Subgenres: Creative Nonfiction

Raising Mothers

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  • RADICAL JOY (closes July 31) 
  • Books on Books | Connections | THE FICTION THAT CHANGED ME (closes July 31)

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  • Write Here, Write Now  
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Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

WTAW Press

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

Reading Periods: 
Dec 1 to Dec 31
Sep 30 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

Better Than Starbucks

Better Than Starbucks features outstanding poetry and fiction in many genres and many voices. Poetry includes free verse, haiku, formal poetry, prose poetry, form poetry, experimental poetry, sentimental poetry, and international poetry... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation

Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine

Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine’s primary interest is quality. It welcomes submissions in any and all forms, genres, styles, and approaches in written word and image and encourages innovation as well as tradition. Read more

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Reading Periods: 
Feb 1 to Jun 15
Aug 1 to Dec 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult

Wising Up Press

Wising Up Press is a press with a clear social mission, fostering an appreciation of the rewards and challenges of pluralism at every level in society, and, most importantly, an interest in the role that art, particularly story, can play in... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Healing/Health, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction

Jennifer Joel

Creative Artists Agency
65 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022

Autumn House Press

Autumn House Press is a nationally renowned nonprofit publisher based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose mission is to publish and promote poetry and other fine literature. The press believes literature is an affirmation of the... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Feb 28
Mar 1 to Apr 30
May 1 to Jun 30
Aug 15 to Nov 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry

West Trade Review

West Trade Review strives to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (memoir/personal essays) and publishes a mix of established and up-and-coming writers. It is committed to the principles of diversity,... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Apr 1 to Aug 1
Aug 15 to Dec 15
Jan 15 to Mar 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Short Fiction

Hunger Mountain

Hunger Mountain is created by the faculty and students in the Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. The editors share VCFA’s belief that the arts are central to the human experience and have the ability not only to reflect... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Sep 1 to Nov 30
Feb 1 to Apr 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Translation

Black Fox Literary Magazine

The aim of Black Fox is to publish both established and new writers. We welcome all fiction, but we especially like fiction from underrepresented genres and styles, including YA. We are also interested in creative nonfiction, poetry,... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to May 31
Jul 1 to Aug 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Young Adult

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