Enjoy this collection of literary markets that publish translated work!
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Name of Publication
Type of Work Accepted
Payment
1. African Voices
Information for Writers & Translators
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Translations
• Prioritizes work from writers from the African Diaspora and people of color
• Average of $150-$300 for original short stories and plays
• Average of $25-$150 for original poems
2. Alchemy
Information for Writers & Translators
• Translated works of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, or unclassifiable work, as well as reviews of books in translation
UNKNOWN
3. Ancient Exchanges
Information for Writers & Translators
• Previously unpublished English translations of literature composed during antiquity in any language
NONE
4. Asymptote
Information for Writers & Translators
Translations of:
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Drama
• Literary non-fiction
• Also: English-language reviews, interviews, and essays on translation
NONE
5. The Bare Life Review
Information for Writers & Translators
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Interviews
• Non-fiction
• Translations
• Focus on immigrant and refugee writers
• $750 for accepted full-length prose pieces
• $300 for accepted poems or shorter prose
• Translations from literature in any language into English
• Essays discussing problems in translation
• Reviews
UNKNOWN
7. Exchanges
Information for Writers & Translators
Translations of:
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Drama
• Literary non-fiction
• Also: English-language reviews, interviews, and essays on translation
NONE
8. The Fiddlehead
Information for Writers & Translators
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Reviews
• Translations
• Play excerpts
• Novel excerpts
• Creative non-fiction
• Other creative works
• $60 CAD per published page
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Translations
Unconfirmed - See guidelines for details
10. Guernica
Information for Writers & Translators
• Essays
• Poetry
• Memoir
• Reportage
• Translations
• Short stories
• Novel excerpts
• Reviews, criticism, and commentary
• $50 for poetry
• $100 for original essays
• $150 for original fiction and reportage
11. Hamilton Arts & Letters
Information for Writers & Translators
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Reviews
• Translations
• Long-form essays
• Creative non-fiction
YES - See guidelines for details
12. Hunger Mountain
Information for Writers & Translators
• Plays
• Poetry
• Craft essays
• Translations
• Short stories
• Flash fiction
• Genre fiction
• Speculative fiction
• Creative non-fiction
• Also publishes literature for children and young adults
YES - See guidelines for details
13. The Iowa Review
Information for Writers & Translators
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Translations
• $1.50 per line for poetry ($40 minimum)
• $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum)
14. Kenyon Review
Information for Writers & Translators
• Plays
• Essays
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Excerpts
• Flash fiction
• Short stories
• Book reviews
• Translations of poetry and short prose
YES - See guidelines for details
15. The Literary Review
Information for Writers & Translators
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Non-fiction
• Translations
YES - See guidelines for details
16. The Malahat Review
Information for Writers & Translators
• Poetry
• Memoir
• Translations
• Flash fiction
• Short stories
• Travel writing
• Personal essays
• Creative non-fiction
• $65 CAD per published page
17. The Massachusetts Review
Information for Writers & Translators
• Essays
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Articles
• Novellas
• Translations
• Short stories
YES - See guidelines for details
18. Meetinghouse
Information for Writers & Translators
• Poetry and prose, including fiction, memoir, translations, and literary non-fiction
“All writers will be paid an honorarium of a minimum of $100 for their work.”
19. Modern Poetry in Translation
Information for Writers & Translators
• Translations of poetry, with an emphasis on contemporary works
YES - See guidelines for details
20. Parabola
Information for Writers & Translators
• Articles
• Translations
• Book reviews
• Retelling of traditional stories
YES - See guidelines for details
21. Ploughshares
Information for Writers & Translators
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Memoir
• Non-fiction
• Translations
• Novel excerpts
• Writer biographies
• $45/printed page, $90 minimum per title, $450 maximum per author
22. Poetry Magazine
Information for Writers & Translators
Poetry of all kinds, including:
• Poetry typed in traditional format
• Video recordings of spoken word pieces
• Audio recordings of sound-based poems
• Video recordings of mixed-media pieces
• Visual poetry or graphic poetry
• Poems written in languages other than English
• Text poems: $10/line with a minimum honorarium of $300 per poem
• Visual poems, audio poems, and video poems: $300 per poem
• Prose: $150 per published page
23. PRISM International
Information for Writers & Translators
• Drama
• Fiction
• Poetry
• Reviews
• Interviews
• Non-fiction
• Translations
• Literary essays
• Personal essays
• Literary journalism
• $30/printed page for prose
• $40/printed page for poetry
24. Samovar
Information for Writers & Translators
• Speculative fiction and poetry in translation
• Review-essays related to speculative fiction
• Interviews and conversations
• Newly translated stories: 16 US cents per word, split between the author and translator
• Poetry: US$80, split between the author and translator
25. The Stinging Fly
• Essays
• Poetry
• Fiction
• Translations
• Short stories
• Novel extracts
• Author interviews
• Fiction and nonfiction: €35 per magazine page
• Poetry: €25 per magazine page, but with a minimum payment of €60 per poem
Name of Publication | Type of Work Accepted | Payment |
1. African Voices | • Poetry • Translations
| • Average of $150-$300 for original short stories and plays
|
2. Alchemy | • Translated works of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, or unclassifiable work, as well as reviews of books in translation | UNKNOWN |
3. Ancient Exchanges | • Previously unpublished English translations of literature composed during antiquity in any language | NONE |
4. Asymptote | Translations of: • Fiction • Literary non-fiction
| NONE |
5. The Bare Life Review | • Fiction • Translations
| • $750 for accepted full-length prose pieces
|
• Translations from literature in any language into English
| UNKNOWN | |
7. Exchanges | Translations of: • Fiction • Literary non-fiction
| NONE |
8. The Fiddlehead | • Fiction • Translations | • $60 CAD per published page |
• Poetry • Translations | Unconfirmed - See guidelines for details | |
10. Guernica | • Essays • Translations | • $50 for poetry
|
11. Hamilton Arts & Letters | • Poetry • Translations | YES - See guidelines for details |
12. Hunger Mountain | • Plays • Translations | YES - See guidelines for details |
13. The Iowa Review | • Poetry • Translations | • $1.50 per line for poetry ($40 minimum)
|
14. Kenyon Review | • Plays | YES - See guidelines for details |
15. The Literary Review | • Poetry • Translations | YES - See guidelines for details |
16. The Malahat Review | • Poetry • Translations | • $65 CAD per published page |
17. The Massachusetts Review | • Essays • Translations | YES - See guidelines for details |
18. Meetinghouse | • Poetry and prose, including fiction, memoir, translations, and literary non-fiction | “All writers will be paid an honorarium of a minimum of $100 for their work.” |
19. Modern Poetry in Translation | • Translations of poetry, with an emphasis on contemporary works | YES - See guidelines for details |
20. Parabola | • Articles • Translations | YES - See guidelines for details |
21. Ploughshares | • Fiction • Translations | • $45/printed page, $90 minimum per title, $450 maximum per author |
22. Poetry Magazine | Poetry of all kinds, including: | • Text poems: $10/line with a minimum honorarium of $300 per poem
|
23. PRISM International | • Drama • Translations | • $30/printed page for prose |
24. Samovar | • Speculative fiction and poetry in translation
| • Newly translated stories: 16 US cents per word, split between the author and translator
|
25. The Stinging Fly | • Essays • Translations | • Fiction and nonfiction: €35 per magazine page
|