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Tor.com
http://www.tor.com/page/submissions-guidelines
Tor.com welcomes original speculative fiction short stories and poetry. We define "speculative fiction" broadly, including SF, fantasy, horror, alternate history, and related genres. We're particularly interested in stories under 12,000 words. We pay 25 cents a word for the first 5,000 words, 15 cents a word for the next 5,000, and 10 cents a word after that.

BUZZY MAG
http://buzzymag.com/submissions/
Buzzy Mag is looking for original science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories up to 10,000 words. Thriller, suspense and paranormal tales that cross into traditional speculative fiction are welcome. Buzzy accepts submissions from both authors and literary agents. Make sure you short story is acceptable for a 15-year-old to read. We DO NOT ACCEPT pornography, child subject matter, racial propaganda or fan fiction. Payment is ten cents/word.

This next one's pretty neat because they accept previously published stuff...

COLLIDOR
https://collidor.submittable.com/submit
Collidor is a science fiction appzine. We seek character and relationship driven stories from the full gamut of subgenres of speculative fiction, as long as there is a scientific or technological element that reflects the existential conditions for life forms and consciousness (human or otherwise). We are unfortunately not accepting horror, pure fantasy, vampire or zombie themed stories unless they meet the above criteria. We are accepting pitches for essays, reviews, opinion pieces and editorials that would be of interest to our readers. Topics include science, technology; book, movie and game reviews; geek/fandom culture, interviews, artist profiles and event coverage. We pay $0.25 per word for the first 5,000 words, $0.20 per word for the next 5,000 and $0.10 per word up to 18,000 words. We pay $0.11 per word for serialization rights for the entire series. We pay $0.10 per word for previously published stories.
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Clarkesworld Magazine
http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/
Clarkesworld Magazine is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories, interviews, articles and audio fiction. Issues are published monthly and available on our website, for purchase in ebook format, and via electronic subscription. Original fiction is also published in an annual trade paperback series from Wyrm Publishing. We are currently open for art, non-fiction and short story submissions...Pays 10 cents per word btw...
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Weekly sci-fi podcast and ezine Escape Pod has updated its writer’s guidelines and is currently open for submissions of science fiction short stories. Accepted stories are narrated by professional performers and turned into podcasts for listeners. Norm Sherman, serving as editor, is reviewing speculative fiction stories, ideally entertaining and humorous. He is open to all subgenres of spec fiction, including space opera, cyberpunk, supernatural, and alternate history. Writers have creative freedom to choose their own story themes. High energy, constructive stories are recommended, along with purposeful pacing, clear-cut characters, immersing dialogue, and unobstructed action. Word length: 2K-6K words/story. Payment: Escape Pod now pays 6 cents/word (considered pro-rates for this genre). Escape Pod also pays 3 cents/word for reprints. Buys exclusive Electronic Rights.

Escape Pod - Submissions
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Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. No deadlines listed, flexible word count (although the longer it is, the better it will have to be). Pays fifteen cents per word, max $500. Also pays $25 for reprints. Looking for literary stories, preference for magical realism and hard sci-fi.

Submission Guidelines - Fantastic Stories
http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/submission-guidelines/
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Christina Escamilla Publishing is accepting submissions for a forthcoming anthology called Welcome to the Future—a collection of futuristic-themed stories where innovation and technology (like talking computers, flying cars, bionic body parts, etc.) enhance life or now mindlessly control society ...
Payment: $100/story

Welcome To The Future - Submissions
http://www.christinaescamilla.com/open-submissions-welcome-to-the-future-antholog/[/size]
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Silver Blade (est. 2008) is open for submissions of prose and poetry for the November 2014 issue. The quarterly ezine publishes speculative fiction, including sci-fi ...
Payment: $25/story, $8/poem...

Silver Blade
http://silverblade.silverpen.org/?page_id=1383[/size]
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Bump...and I'd like to add this list for my sci-fi writing-type friends here...

$750 for Short Stories: 7 Speculative Fiction Publishers That Pay
These publishers pay very well for short stories. To make this list, they have to pay $750 for some of the writing they publish...

$750 for Short Stories: 7 Speculative Fiction Publishers That Pay
http://www.freedomwithwriting.com/freedom/uncategorized/science-fiction-publishers-that-pay-800-for-short-stories/[/size]
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