Short Story (Substack)

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Short Story is a monthly Substack that accepts short stories in any genre and awards one selected story a monthly payout.

Response time info: Winner announced on the 15th of the following month.

Read the full guidelines at shortstory.substack.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultPays: $100 base pay plus 50% of subscription revenue

Any genre; submit stories by the end of the month, with the winner announced on the 15th. Stories must be 6–10,000 words, and reprints are accepted if the writer retains distribution rights. Submit as a Microsoft Word document or Google Doc by email.

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