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Subgenres: Lyric Essay

Another Chicago Magazine

Another Chicago Magazine seeks work that is urgent and beautiful, that was written with lightning and a sense that tomorrow may never come. The magazine loves work that is personal and political—political in the largest sense, as in... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Nov 30

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

indicia

indicia seeks to showcase a dynamic collage of passionate and profound voices hungry to produce art and write primarily in the English language. indicia enjoys feeling out the lengths to which language can be stretched, whether ... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Temporarily closed to submissions

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Visual Poetry

petrichor

The digital archive petrichor publishes a variety of writers in contemporary art and poetics. The editors are particularly interested in strong image and experimental work of a visual nature.

Reading Periods:

Oct 1 to Dec 1

Apr 1 to Jun 1

Genres Published:

Poetry, Translation

Subgenres:

Cross-genre, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry

Alternating Current Press

Alternating Current Press is an indie press dedicated to publishing and promoting incredible literature that challenges readers and has an innate sense of self, timelessness, and atmosphere. The editors love science, history, homebound roots,... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation

SoFloPoJo - South Florida Poetry Journal

SoFloPoJo considers all genres of poetry. The editors especially like surrealistic fairy tales, magic realism, haunting prose poems, lyrical vignettes, and crafted narratives. They do not shy away from truth-telling but appreciate the... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry

Roanoke Review

Roanoke Review publishes three to seven featured pieces every month—focusing primarily on poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, flash, graphic narrative, and visual poetry. Read more

On occasion, they review small press, literary books, or... Read more

Reading Period:

Sep 1 to Dec 1

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

WTAW Press

WTAW Press is an independent literary press devoted to discovering and publishing enduring works. WTAW publishes a carefully curated list of titles across a range of genres (literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and prose that falls... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Stillhouse Press

Stillhouse Press publishes surprising, gutsy fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that can’t or doesn’t want to find a home in big publishing. The editors are drawn to the strange, the unconventional, the transcendent, the risky. They’re looking for... Read more

Reading Period:

Nov 1 to Feb 1

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

About Place Journal

About Place Journal is the literary publication of the Black Earth Institute. BEI is dedicated to art serving the causes of spirit, earth, and society. Issues are guest-edited by fellows of the Institute. Themes (titles of issues) are... Read more

Reading Periods:

Jan 1 to Mar 1

Jun 1 to Aug 1

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry

Essay Press

Essay Press holds print chapbook contests in the summer and print book contests in the fall. The editors particularly welcome manuscripts that extend or challenge the formal range of nonfiction—including, but not limited to, lyric essays and... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Temporarily closed to submissions

Genres Published:

Poetry, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Lyric Essay

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