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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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 The CressetThe Cresset, a journal of commentary on literature, the arts, and public affairs, explores ideas and trends in contemporary culture from a perspective grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith while informed by the wisdom of the broader Christian community. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | No | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web Print |
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Cash Religious/Spiritual |
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Crosstimbers Crosstimbers is a Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Publication of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Foundation. This publication focuses on the relatedness of the many ecological and cultural groups in the cross timbers region. A full range of academic disciplines explores the separate yet interrelated units in the region. While our primary focus is regional we also accept essays and articles with international and global themes. In addition, we are interested in high-quality short stories, poems, plays, and works of creative nonfiction, along with visual art. |
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web Print |
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Contributor copies only |
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 The CupboardWe publish works of prose and prose collections between 5,000 and 10,000 words. Currently reading for our third-ever contest, judged by Kevin Wilson! |
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction |
Yes | Yes | Mar 1 - Apr 30 |
Print |
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Cash |
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 CURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and ActionCURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and Action is a multi-media initiative based at Fordham University committed to integrating the arts and social justice. Featuring creative writing, visual art, new media and video in response to current news, we seek to enable an artistic process that is rigorously engaged with the world at the present moment. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Oct 1 - Apr 17 |
Web E-publication Print |
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Contributor copies only Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Translation |
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 Curbside QuotidianCurbside Quotidian is a haven for the thoughts and ruminations of our fellow artists, writers and creatives of all backgrounds, who seek thoughtful and innovative outlooks on quotidian people, places and things. Read: we like oddities, off-beat, pretty ugly and the like. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web |
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No payment Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry |
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 Curbside Splendor PublishingWe publish literary fiction and poetry based in contemporary urban (and sometimes sub-urban) settings. We have a free monthly e-zine, and a semi-annual print journal. We accept submissions for both year-round. We also publish books in print and digitally. Our goal is to support the independent publishing process and to promote urban-themed writing. |
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction |
Yes | Yes | Jan 1 - Dec 31 |
Web E-publication Print |
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Contributor copies only Literary Fiction |
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