Short Story Markets that Accept Romance

These markets will accept romance, but be advised, they are not specifically geared toward the romance genre. Some are speculative but will accept fantasy romance or a fantasy with a romance, etc.

Wisdom Crieth Without

Rhyming and metered Poetry, art, short stories, Hearth felt stories of the human condition

6¢ per word, up to $240 per story

http://www.wisdomcriethwithout.com/

The Foghorn

comedy, adventure, sci-fi, romance, historical fiction, horror

($1000, 1200 – 8500 words)

http://thefoghornmagazine.com/submit/

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Three Penny Review

General fiction, memoir, reviews and articles

Fiction and poetry,

$400, .doc. less than 4000 words OPEN Jan-June CLOSED?

http://www.threepennyreview.com/submissions.html

Metro Moms

Literary, women’s fiction, fantasy, historical, paranormal, romance, and science fiction.

Flash: $25 (generally 900 and 1100 words), single-spaced with double spaces between paragraphs.

http://metrofiction.submittable.com/submit

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Crossed Genres,

Sci-fi, horror, fantasy mixed with current genre,

Payment: 5 cents a word, 1-8000 words ($25 for cover art), free E-Book, use submission form

http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/

Untied Shoelaces of the Mind,

Categories: romance, sci fi/fantasy, humor, horror, recipes

3 cents a word, 100-2,000 words

http://www.untiedshoelacesofthemind.com/index.php#Submissions

Closed until Jan 2016

The Crucible Contest

all genres

$150 for prize winners, up to 8000 words,

http://www.barton.edu/crucible/

Glimmer Train Press Content

Fiction, preferably with a literary bent

Keep an eye out for free entry periods

http://www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
959 Eighth Avenue, NY, NY 10019
Contact: Fiction Editor
Original short fiction and novel condensations. Looks for reader identification.
Freelancer’s odds are overwhelming, but all submissions are read
Send complete ms. Manuscripts will not be returned. Response on acceptance only. Length:1500 words (short-shorts); 5000 words (short stories); novel, no restriction
Pays $1000 minimum to new writers

Redbook Magazine
224 W. 57th Street, NY, NY 10019
Contact: Fiction Department
Looks for reader identification (young married women, 25-44). Freelancer’s odds are overwhelming, but good writing receives encouragement. Send ms. with SASE
Pays $1000 minimum

Seventeen
850 Third Avenue, NY, NY 10022-6258
Contact: Fiction Editor
Publishes 4-5 new writers/year. Literary short stories which include, but are not limited to female teenage experience
Length: 750-3500 words
Pays $700-2500

Wily Writers Audible Fiction

horror, fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal romance, mystery, adventure

5 cents, up to 4000 words?

http://www.wilywriters.com/blog/submission-guidelines/

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Cincinnati Woman Magazine, Niche Publishing and Media, P.O. Box 8170, West Chester OH 45069-8170. Tel: (513)851-8916. Fax: (513)851-8916. E-mail: cincinnatiwoman@cinci.rr.com. Monthly magazine covering women’s issues. Accepts: Fiction mss of 700-1,200 words. Topics include adventure, confession, horror, humorous, mainstream, mystery, religious, romance, slice-of-life vignettes. Contact: Alicia Wiehe, publisher. Terms: Pays $30 on publication for one-time rights. Submissions: Query with clips or send complete ms. Accepts queries by mail or e-mail.

Gulfshore Life, The Magazine of Southwest Florida (www.gulfshorelifemag.com), 9051 North Tamiami Trail N., Suite 202, Naples FL 34108. Tel: (239)594-9980. Fax: (239)594-9986. E-mail: info@gulfshorelifemag.com. Magazine published 10 times/year for southwest Florida, the workings of its natural systems, its history, personalities, culture and lifestyle. Accepts: Nonfiction mss of 500-3,000 words. Topics and forms include historical, interview/profile, issue/trend. All articles must be related to southwest Florida. Contact: Bob Morris, editor. Terms: Pays $100-1,000 on publication for first North American serial rights. Submissions: Query with clips by mail, e-mail or fax.

Fiction Fix (www.coffeehouseforwriters.com/news.html), CoffeehouseForWriters.com, W242-A Madison Ave., Oconomowoc WI 53066. E-mail: articles@coffeehouseforwriters.com. Monthly online publication covering writing and publishing. Accepts: Nonfiction mss of 800-1,000 words. Topics and forms include how-to (on the craft of writing fiction), opinion, personal experience (writing/how-to related). Contact: Miranda Fuller. Terms: Pays $20-30 for original feature articles on publication for e-rights, including nonexclusive ability to archive (removed at writer’s request). Submissions: Query by e-mail.