one submission, as long as the total does not exceed 900 words. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 23, 2022.

Story Seed Vault. Genre: Fiction based on science. Up to 200 characters. Payment: Up to $3AUD per story. Deadline: May 24, 2022.

The Dancing Plague. Genre: Short stories about the dancing plague. “In the summer of 1518, in the free city of Strasbourg, Frau Troffea stepped into the street and started to dance. Unable to stop, she danced until she collapsed from exhaustion. Then she got up and danced some more. Soon other citizens of Strasbourg joined her. At the peak of this bizarre mania, up to four hundred people danced, against their will, for months on end, until, just as mysteriously as it began, the dancing plague began to taper down. Send us your stories of utter speculation on the cause of the dancing plague, for our fourth collection. 10k words or less (less is more)” Payment: $10. Deadline: May 24, 2022.

Protean. Genre: Criticism, journalism, essays, reviews, interviews, poetry, fiction, and artwork. Payment: $50 – $350. Deadline: May 27, 2022.

The Storyteller Series (Podcast and Print) Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, memoir up to 10,000 words. Payment: $50. Deadline: May 28, 2022. Reprints accepted.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cats. Genre: True stories and poems. “We want your true funny stories, your heartwarming stories, and your mind boggling stories about all the simply amazing things that your cat does. What have you learned from your cat? How does your cat improve your life? What crazy things does your cat do? Has your cat ever done anything heroic? How does your cat warm your heart and make you smile? We want to hear all about the absurd antics, funny habits and insightful behavior of your cat.” Payment: $200. Deadline: May 30, 2022.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dogs. Genre: True stories and poems. “We want your true funny stories, your heartwarming stories, and your mind boggling stories about all the simply amazing things that your dog does. What have you learned from your dog? How does your dog improve your life? What crazy things does your dog do? Has your dog ever done anything heroic? How does your dog warm your heart and make you smile? We want to hear all about the absurd antics, funny habits and insightful behavior of your dog. Stories can be serious or humorous.” Payment: $200. Deadline: May 30, 2022.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Crazy, eccentric, wacky, lovable, fun families. Genre: True stories and poems. “Share your true stories and poems about those family members. With love and appreciation, please. No mean- spirited stories wanted. And don’t worry. You can put a pen name on your story if necessary.” Payment: $200. Deadline: May 30, 2022. 

B Cubed Press: Scott’s Planet. Genre: Stories and poetry based on a short story contained on the site. Payment: 3 cents/word. Deadline: May 30, 2022. 

Honeyguide Magazine is a bi-annual magazine that features fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, and blog posts about animals and their human neighbors. Payment: $50. Only pays for features. Deadline: May 30, 2022. See themes.

The Wire’s Dream Magazine. Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 30, 2022.

Writer Shed Press. Genre: Book-length manuscripts. Creative nonfiction/memoir on the broad themes of nature, wilderness, wide open spaces, and how the natural world meets the human world; how this relationship makes us whole. Length: 60,000 words max. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 30, 2022.

Space Fantasy Magazine: Is There Anybody Out There? Genre: Stories about unexpected encounters in isolated places. “We want stories that challenge our relationship with space—past, present, and future.” Payment: 8 cents USD/word. Deadline: May 30, 2022.

Kweli Journal. “Kweli is the first online journal of its kind to celebrate community and cultural kinships. In this shared space, you will hear the lived experience of people of color. Our many stories. Our shared histories. Our creative play with language. Here our memories are wrapped inside the music of the Muscogee, the blues songs of the South, the clipped patois of the Caribbean.” Genre: Self-contained novel excerpt, short story, or creative non-fiction piece, poetry. Length: No more than 7,000 words. Payment: “Upon publication.” Deadline: May 30, 2022.

Uncanny Magazine. Genre: SF/F short stories. Payment: $.10 per word. Deadline: May 30, 2022. Opens May 16. Also accepts poetry and nonfiction.

Poet Lore. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $50. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Dark Void. Genre: Science fiction horror. Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Dread Imaginings. Genre: Quiet horror. Payment: 1 cent/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Long Con Magazine. Genre: Art (poetry, prose poetry, fiction, translations, visual, video, audio, and other – digital, hybrid, etc.), in response to artwork. (No nonfiction) Payment: CAD25 – 50. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Escape Pod. Genre: Science fiction (Audio and written format). Payment: USD $0.08 per word for original fiction. USD $100 per story for reprint fiction. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Reprints accepted.

the other side of hope. Genre: Fiction and poetry by refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants only. They accept non-fiction, reviews, and interview submissions by anyone as long as the subject matter sheds light on the refugee and immigrant life. Payment: £100 per published author in the print issue, and £50 per published author in the online issue. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Seasons Unceasing: A Worldsmyths Anthology. Genre: Fantasy/science fiction stories, following the theme of “seasons.” Length: 2000 words minimum to 8,000 words max. Payment: $0.005/word (up to $40USD). Deadline: May 31, 2022. Reprints accepted.

