The War Cry is the magazine published by the Salvation Army. They’ve been around a whopping 135 years. They accept submissions from freelance writers. They pay $0.35 per word for original articles, and $0.15 a word for reprints. They’ve recently published articles around 1,000 words. So that would mean a payment of $350.  To learn more, and to submit, be sure to read their submission guidelines.

Guide Magazine is a Christian story magazine for young people ages 10-14. They publish true stories, not fictional ones. They publish adventure stories, biography, Christian humor, nature stories, personal growth stories, and story series’. Each series has 2-12 chapters, with each chapter around 1200 words. They pay 7-10 cents a word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

The EFCA blog offers “both proven practices and alternative perspectives for Christian faith and ministry from leaders in the Evangelical Free Church of America.” They accept articles (1,000 to 2,500 words) and book reviews. Their rates start at $65. If interested, send your submissions to editor@efca.org. To learn more, read their writer’s guidelines.

Adventures in Odyssey Clubhouse is a Christian children's magazine that publishes short stories and nonfiction. In addition to stories, they publish factoids, features of "ordinary kids doing extraordinary things, activities, humor, and interviews with noteworthy Christians. They pay $200 and up for short stories, and $150 and up for nonfiction. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Salvo: Writers interested in writing for this magazine should query the editor to see if their idea will be acceptable. Not only do querying writers need to explain their ideas, but they are also expected to give a little background information about their experience regarding the subject at hand. Salvo runs stories on sex, science, and society, and articles will ideally offer a "systematic deconstruction" of fallacious philosophies and ideologies. Payment is $0.20 per word and submission guidelines are posted here.

Gather is the magazine for women members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (the ELCA). They publish "theological reflections, devotions, and stories of comfort and challenge that help readers grow in faith and engage in ministry and action." They're published 10 times a year. They do not list pay rates publicly, but writers have reported they pay $20 per 100 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Guideposts is an inspiration-focused magazines about “people who have attained a goal, surmounted an obstacles, or learned a helpful lesson through their faith.” They typically publish first-person narratives. They pay $250 or more for stories. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Prism Magazine “encourages a vision of relevant, compassionate Christian witnesses in our culture.” Topics of interest include social justice features, Christianity and how it relates to contemporary culture, holistic ministry profiles and spiritual challenges. No poetry or fiction. Length:  800-1,000 words. Pay: $50 for up to 800 words. Details here.

St. Anthony Messenger is a Catholic monthly magazine published by Franciscan Media. Editors look for inspiring uplifting material reflecting Catholic views and values. Editors do not accept simultaneous submissions and reprints from publications outside of Franciscan Media. Payment is $0.20 per word for features (about 2,000 words) and short stories (2,000-2,500 words). To learn more, read writers’ guidelines.

Christ and Pop Culture is a Christian digital magazine. They send out special calls for submission around once per month -- and pay $75 per article. Looking at their usual pattern, they are due for a new call for submissions soon. To learn more, visit their "pitches" page.

LIVE is a take-home story paper distributed to Christian adults in Sunday School classes. The paper seeks to “encourage Christians in living for God through stories which apply biblical principles to everyday problems.” They publish true stories, nonfiction, how-to articles, and fiction. However, they do not accept Bible fiction or sci-fi. Payment: 10 cents per word for first rights and 7 cents per word for reprint rights. Submission Guidelines

The Puritan is a literary journal that publishes interviews, essays, reviews, fiction, and poetry. They pay $100 for essays. Submissions are free, but they do charge for submissions to their contest.  To learn more, read their submission guidelines. You'll need to scroll past the contest guidelines to get to the regular submission guidelines.

Choice of Games is another unique publisher. They create interactive text-based games that allow the reader to choose their own path throughout the narrative arc. Authors can either host a game or publish under the Choice of Games label. Authors who host receive 25% of royalties, while authors who publish under the CoG have two payment options to choose from. To learn more, read our write-up on Choice of Games as well as their submission guidelines.

