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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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 Prick of the SpindlePrick of the Spindle is a literary journal that is open to forms in both traditional and experimental modes, with a special bent toward fresh and innovative voices using language in unique ways. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web E-publication Print |
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No payment Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, War |
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| Primal Urge: A Journal for Diverse Humans |
Poetry, Fiction |
Yes | No |
E-publication Print |
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Contributor copies only Cross-genre, Graphic/Illustrated, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Political |
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 Prime MincerWe look for high-quality poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. We love unique, yet well-crafted submissions most of all. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
E-publication Print |
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Contributor copies only Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, War |
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 Prism ReviewPublished by the University of La Verne, PRISM REVIEW is an annual journal of well-crafted contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction from established and emerging writers. Alongside its literary works, PRISM REVIEW also publishes interviews with relevant authors and reviews of contemporary works, giving readers the chance to peer through a variety of lenses at the present and future worlds of literature. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 |
Print |
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Contributor copies only Literary Fiction |
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 r.kv.r.y. quarterlyWe look for a story to tell us something universal about the human condition. Just because our theme is "recovery" doesn't mean that all of what we publish is about successful recovery. Often it's not the recovery story that says the most about the process of recovering. We like work that shows heart and depth of character. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web |
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No payment Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Healing/Health, Humor, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, War |
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 The RagOur mission is to seek out powerful new literary voices and bring them to light. We see electronic publishing as an opportunity to turn back time to an era of affordable distribution and open competition, and it allows us to reach a broader audience and inject new life into the literary market. |
Poetry, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
E-publication |
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Cash Literary Fiction |
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