Observed arrival · 2026-11-01

PaidStories keeps dated records of paying fiction markets

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A directory of short-fiction markets that pay, with filters for genre, rate and story length, plus a submission tracker.

Landing page captured for the 2026-11-01 issue.

For: Short-fiction writers seeking paying markets
Worth noticing: Listings are excluded if guidelines won't load or don't state a rate, and each carries the date it was checked.

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Readers can narrow the directory by genre, pay and manuscript length; entries also record simultaneous-submission rules, reprints, fees and reading windows. The homepage reports 64 markets, with 27 open on October 31, 2026, and says 49 charge no fee. The tracker records submission dates and replies, warns when a market prohibits simultaneous submissions, and offers CSV or JSON export; its data stays in the user's browser.

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●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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