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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
Chicago Quarterly Review	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Sep 1 - Jun 1	Print
Chicago Quarterly Review	Payment: Contributor copies only Subgenre: Translation
The Chimaera The Chimaera is an online literary miscellany which publishes verse, both themed and various, as well as prose. Our prose content includes fiction and also critical prose, which may cover a wide range of subjects: principally poetry and literature, but also historiography, art, film, drama, mythology and all sorts of other cultural matters; in short, whatever we find interesting and entertaining. In verse we have a bias towards form, of one kind or another, but will look at whatever is submitted. In verse and prose we have a global range and interest, but also somewhat of an Australian accent.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1

The Christian Science Monitor Since 1908, The Home Forum has been a section of The Christian Science Monitor dedicated to nonfiction and poetry. The object of the Monitor is (in the words of its founder, Mary Baker Eddy) "to injure no man, but to bless all mankind." The Monitor is a balanced news-gathering operation with its own network of reporters; it is not a church organ. The Home Form section attempts to amuse, educate, inspire, delight, engage, comfort, enlighten. It's a conversation with a well-educated and compassionate friend. The section also hosts the Monitor's single, clearly labeled, religious article.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	No	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web E-publication Print
	Payment: Cash
Cimarron Review One of the oldest quarterlies in the nation, Cimarron Review publishes work by writers at all stages of their careers, including Pulitzer prize winners, writers appearing in the Best American Series and the Pushcart anthologies, and winners of national book contests.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	No	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only
The Cincinnati Review Established in September 2003, The Cincinnati Review draws together within its pages the finest creative and critical work from across the country. We provide a venue for writers of any background, at any point in their literary careers, to showcase their best writing.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Sep 1 - May 31

Clapboard House Clapboard House publishes the finest stories and poetry written by established and emerging writers, including undergraduates. Dorothy Allison, acclaimed author of BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA, recently judged our undergraduate short story contest. Included in Steve Almond’s 2008 BEST OF THE WEB, Clapboard House plans a best of the house print anthology for 2010. Whether we are considering the work of an award-winning, much published writer or the first submission of a fledgling writer, our expectation and only requirement of both is excellence.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31

Cleaver Magazine Cleavers share cutting-edge art and literary work from a mix of established and emerging voices. We publish poetry, short stories, essays, dramatic monologues, flash prose, and visual art.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web
	Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Translation
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place The guiding aesthetic is cleanliness; we look for each work to display in its own way precision of thought and meticulous crafting of sound and language.	Poetry, Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web E-publication Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only Subgenre: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Translation
The Cleveland Review We review books about the Rust Belt. If you are an author or publisher who is interested in submitting a book for review, please see our review policy (http://clevelandreview.org/review-policy/).	Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Feb 1 - Jun 1	Web
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Regional
Clockwise Cat Clockwise Cat is a progressive literary webzine that features poetry, polemics/satire, and appraisals (reviews). Clockwise Cat prefers to receive poems that are in some way akin to the Symbolist, Dadaist, Surrealist, Beat, spoken word, and experimental genres. However, we will regard all well-crafted submissions that brashly flout conventions.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	No	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Experimental, Micro-poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry
Clover, A Literary Rag Clover comes from the Independent Writers' Studio--our purpose is to engage, express, and share the written word the very best way possible.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only
Cobalt Review Cobalt is a quarterly literary magazine published online. We also publish an annual print issue, and will be rolling out an all-baseball issue in July 2013. Each issue will feature fiction, non-fiction and poetry of the highest caliber, as well as interviews with some of the most influential writers in the literary community. We seek to publish quality creative work and promote the literary arts, as well as those who celebrate them.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, War
The Coffin Factory The Coffin Factory serves as a nexus between readers, writers, and the book publishing industry. Our mission is to provide great literature and art to people who love books, including those who do not usually read literary magazines. We believe that quality literature and art are essential for the existence of an intelligent society. In order to perpetuate an intellectually engaged culture, The Coffin Factory publishes phenomenal fiction, essays, and art three times a year.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Print
	Subgenre: Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Regional, Translation
The Collagist The Collagist is a monthly journal published the 15th of each month since August 2009. Each issue contains short fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews, and one or more excerpts from novels forthcoming from (mostly) independent presses.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web E-publication Audio
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction
Collision Literary Magazine Founded in 2001, Collision Literary Magazine is a student-run publication that accepts poetry, creative non-fiction prose, literary criticism, art and photography by undergraduate students. Our goal is to represent a variety of young voices emerging from the contemporary body, as well as to extend the dialogue by providing constructive feedback to those writers we are unable to publish at the time. Additionally, the top three submissions in poetry and non-fiction prose are awarded cash prizes.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Sep 1 - Feb 1	Web Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry

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