Below are some places to submit your short stories and flash fiction, for both beginners and more advanced. I added what information I could get on them as for payment, cost of submission if any, and in some cases circulation.
Also, don’t forget about Submittable. Once you set up a free account, you can learn to use the filters to find suitable places to submit your work. Some charge submission fee.
Gonzo Today
We accept submissions of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, book and music reviews, original artwork, personal essays, commentary and assorted screeds. We accept resubmissions. We will consider previously published work as long as permissions and attributions are included.
No monetary compensation
Havok
Word count: 300 – 100
Payment: Submissions are free. you will be paid $10 if your story is published in an Anthology
An information link on how long they retain the rights is available from the submission guidelines page.
Freeze Frame Flash Fiction
https://freezeframefiction.com/write/submission-guidelines-faq/
1000 words of less. For unpublished works, they purchase worldwide First Publication rights in multiple electronic formats, exclusive for one year from first publication, non-exclusive for three years. After that, all rights revert back to the writer.
Payment: You get $10.00 per accepted piece.
Midnight Mosaic
https://medium.com/midnight-mosaic/submitting-to-midnight-mosaic-8ada01efc477
Midnight Mosaic is a publication for dark and weird fiction.
Genres: “We accept short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and other forms of mixed-genre work.
Our goal is to publish the best work from authors who mix Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Weird/New Weird with skill. We also accept…”
Payment: $0.00 No Pay, exposure only.
Helios Quarterly Magazine
Poetry: Any length paid $50USD per poem.
Fiction: 100-17,500 words paid $0.06 USD per word.
Reprints: Any length of poetry paid $15USD and 100-17,500 words of fiction paid $0.01 USD per word.
Diabolical Plots
https://www.diabolicalplots.com/guidelines/
Genres: science fiction, fantasy, horror (everything must have speculative element, htt includes horror). . a
Word count: 3500 words or less.
Pay rate: 10 cents per word (more than the minimum professional rate as deemed by SFWA)
3 Elements Literary Review
Genres: Must be according to requested themes
Word count: 3500 words or less.
Pay rate: $0.00
After Happy Hour
https://afterhappyhourreview.com/
Genres: Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction
Word count: 1000+
Payment: $0.0
Arcturus
https://arcturus.chireviewofbooks.com/
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting,
Payment: $0.00
Word count: 7000 or less
Payment: $0.00
Circulation: 5,000 to 10,000
Atticus Review
http://atticusreview.org
Word count 1500 or less
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Payment: $10.00
Cost to Submit:: $5:00 suggested donation
Circulation: 5,000 to 10,000
The Bangalore Review
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Word Count: Unknown
Payment: Unknown
Cost to Submit:: $3.00
Circulation: 2,500 to 5,000
NEON
Genres: “We prefer darker pieces, especially those with an element of the surreal or speculative but are open to anything and like to be surprised.”
Word count: 10,000
Payment: $0.01 in pounds per word
Circulation: Less than 1,000
Bear Review
http://www.bearreview.com
Payment: $0.00 but has 5000 to 10,000 subscribers
Cost to Submit:: $3.00
Circulation: 5,000 to 10,000
Black Heart Magazine
http://blackheartmagazine.com
Genre: Fiction
Word count: 2000
Payment: $0.00
Cost to Submit: to submit: $ 0.00
Circulation: 5,000 to 10,000
BlazeVOX
http://www.blazevox.org
Payment: $0.00
Cost to Submit: $0.00
Circulation:10,000+
Cost to Submit: to submit: $ 0.00
Circulation: Greater than 10,000
Bluestem
http://bluestemmagazine.com/
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry
Wordcount: 5000 or less
Payment: Cash
Cost to Submit: $75
Circulation: unknown
Bombfire
https://bombfirelit.com/
Word Count: 1000
Payment: 0.00
Genre: We are seeking weird, surreal, funny, spooky, beautiful, and dreamy. Blends of more than one of these are welcome here.
Cost to Submit: $0.00
Circulation: unknown
Brilliant Flash Fiction
http://brilliantflashfiction.com
Word count: 1000
Payment: $0.00
Cost to Submit: $0.00
Circulation: 1000 -less than 1000
Flash fiction online
https://www.flashfictiononline.com/
Word count: 500-1000
Payment: $0.08 per word
Cost to Submit: $1.00 per month
Circulation: unknown
Everyday Flash Fiction
https://everydayfiction.com/submit-story/
Word count: 50 -1000
Genre: All fiction genres are acceptable, and stories that don’t fit neatly into any genre are welcome too.
Payment: $3 per story
Cost to Submit: $1.00 per month
Circulation: unknown
Reprint – unpublished original creation.
Multiple Submissions: up to 3
Carolina Quarterly
Word count: 0 – 10,00
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry
Payment: $100
Cost to Submit: $2.5
Circulation: unknown
Reprint – unpublished original creation.
Multiple Submissions: up to 3
Carve
https://www.carvezine.com/
Word count: 0 – 10,00
Genres: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Translation
Payment: $50
Cost to Submit: $3.00 or free for $39 subscription
Circulation: unknown
Reprint – unpublished original creation.
Multiple Submissions: up to 3
Horror tree
Word count: 500 and up depends on category
Genres: as needed, see stie
Payment: $5.00 and up
Cost to Submit: $0.00 so far
Circulation: unknown
Reprint – unpublished original creation.
Multiple Submissions: up to 3
Decomp
http://www.decompmagazine.com/submit.htm
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31
Reporting Time: Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee: No
Accepts Electronic Submissions: Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: Yes
Payment: No payment
Circulation: Greater than 10,000
Horror tree
Flash Fiction Magazine
https://flashfictionmagazine.com/
Word count: ?
Genres: ?
Payment: $0
Cost to Submit: $0.00
Circulation: unknown
Reprint – ?
Short Story Project
https://www.shortstoryproject.com/
Word count: ?
Genres: ?
Payment: $0
Cost to Submit: $0.00
Circulation: unknown
Reprint – unpublished original creation