Subgenres: Lyric Essay

Southeast Review

Southeast Review is a nationally acclaimed literary magazine, first established in 1979 as Sundog, that gives voice to underrepresented and emerging writers on the same stage as well-established ones. They publish fiction, nonfiction,... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to May 31
Jul 1 to Dec 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Poetry Porch

The Poetry Porch is a magazine on the internet for poets, teachers, and their students. First appearing online in 1997, it is only published online. It is interested in original unpublished poems, essays, reviews, memoirs, and fiction,... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 5 to Mar 1
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Cleveland State University Poetry Center

The CSU Poetry Center is committed to acquiring stylistically distinctive and skillfully crafted collections of poetry, prose, and translation from an aesthetically diverse range of authors, with a particular interest in producing books that... Read more

Reading Period: 
Nov 1 to Dec 15
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Pinch Journal

Pinch is a nationally recognized literary journal published by the University of Memphis. The editors publish work that uses form, content, and subtext do dissolve boundaries maintained by traditional publishers. The authors of these... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Black Warrior Review

Founded in 1974, Black Warrior Review publishes contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by award-winning writers alongside work by new and emerging voices. Issues also feature art, comics, and a curated chapbook. Each summer reading... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jun 1 to Oct 1
Dec 1 to Mar 1
Apr 1 to May 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Arc Poetry Magazine

Arc features poetry and poetry criticism from emerging and established writers in Canada and beyond. It is interested in brave new voices and poetry that is woozy, cunning, shearing, and wildlike, as well as prose that offers new... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Apr 1 to Jul 31
Sep 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Translation

Tampa Review

Tampa Review is a literary magazine published dedicated to the blending of contemporary literature and visual arts. Each issue features contemporary writing and art from Florida and the world.

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

phoebe

phoebe prides itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, whose style, form, voice, and subject matter demonstrate a vigorous appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of readers. It chooses writers because they believe their work... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Aug 15 to Oct 8
Jan 15 to Mar 8
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Nimrod International Journal

Nimrod International Journal’s mission is the discovery of exciting new writing from around the world. The journal publishes two issues a year and hosts two prizes: the Pablo Neruda Award for Poetry and the Katherine Anne Porter Award for... Read more

Reading Period: 
Nov 1 to Nov 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

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