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[nonionay]

So, does anyone here know anything about non-genre short story markets? I only know about like, The New Yorker, and maybe Glimmer Train. I'm sure I can go to the library and read some to get a handle on tone and content, but what about the other stuff? I know that with sf, there's "The Big Three"--F&SF, Asimov's and Analog, and I know that Clarkesworld and Fantasy have super fast turnaround times.
What's worth submitting to?
Duotrope's got a huge list of names, but I'm interested in stuff like reputations and how friendly they are to newbies.

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[jsbangs.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Just look on Duotrope.com. They'll give you pay rates, response times, etc. They only thing they can't directly report is "cred", but you can often get that off the internet.

[criada.livejournal.com]

There's a lot of markets out there, though, and Duotrope can only help me sift out a few. Hence, my questioning the internet. Starting here on LJ is easiest, with people I trust.

[ruralwriter.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm pretty new to literary stuff, too, but New Pages (http://www.newpages.com/literary-magazines/) has some info.

Tin House is an awesome literary magazine, respected, paying. They were kind enough to reject me in a timely fashion (90 days or so, which I'm under the impression is decent for literary magazines).

[spencimusprime.livejournal.com]

StoryQuarterly and TriQuarterly both pay. But response times for lit markets are crap, which is why most of them take simultaneous submissions. There are a lot of contests which pay a thousand or more, but you have to pay to enter most. Glimmer Train holds some kind of contest every month.

[quantumage.livejournal.com]

Here's a few I know of (in addition to Glimmer Train).

Ontario Review
Rosebud
Paris Review
Indiana Review
Iowa Review
Seattle Review
Zoetrope: All-Story

[spencimusprime.livejournal.com]

A general rule of thumb is that anything with "review" in the title doesn't pay.

Basically, you publish in Reviews to build your CV and get a job teaching Creative Writing. And for the love of literature. Too bad I hate literature.

[criada.livejournal.com]

Heh. I was at the library and read a little bit of the Bellingham Review. Saw your name in there.
I just sent it to Glimmer Train. Their current category is "Family Matters," and I figured I might as well. It sure pays well on the long chance it wins.