AGNI. Genre: Poetry and prose. Payment: $10 per printed (or printed-out) page for accepted prose, and $20 per page for accepted poetry, up to a maximum of $150. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

The Gettysburg Review. Genre: Poetry, fiction, essays. Payment: $2.50 per line for poetry, with a maximum of $300.00 for an individual poem, and $25.00 per printed page for prose. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

Broken Sleep Books. Genre: Fiction pamphlets (up to 50 pages). Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Red Cape Publishing: A – Z of Horror: O is for Outbreak. Genre: Horror. “Think outside the box for this one.” Payment:  £10. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Split Lip Magazine. Genre: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Note: Submit early in the month.

University Press of Kentucky. Genre: Books of poetry or fiction (novels, short story collections, etc.). Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Verve Poetry Press. Genre: Pamphlets and full-length poetry manuscripts. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Nashville Review. Genre: Fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction. Payment: $25 per poem & song selection; $100 per selection for all other categories, including featured artwork. Translators receive $25 per poem & $100 for prose selections. Deadline:  May 31, 2022.

Prairie Fire. Genre: Fiction, poetry, CNF. Payment: Prose: $0.10 per word; Poetry: $40 per poem. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Nightmare Sky. Genre: Horror. Theme: Astronomy or night-sky themed horror stories about humans and our connection to the stars. Payment: $0.01 per word, minimum of $20 payment. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Orca. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.

“Exhaustion: Limited Reserves” Genre: Chapbook – Poetry and Flash Fiction on theme: Exhaustion. Payment: $15 CAD upon publication ($10 for reprints).  Deadline: May 31, 2022. Accepts reprints.

Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao. Genre: Speculative fiction. “This project will be the first in a series of anthologies focusing on each of the Lovecraftian gods featured in the wildly successful The Gods of HP Lovecraft (published in 2015 by JournalStone Publishing). This first anthology begins with primal origins and the god Azathoth, who represents primordial chaos in the world of the Lovecraftian Mythos.” Payment: 5 cents a word and a copy of the book. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Typehouse. Restrictions: In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month, no-fee submissions are open for all API creators and all Mental Health identified creators, not limited to those in the US. Genre: Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Halloween Ghost Anthology. Genre: Dark fiction short stories of classic paranormal, poltergeists, ghosts, spirits, haunted places and objects, and the eerily unexplained that take place on or around Halloween. Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022. 

Reservoir Road Literary Review. Genre: Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Note: Submit early in the month. Submission window closes when their cap is reached.

Haven Speculative. Restrictions: Open to authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction and $5 – $10 for poetry. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Eerie River. Genre: Horror on theme of Fire. Word count: 1500 – 7000 firm. Payment: ¢1 per word CAD. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

One Story. Genre: Short story. Length: 3,000 – 8,000 words. Payment: $500. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Contemporary Verse 2. Genre: Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Baltimore Review. Genre: Poetry; send up to three poems, fiction, creative nonfiction, videos (including poetry), and cross-genre work. Payment: $40. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Dragon Soul Press: Haunt. Genre: “In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level.” Word Count – 5,000-15,000. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series. Restrictions: Open to any individual living in the U.S. who identifies as an immigrant and who either (i) was born in another country, (ii) has at least one parent who was born in another country (iii) is a refugee, or (iv) lives in the United States under Asylum or a Protection Program, such as TPS or DACA. Genre: Books of poetry, prose (fiction or nonfiction), and hybrid texts of poetry and prose. Payment: In addition to publication, marketing, and a standard royalties contract from Black Lawrence Press, authors chosen for the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series will receive a travel stipend of $500, which can be used for book tours or in any manner chosen by the authors. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Apparition Lit. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. Payment: $30. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Opens May 15. See themes. 

Propertius Press. Genre: Short stories on theme: The Natural World. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Nightmares of Strangers Anthology. Genre: Horror, 3,000 – 7,000 words. Payment: $100. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Touchpoint Press: Christmas Anthology. Genre: Wholesome stories that inspire, instill kindness and hope, and contain a sense of togetherness and community. Payment: $100. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

Vampires and Such. Genre: Short stories featuring vampires. 4K – 10K word count. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

There Used to Be a House Here. Genre: Horror-themed fictional stories that simply feature a house that was once somewhere, but is no longer. Payment: £25 via PayPal upon acceptance, and a digital e-Book contributor copy upon release. Deadline: May 31, 2022. 

Herstories. Coupling and Uncoupling. Genre: Personal essays by women about love, marriage, divorce, dating, and being single… at midlife. Payment: $50. Deadline: May 31, 2022. 

Dread Machine: Darkness Blooms. Genre: Horror. All stories must inspire dread. Three themes: Identity, security, and community. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022. 

River Paw Press: Sunflowers: An anthology of Ukrainian poems on War, Resistance, Hope, and Peace. Genre: Poetry on the theme: War(s) in Ukraine. Payment: There is no pay for Non-Ukrainian writers, poets and translators. However, all submitters will receive a soft copy of the Sunflowers, regardless of whether their work is accepted or not for the anthology. Ukrainian poets and translators will be paid. Deadline: May 31, 2022.

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We pray you more acceptances than rejections this month.

Cheers.