Verification log
What changed on the desk.
The most recent human checks across the 304-publication database, newest first. A date here means an editor opened the publication’s own page and re-read it — pay, openness, guidelines, the AI policy. Nothing here is scraped; when a listing closes, it stays visible and says so in its own words.
Newest 36 checks
Re-verified, in order.
| Publication | Status | Pay | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noema Magazine | published | {'currency': None, 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Not publicly stated on the official pages checked', 'conditions': 'Neither the official Pitch Us page nor the official pitch/writing guidelines state a per-word or per-piece fee. Third-party sites have quoted $1/word. That figure is not copied here. Official guidelines do state a 25% kill fee if they decide not to publish a piece written in a timely manner and in good faith.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-09 |
| Literary Hub | published | {'currency': None, 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Not publicly stated on the official pitch page', 'conditions': 'The official How to Pitch page does not publish a rate. Do not invent one.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-09 |
| The Drift | published | {'amountMin': 500, 'amountMax': 2000, 'currency': 'USD', 'display': '$2,000 essays; $500–$1,000 stories; $150 poems; $25 Mentions', 'conditions': 'The official site states $2,000 for essays, $500–$1,000 for short stories, $150 for poems, and $25 for Mentions.', 'timing': 'Not stated precisely'} | 2026-10-09 |
| Vox | published | {'currency': None, 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Not publicly stated on the current official pitch page', 'conditions': 'Third-party sites have quoted $400–$500 for First Person. That figure is not on the current official How to pitch Vox page. Official language for accepted freelance work in general: competitive rates based on the amount and type of work, discussed if they are interested.', 'timing': 'Official page: typically within 30 days via Shortlist, if assigned.'} | 2026-10-03 |
| The Offing | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 100, 'display': '$25–$100 on publication', 'conditions': 'Official sitewide: upon publication, contributors are paid a $25–$100 fee, depending on department and number/length of works. Novel excerpts emailed separately are unpaid.', 'timing': 'Upon publication'} | 2026-10-03 |
| SmokeLong Quarterly | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 100, 'amountMax': 150, 'display': '$100 per story, or $150 with audio rights', 'conditions': 'Official guidelines: payment is $100/$150 with audio, issued upon publication in the quarterly issue via PayPal or Zelle; the writer may bear any associated fees. The annual SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction is a separate paid competition with its own entry fees and prizes.', 'timing': 'Upon publication in the quarterly issue, via PayPal or Zelle'} | 2026-10-03 |
| khōréō | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': '$0.10 per word (SFWA pro rate)', 'conditions': 'Official fiction submissions page: payment at SFWA pro rates, listed as $0.10 per word (raised from $0.08). Translations earn the same rate for both the original author and the translator where applicable.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-03 |
| The Dublin Review | published | {'currency': 'EUR', 'amountMin': 300, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'From €300 for pieces up to 2,500 words; rises with length', 'conditions': 'Official page says the fee scale starts at €300 for pieces up to 2,500 words and increases with word count; it does not publish separate rates for commissioned and unsolicited work.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-03 |
| The Dark Magazine | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': '5¢/word originals; 1¢/word reprints', 'conditions': 'Official guidelines: 5 cents per word for original fiction up to 6,000 words, paid on publication for first world rights; 1 cent per word for reprint fiction up to 6,000 words, paid on acceptance for non-exclusive reprint rights.', 'timing': 'On publication for originals; on acceptance for reprints'} | 2026-10-03 |
| After Dinner Conversation | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 75, 'amountMax': 75, 'display': '$75 one-time payment per accepted short story, with no future royalties', 'conditions': 'Official FAQ and submissions page: "Accepted short stories from unsolicited submissions are paid a one-time amount of $75 with no future royalties." The $25 Fast Pass and the $80 story-feedback service are the writer\'s costs, not pay.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Let me tell you a story | published | {'currency': 'CAD', 'amountMin': 10, 'amountMax': 10, 'display': '$10 CAD per accepted story', 'conditions': 'Official page: "For our upcoming reading season, we offer $10 CAD per accepted story." And on cost: "We never charge fees and we give each story careful attention."', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| The Lemonwood Quarterly | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 200, 'amountMax': 200, 'display': '$200 payment per story or play selected for publication', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Every three months, ten stories or plays are selected for publication in that season\'s issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly. The authors are awarded $200 payment, and their short story advances to the final round in December for consideration for the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction." Each