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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
The Asian American Literary Review The Asian American Literary Review is a space for those who consider the designation "Asian American" a fruitful starting point for artistic vision and community. In showcasing the work of established and emerging writers, the journal aims to incubate dialogues and, just as importantly, open those dialogues to regional, national, and international audiences of all constituencies. Published biannually, AALR features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, comic art, interviews, and book reviews.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jun 1 - Aug 31	Web E-publication Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Translation, War
Assaracus: A Journal of Gay Poetry ASSARACUS (ISSN 2159-0478). Each issue of Assaracus (pronounced ASS-UH-RACK-US), a quarterly publication, features a substantial collection of work by a small number gay poets. Assaracus provides a grand stage for gay contemporary poetry. We want, decades from now, people to look back and see how we lived through how we wrote.	Poetry	Yes	Yes		Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only Subgenre: LGBT
Assisi: An Online Journal of Arts & Letters Assisi offers an eclectic mix of essays (both academic and personal), fiction and poetry.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Formal, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry
Asymptote Asymptote is an exciting new international journal dedicated to literary translation and bringing together in one place the best in contemporary writing. We are interested in encounters between languages and the consequences of these encounters. Though a translation may never fully replicate the original in effect (thus our name, “asymptote”: the dotted line on a graph that a mathematical function may tend towards but never reach), it is in itself an act of creation.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes		Web
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
At Length At Length is a venue for ambitious, in-depth writing, music, photography, and art that are open to possibilities shorter forms preclude. As a print-friendly online magazine, we create ways for readers, listeners, and viewers to interact with noteworthy long work.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes		Web
	Payment: No payment
Atticus Review Atticus Review is a weekly online journal that publishes stories, poems, electric literature, and other genre-busting words of wisdom and interactive whimsy. We are focused on creating an immersive reading experience and geared to rise above the noise of the marketplace; foster communication; build a micro-community of curious minds; create an inviting space for readers and writers to mingle; change the public’s perception of reading as a static activity; turn the platform of digital publishing into an interactive trampoline; and redefine the role of literature.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web E-publication Audio Video
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry
The Audio Zine The Audio Zine, at In Stereo Press, provides a space for underground writers, musicians, and visual artists. The main focus is to put a voice and a face to all the work, creating a sense of closeness for the audience with the artist. The Audio Zine is not just an online publication, but a community builder.	Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web Audio Video
	Payment: No payment Subgenre: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry
Aufgabe Aufgabe is an annual journal of new American poetry, essays, notes, reviews, talks and poetry in translation. Each issue features a guest edited selection of work from outside the U.S. in English translation.	Poetry	No	Yes	Jul 1 - Sep 15	Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only
The Aurorean The Aurorean (April and October) and has been published continually since 1995, featuring the work of over 1,000 poets worldwide. The Aurorean has been featured in Poet’s Market and several-times recommended as a “Pick” by the prestigious Small Press Review. SPR: “a journal that has both high production values and quality poetry ... perfect to elevate you from the dark night of the soul.” NewPages: "This little journal will fill you up." Pays $30 for "Best Poem" each issue and $10 for Creative Writing Student Outstanding Haiku Award each issue.	Poetry	No	No	Jan 1 - Dec 31	E-publication Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only
Autumn Sky Poetry Autumn Sky Poetry used to publish four issues per year. Every issue contains ten poems by ten different poets.	Poetry	Yes	Yes

Avatar Review We publish poetry, short fiction, essays, visual art and prose poems. We look first for the finely crafted piece and believe in Pound’s dictum, “Fundamental accuracy of statement is the sole morality of writing.” We’re open to all forms, but have a bias toward clear, concise, understandable work that communicates, surprises or disturbs-writing that bears witness to the world we live in.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Oct 1 - Dec 31	Web

Avery Anthology We publish previously unpublished stories from emerging and established authors. We want fiction that surprises, animates, and moves. We want the serious; we want the playful.	Fiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only
The Bacon Review A monthly review of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and intellectual life, we started The Bacon Review because we care deeply about high-quality literature. We are also aware that the commercial publishing industry is facing difficult times, and consequently, it’s often the case that good writing is not published and authors not promoted. It’s our goal to make excellent work available for free. We also believe that writing should be about more than just publishing. We are interested in our authors as people; we want to know what inspires and motivates our contributors to write.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web
	Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Translation, War
The Bad Version The Bad Version is a quarterly print magazine that seeks to foster conversation about the world we live in through the fiction, poetry, and essays of the young and curious. Its name comes from the collaborative art of screenwriting, where the first attempt at a scene, that wild idea that gets the process going, is called a “bad version.” Likewise, this magazine is dedicated to beginnings: to pieces that are taking risks, trying to broach new ideas, experimenting with new forms, starting new conversations.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Jan 1 - Dec 31	Web E-publication Print
	Payment: Cash Subgenre: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture
The Baltimore Review We publish the best fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	Yes	Yes	Aug 1 - Nov 30	Web E-publication Print
	Payment: Contributor copies only

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