Looking for literary magazines

I've been looking at and looking for literary magazines.  Luna Park Review estimates there are 28,000 literary magazines and far from going extinct, they seem to be at least surviving.  Luna Park Review's Directory of literary magazines does not have 28,000 entries, but there seem to be hundreds.

Literary Bear

It is not surprising there is intense concern for who reads the literary magazines.  The print versions do struggle with the cost of production.  The on line magazines try to figure out how to make them pay for themselves and not have a "pay wall" too high so they are accessible.

In a The Millions article  On Getting Paid: Literary Magazines and Remuneration Nick Ripatrazone discusses the dilemma of literary magazines and writers.  For the most part the readers of the literary magazines are writers, students and whannabe writers.  Magazines can't pay much if anything.  Is publication enough?  But we're in America.  Getting paid is a statement of value.  Even a small amount is an honorarium which helps a writer feel valued.  And there is always the hope there is a way to pay for itself and maybe a little bit more.

Maybe publication (and a free copy) has to be considered similar to the unpaid internships so popular this days.  Put in the time, produce the work, have it be judged and keep on keeping on.