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Launched in 2025, Strange Pilgrims is an online literary journal that publishes one short prose piece per week. Contributors are paid $200 for full-length stories and essays (5,000 words maximum) or $50 for flash (1,000 words maximum). Each piece is accompanied by a short interview with the author. They are open to all genres, from literary realism to speculative and experimental work.
Source: https://www.strangepilgrims.com/about
Categories: Magazines and Literary Journals
Prizes: $3,750
Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: May 1, 2026
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Prizes: $23,500
Deadline: Jul 1, 2026
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
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