submission window charges $4.00, which is the writer\'s cost and is not part of the rate. The $1,000 fiction prize and the $500 play prize are contest outcomes, not rates.', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Exposition Review | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 50, 'amountMax': 50, 'display': '$50.00 USD for accepted work', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Author receives $50.00 USD for accepted work. Author retains copyright, but is asked to cite appearance in Exposition Review if the work is republished elsewhere."', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Mulberry Literary | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': 'Flat $25 USD for each piece accepted', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Contributors featured in our issues will receive a flat rate of $25 USD for each piece accepted. At this time, payments to our contributors can and will only be distributed through PayPal." The annual Early Bird window (1-14 July) requires no donation, while the Last Minute window (15-31 July) asks for a pay-what-you-can donation that is the writer\'s cost, not part of the rate.', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Claudine: A Literary Magazine | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': '$25 upon publication for each micro', 'conditions': 'Official page, under all three micro categories: "Pay is $25 upon publication." And on cost: "Fee. Submissions are always FREE."', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Nimrod International Journal | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 20, 'amountMax': 300, 'display': '$20 per poem and per page of prose, $300 maximum', 'conditions': 'Official page: "We pay $20 per poem and page of prose, with a $300 maximum." General submissions are free online and by post; the separate Nimrod Literary Awards charge $25 an entry with publication and $2,000 and $1,000 prizes, which are contest outcomes, not the rate.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Old Pal | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 50, 'amountMax': 50, 'display': '$50 upon publication', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Contributors are compensated $50 upon publication." And on cost: "There is no submission fee or subscription required to submit."', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Overtime (Workers Write!) | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 40, 'amountMax': 60, 'display': '$40-$60 per story, depending on length and rights available', 'conditions': 'Official page: "We publish 3 hours a year. We pay $40-$60 per story, depending on length and rights available."', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Pacifica Literary Review | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': '$25 per piece published', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Authors will be paid $25/piece published. We know it\'s not much, but it\'s the best we can do currently."', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Palette Poetry | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 50, 'amountMax': 150, 'display': '$50 per poem, up to $150', 'conditions': 'Official page: "We are thrilled to offer significant payment to our poets: $50 per poem, up to $150." The paid Fast Response and Editorial Feedback options are the writer\'s cost and are not part of the rate; the $60,000 Discover New Art Prize is a separate contest.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Pangyrus | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 30, 'amountMax': 30, 'display': '$30 per accepted piece', 'conditions': 'Official page: "We pay all our authors, with a current rate of $30 per accepted piece. (We only use PayPal for payments.)" Each submission category carries a $3.00 charge, which is the writer\'s cost, not part of the rate.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Kweli Journal | published | {'currency': None, 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Payment stated, amount not published', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Payment is after publication." The page does not state an amount, so none is recorded here - the rate is not published.', 'timing': 'After publication'} | 2026-10-02 |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 250, 'amountMax': 250, 'display': '$250 if published', 'conditions': 'Official: they do not pay for submissions. If they publish the story in a book you are paid $250 one month after the book is published, plus ten free copies. You also get half-price cases of that book. A story is not paid unless it is selected and you sign their permission release.', 'timing': 'One month after publication of the book.'} | 2026-10-01 |
| The Fiction Desk | published | {'currency': 'GBP', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': '£25 per 1,000 words', 'conditions': "Official: The Fiction Desk and Uncertain Stories both pay £25 per thousand words — for example £100 for a 4,000 word story, or £150 for a 6,000 word story. Contributors also receive six printed copies. Published stories are eligible for the Writer's Award, a £100 cash prize for the best story in each volume, judged by the contributors. Note the £5 submission fee per story.", 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Granta | published | {'currency': 'GBP', 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Pays contributors — rate not stated', 'conditions': 'Granta does not publish a rate on its submissions page. BRYME does not guess: this record carries no figure rather than an invented one. Note the cost in the other direction — a £3.50 fee for full-length prose submissions, equivalent to printing and postage, claimable against a new subscription. During every opening period they offer 200 free submissions to authors on low incomes.