Drabblecast is an award-winning podcast that publishes stories “at the far side of weird.” They accept submissions for short stories via email and have specific guidelines for submitting. They pay 3 cents per word, and stories must be 500 to 4,000 words long. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Nightmare magazine is an online horror and dark fantasy magazine edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams. They accept “all types of horror and dark fantasy” and pay 6 cents per word for original fiction (or 1 cent a word for reprints), up to 7,500 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Uncanny is a magazine of sci-fi and fantasy. They want “intricate, experimental stories and poems with gorgeous prose, verve, and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs.” They pay 8 to 10 cents a word, up to 20,000 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Analog is the magazine of "science fiction and fact." They publish stories in which some "aspect of future science or technology is so integral to the plot that, if that aspect were removed, the story would collapse. " They pay 8-10 cents a word, up to 7,500 words. That means payment up to $750. They also publish serials and novellas, up to 80,000 words, at 6 cents per word. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

ClarkesWorld is a monthly sci-fi and fantasy publication. They publish short stories, interviews, and fiction. They pay 10 cents a word for the first 5,000 words, and 8 cents a word after that, up to a maximum of 16,000 words. They also respond very quickly to submissions -- usually 2 days. To learn more, be sure to read their full submission guidelines.

Asimov's Science Fiction is a publisher with quite a lot of awards. Stories they've published have won 53 Hugos and 28 Nebula awards. They pay 8-10 cents a word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents a word for longer material. To learn more, read their submission's guidelines.

 sub-Q is a publisher of interactive fiction. They publish fantasy, sci-fi, horror, mystery, and mash-up interactive fiction. They pay $0.06 a word for prose, and $0.03 a word for "interactivity." They also accept reprints at $0.03 a word. They prefer to publish works under 3,500 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Apex Magazine publishes science fiction, fantasy, and horror. They publish stories directly on their website, so you can easily get a sense of what they publish. They pay 6 cents a word, up to 7,500 words.$nbsp; Submission guidelines.

Lightspeed Magazine seeks to publish original science fiction and fantasy stories. According to their website "no subject should be considered off-limits." They pay 8 cents a word, up to 10,000 words. They also accept reprints at a reduced rate. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Terraform is an online publisher of science fiction that pays 20 cents a word, up to 2,000 words. They're run by the major website Vice.com. They want a brief synopsis with each submission. They do not respond to every submission. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Shimmer is a publisher of speculative fiction with an emphasis on representing diverse voices. They do not want hard SF, rather, they want "unusual and beautifully-written speculative fiction stories with full plots and strong characters." They pay 5 cents a word, up to 7,500 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Strange Horizons is a speculative fiction magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, and interviews. They pay 8 cents a word. For their fiction department, they want "speculative fiction, broadly defined." They accept stories up to 10,000 words. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Fantasy & Science Fiction is a print magazine published 6 times a year. They pay 7-12 cents a word, up to 25,000 words. They prefer "character driven" stories.  To learn more, and to submit, read their submission guidelines.

Betwixt publishes all types of speculative fiction, especially stories that "smash genre boundaries." They prefer to publish stories between 4,000 and 7,000 words. They pay $0.03 a word, up to $225. To learn more, read their submission guidelines.

Bear Deluxe is an independent environmental arts magazine. It accepts submissions for works of fiction in the genres of adventure, condensed novels, historical, horror, humorous, mystery, and western. They do not want traditional sci-fi, horror, romance or crime/action. You must send your complete manuscript. The magazine is currently accepting them via email submission only. Word count must not exceed 4,000. Our research indicates pay may be $25-$400, depending on piece. You’ll also receive a free subscription to the magazine as well as contributor’s copies. Full submission guidelines here.

Fiction Vortex accepts submissions of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc. They will pay $300 for one featured story, and $50 for ‘honorable mentions.’  They are periodically open for submissions.  To learn more, and to submit, be sure to read their submission guidelines.

Giganotosaurus is a publisher of science fiction & fantasy stories. They pay $100 for “long short stories” between 5,000 and 25,000 words. They “want a variety of settings, styles, viewpoints, and backgrounds.  This includes but is not limited to cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and genders.” To learn more, read their submission guidelines: .http://giganotosaurus.org/submission-guidelines/