The first two listings do not accept speculative stories, but pay extremely well for contemporary romance. I strongly recommend that you read several issues of Woman's World, The Woman's Weekly and obtain their guidelines (GL) before submitting to this market.
For print magazine info, I subscribe to Scavenger's Newsletter, The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets and Speculations and request guidelines from a number of magazines listed therein. In surfing the net, I look for webzines that appear friendly to beginning writers and add them to these market listings. I suggest you check out their respective websites for more comprehensive info.
The Lovers Knot - The Lovers Knot, 5341 Otter Lane, Middleburg, FL 32068. Romance. Super short stories to 1800 words. Pays $50.00. Short stories 5k - 10k words. Pays $100.00. Novellas to 30k pays $300.00. Rights are negotiable and pays on publication.
XOddity - Carol C. MacLeed and Cathy Strachan, Editors/Publishers, Scotsmen Publishing Co., POB 61736 Boulder City, NV 89006. Fiction 500 - 5000 words. Pays 1/4 - 1 1/2 cents per word. SF/F, paranormal, anything with a twist, odd, different and exotic. Stories can contain a romantic element or relationship, but it must not overshadow the overall theme. From GL - "We most definitely want to work with new and unpublished authors as well as those established in the genre." Tip - include a cover letter.
Mini Romances Magazine - Editor, POB 43, Colton, CA 92324. Fiction 1500 - 2500 words. Excerpt from GL - "We are a magazine that offers the unknown and never-heard of writer and artist a chance to show their talents. ...We want love stories that are tasteful! These stories cannot display any vulgar language or story lines. These stories will e displayed either as low, medium or hot romances, but remember they must always be in good taste! Currently, we're looking for medium intense level romance stories!" Pays in contributor's copies (cc).
Retro Free Press - Al Soboda, Editor, 1440 W. Pratt Blvd., No. 1, Chicago, IL 60620. Futuristic romance, time-travel romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, SF/F, mysteries, westerns and thrillers. Fiction 1000 to 2000 words. Looking for upbeat stories. Send bio, complete story and SASE. Pays one cc.
Romanc e and Beyond Magazine - Mary Tarver, 3527 Ambassador Caffrey Parkway, Suite 9, Lafayette, CA 70503-5103. Fiction to 10k words. Excerpt from GL - "Seeking SF/F/H and other speculative fiction in which a romantic relationship develops between the hero and heroine. Time travel between the present to the future are the only time-travel stories we will consider. ...Tone can be very dark to humorous, but the story must have a happy ending." Pays $5 - $15 for one-time rights. Tip - include a cover letter. No e-mail subs.
Romantic Hearts - Debra Krauss, Executive Editor, POB 450669, Westlake, OH 44145-0612. Fiction 1500 to 3500 words. Pays in copies. No reprints.
Short Stuff for Grown-Ups Magazine - Donna Bowman, Editor, Bowman Publications, POB 7057, Loveland, CO 80537. Fiction 500 to 1600 words. Pays $10 to $50 on publication for FNASR. Looking for adventure, contemporary, historical (general), humor/satire, mainstream, regional, romance, F, suspense, mystery. No erotica. Publishes contemporary romance, historical, mainstream and romantic suspense. "Fiction and humor must be tasteful, but can be any genre, any subject."
Sarasvati - Stacy J. Estep, Run with Scissors Press, #12, 860 Briarcliff Rd., Atlanta GA 30306. "We seek poetry, fiction/nf, particularly pieces that promote women's strengths and talents.... All genres welcome."
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