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Aurealis | published | {'currency': 'AUD', 'amountMin': 40, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'AUD 2–6c a word; 6c a word for 2027; A$40 non-fiction', 'conditions': 'Official: "Aurealis pays between AUD2c to AUD6c a word, but assume the lower rate for unsolicited submissions. For all stories published in 2027, Aurealis will be paying AUD6c a word." Non-fiction: "Our payment is A$40." Black and white story illustrations: A$25. Contributors also receive a free electronic copy of the issue. The A$40 non-fiction fee is the only flat piece figure published; the fiction rate is per word.', 'timing': 'Soon after publication of the issue containing your story'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Ecotone | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 100, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Honorarium, $100 minimum', 'conditions': 'Official: "Contributors receive an honorarium upon publication, with a $100 minimum; two copies of the issue in which their work appears; and a one-year subscription beginning with the subsequent issue." No maximum is published.', 'timing': 'Upon publication'} | 2026-10-01 |
| 32 Poems | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': '$25 per poem plus two copies of the issue', 'conditions': 'Official guidelines page: contributors receive $25 per poem and two copies of the issue in which their writing appears. The rate is per poem, so a packet of five accepted poems is five payments, not one.', 'timing': 'Not stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| American Poetry Journal | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': '$25 honorarium per published poet or artist', 'conditions': 'Official submissions page: "Poets and artists will each get paid a $25 honorarium for publication." Each issue reading period also carries a $3.00 fee, which the page says helps "pay contributors and poet staff" - that fee is the writer\'s cost and is not part of the rate.', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-01 |
| American Short Fiction | published | {'currency': None, 'amountMin': None, 'amountMax': None, 'display': 'Payment is competitive - amount not published', 'conditions': 'Official submissions page: "Payment is competitive and upon publication. American Short Fiction purchases first serial rights. All rights revert to the author upon publication." The $3 submission fee is the writer\'s cost and is not pay.', 'timing': 'On publication'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Bayou Magazine | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 100, 'amountMax': 150, 'display': 'Fiction: $150 for stories of 3,000 words or more, $100 for stories under 3,000 words', 'conditions': 'Official submissions page: "Payment for fiction of >3000 words is $150, <3000 words is $100." The same page\'s general payment line reads "Payment is one contributor\'s copy unless otherwise specified by genre", so the cash rate is the fiction rate and other genres are paid in copies.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Bennington Review | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 250, 'display': '$120-$250 for prose by length and $25 per poem, plus two copies of the issue', 'conditions': 'Official submissions page: "We pay contributors $120 for prose of six typeset pages and under, $250 for prose of over six typeset pages, and $25 per poem, in addition to two copies of the issue in which the piece is published and a copy of the subsequent issue."', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Blackbird | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 40, 'amountMax': 200, 'display': '$40 per poem, $200 per story or essay, $100 per book review, craft essay or interview', 'conditions': 'Official submissions page, by genre: "We pay $40/poem." / "We pay $200/story." / "We pay $200/essay." / "We pay $100/book review, craft essay, and interview."', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Colorado Review | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 100, 'amountMax': 300, 'display': '$300 per short story or essay, $100 per poet, $100 for cover photography', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Colorado Review pays its writers and artists: $300 for short stories and nonfiction; $100 for poetry; and $100 for cover photography." And: "We pay our poets a flat fee of $100 and we pay $300 for short stories and essays." The $3 charged on online submissions is the writer\'s cost and is not part of the rate.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| Gavialidae | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 150, 'amountMax': 500, 'display': '$150 per poem or flash fiction piece, $500 per short story or essay', 'conditions': 'Official page: "Regarding work accepted for publication, we pay $150 per poem or flash fiction piece and $500 per short story or essay."', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |
| The Fairy Tale Magazine | published | {'currency': 'USD', 'amountMin': 25, 'amountMax': 25, 'display': '$25 USD per published poem or prose piece', 'conditions': 'Official page: "We pay $25USD for each poem and prose piece we publish." And: "We pay $25 USD per piece (whether prose or poetry)." The fall call is described as a "Fall no-fee call for submissions"; the contest\'s own charges and its $100 USD first prize are separate and are not the rate.', 'timing': 'Not publicly stated'} | 2026-10-01 |