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Literary Magazines
Connect your poems, stories, essays, and reviews to the right audiences by researching over eight hundred literary magazines in our database. Here, you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, contact information—everything you need to direct your work to the publications most amenable to your vision.
| Journal | Genres Published | Accepts Electronic Submissions? | Accepts Simultaneous Submissions? | Reading Period | Format |
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 Sphere Literary MagazineThe world is full of differences. We at Sphere are interested in the underlying "sameness" that constitutes the soul of humanity. Sphere is seeking those pieces that reach the depths of our souls, lifting us to new heights of inspiration and enlightenment. The student voice should have a chance to carry itself over all landscapes and distances, and our process of online publishing allows for cross-cultural impact. If you believe you have something powerful to share, check out our submission requirements. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web E-publication |
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No payment Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Humor, Love, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry |
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 Spine RoadSpine Road is a tiny online literary project of poetry, poetics, and narrative. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web E-publication Print |
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No payment Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry |
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 Spinning JennySpinning Jenny is an open forum for poetry. We are pleased to consider experimental writing and work by unpublished authors. |
Poetry | Yes | No | Sep 15 - May 15 | |
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Cash |
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 Spiral OrbSpiral Orb is an experiment in permaculture poetics and poetry compost. Sections of each poem published in Spiral Orb are embedded with hyperlinks to other poems in Spiral Orb. A composite poem including a fragment from each piece in the issue serves as the entry poem and table of contents. The lyric cross-pollinates the experimental. |
Poetry | Yes | Yes | Jul 1 - Sep 1 |
Web |
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No payment Experimental, Nature/Environmental |
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 Splash of RedTo present our readers with literary perspectives on the world we all live in through the lives we cannot ourselves experience. We also have a sister-site, FreelanceEdit.com, where our Editor-in-Chief will edit any literary manuscripts from poetry & prose to screenplays as part of our mission to foster and encourage great literature to be written & published. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web |
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No payment Cross-genre |
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 Split Lip MagazineSplit Lip Magazine believes it would take an estimated 37,844 journals to showcase the world's pool of literary talent. We're just trying to do our part. We are a home for literature, music, fine art and film. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web |
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No payment Autobiography/Memoir, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture |
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