Question About Submitting a Short Story

[RoninJedi84]

Hello, all. Apologies if this has been answered before.

I decided several weeks ago to try my hand at short stories and possibly flash fiction. My first story is nearly finished, and I think I'll be very happy with how it ends up. I plan to spend another few weeks tweaking it and making sure it's as good as I can possibly make it. No worries there.

My question is about where to submit it. More specifically, I'm wondering if anyone knows of maybe a list of publishers or magazines (along with their genre of choice) that would make the search easier for me. I've Googled things like "short story publishers" and "submitting a short story", etc., but all I get are individual sites which usually just comprise of simple contests. Definitely not what I'm looking for, and I'd rather not go site by site through thousands of possibilities if I don't have to.

Is there a website that has the kind of information I'm looking for, or maybe some kind of publication I can pick up somewhere? I live in the States, if that makes any difference.

Thanks much in advance!

 

[Susan Boulton]

Try here;

Ralan's Webstravaganza

 

[iansales]

There's also Duotrope.

Do you subscribe to, or read, any magazines - online or print? There are a large number of ones that publish short genre fiction, and it's best to read them to get an idea of the sort of stories they prefer to publish.

 

[RoninJedi84]

Not currently, but I'm looking for a few to check out and get some back issues to get see what they usually publish. And thanks for the links, guys. Both look extremely helpful!

 

[Persona]

Duotrope is an excellent one, it lists a ton of other site that are taking publishing.