Short Story Magazines
This page contains details of short story magazines that accept unsolicited submissions and regularly publish fiction. Some of them pay decent amounts of money to writers who have their work published. Others simply offer excellent opportunities for writers to see their work in print.
Most of the magazines advise that you subscribe or read a few back issues so you understand the format and style they favour. A lot of them receive around 1,000 submissions a month, so it is worth noting the competitive nature of this market and only submitting your best work.
Short Story Magazines UK
Magazine
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Country
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Submissions Address
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Payment
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Notes
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| Aesop Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None |
500 to 5,000 words - authors receive exposure to 60,000 London commuters
See warning note from one of my users in the comments section below.
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| Ambit Magazine | UK |
online submissions preferred, but you can submit by post to: Staithe House, Main Road, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, PE31 8BP, UK
| Varies depending on where you live, but up to about £30 |
5,000 words max - also accept poetry - registered charity in the UK - been running since 1959
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| Amper & Sand Publishing | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| £15 |
5,000 to 8,000 words - they ask for stories with a with a London or transatlantic focus
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| Bandit Fiction | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None, though they hope to be able to provide payment in the future |
250 to 3,500 words - accept submissions of flash fiction, prose and non-fiction - publish a digital anthology every 6 months
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| Bunbury Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None |
1,000 words max - they accept articles, poetry and flash fiction too
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| Carillon Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| free copy of magazine |
1,200 words max - published 3 times a year
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| Confluence | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| free copy of magazine |
1,500 words max - started life as an online publication, now in print, publishing quarterly
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| Crimewave | UK |
Crimewave, TTA Press, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs, CB6 2LB
| There is no mention of payent on the website |
Crime and mystery - current published stories range from 2,700 to 19,000 words, so looks like there is no particular word count limit - users have experienced problems with this magazine, please see Carolyn's comment and Nigel's comment at the bottom of this page
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| Dark Lane Books Anthology Series | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| No Monetary payment, but contributors are paid with a paperback contributor's copy |
No specific word count limit, but they prefer stories between 500 and 7,000 words in length - they say 'we want your weird' but see full guidance in their submissions guidelines
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| Emerging Worlds | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| £8 / $10 |
7,500 words max, but longer stories considered as serials - speculative fiction (SF&F) only - published quarterly
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| Femmeruary | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None as non-profit organisation, but published writers receive a copy of the magazine |
Rough word limit 3,000 or six poems - blog run throughout February each year and they release FEMMEUARY! zine once a year
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| Fiction Desk Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| £15 per 1,000 words , plus 2 free copies of the magazine plus an extra monetary prize for the best story in each issue |
2,000 - 20,000 words, magazine published triannually, free to submit, but optional £2 fee to speed up response times (author Mike Scott Thomson has written about being published by The Fiction Desk - read Mike's advice and story here)
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| Fictive Dream | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None |
500 - 2,500 words - looking for short stories with a contemporary feel (author Cameron Dunham has written about his experiences of being published by Fictive Dream - read Cameron's advice and story here)
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| For Book's Sake 'The Weekend Read' | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None |
2,000 to 6,000 words, published every Friday, women only, they feature prize winning stories and new work from unknown authors
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| Granta Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| Unknown |
3,000 to 6,000 words, they encourage you to read the magazine prior to submitting, 3 month response time - here's a direct link to their submissions page
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| Lager Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| Currently unable to pay writers |
100 to 3,000 words - you can submit short stories, poetry and essays
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| Litro Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| 3 copies of the magazine |
There are 3 publishing opportunities here: Litro Magazine, Litro Online and Litro Lab, it's best to check the link for all the different details
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| London Journal of Fiction | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None |
4,000 word limit on short stories - also accept poetry and essays - newly launched so currently unable to pay contributors
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| MSLexia Magazine | UK |
Mslexia Publications
PO Box 656 Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1PZ | £15 per 1,000 words |
They accept many different types of submission, so best to check the link
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| Platform for Prose | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| currently unable to offer payment as it's a new publication - this may change in the future |
5,000 max for short stories, 1,000 max for flash fiction, 40 lines max for peotry
(author, Kerry Barner, has been published by PFP and has written about her experiences on my site - read Kerry's post and her story)
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| Short Stories 101 | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| None |
10,000 words max, although they plan to increase this 20,000, so check website for current details - a short story reading and writing platform, so online publication only
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| Scribble | UK |
Scribble, Park Publications, 14 The Park, Stow on the Wold, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL54 1DX UK
| up to £75 |
3,000 words max - approximately 10 stories published a quarter, readers vote for favourite story, highest 3 voted stories receive money - I've been published through this magazine, so you can read more about my experiences here
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| Shoreline of Infinity | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| £10 per 1,000 words |
5,000 words max - sci-fi mag based in Scotland - read submissions page on website for more details
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| Short Fiction Literary Journal | UK |
email submissions only
| Unknown |
no max word count stated - any style or genre, submissions accepted from September to January only
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| Storgy | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| no monetary payment, but published storieswill include a by-line and author biography |
5,000 words max - response time 2 months
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| Structo Literary Magazine | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| no monetary payment, but if published you receive a free copy of the magazine |
3,000 words max - slipstream fiction (crossing genre boundaries between sci-fi, fantasy and traditional literay fiction) is favoured
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| The Manchester Review | UK |
online or postal to:
Editor, The Manchester Review,
2nd floor, Mansfield Cooper Building, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL | Unknown |
6,000 words max - published twice a year
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| The People's Friend | UK |
People’s Friend, The People’s Friend, DC Thomson & Co. Ltd.,
2 Albert Square, Dundee DD1 9QJ | they do pay, but amount is not given on website |
max limits vary, so check guidelines for full details - very specific about what style they require, so check guidelines carefully
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| The Reader Magazine | UK |
The Reader Magazine, The Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Liverpool, L18 3JB
| It's a charity, so there is no payment |
2,000 to 2,500 words - they invite poetry and short story submissions
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| Tigershark Publishing | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| no payment |
5,000 max, but submissions of 1,000 to 3,000 words most likely to be accepted - quarterly themed ezine, so check website for current theme and full guidelines - author Christopher Berry has been published by them and you can read his comments here
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| Words With Jam | UK |
online submissions only - see link
| £10 |
2,200 words max - you can submit previously published work but no payment will be made if published,
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| Writers' Forum | UK |
Writers’ forum Story Contest , o Box 6337, Bournemouth, BH1 9EH UK or submit online
| up to £300 |
3,000 words max - this is a short story contest run monthly which I have been published through, so you can read more about my experiences here - writer Rhiannon Lewis has also won this competition and she has written about her experiences with the magazine here
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