Top 15 Anthologies That Are Always Looking for Short Stories

If you’re a writer seeking to publish your short stories, submitting to anthologies is a golden opportunity. Anthologies often have specific themes and offer payment, exposure, or both. Here’s a curated list of 15 anthologies currently open for submissions.

1. Memento Mori: Relics

Theme: Stories about Memento Mori artifacts or relics that explore death and its mysteries.

Payment:

$0.02 per word.
Deadline: June 1, 2025.
This anthology embraces tales of the macabre and the philosophical.

2. Fusion Fragment

Theme: Speculative fiction, including cyberpunk, slipstream, and post-apocalypse.

Payment:

$0.04 CAD per word.
Submission Period: Ongoing.

3. Raleigh Review

Focus: Flash fiction and literary arts.

Payment:

$300 for contest winners.
Submission Period: Regularly announced contests.

4. Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF)