Subgenres: Short Fiction

After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine

After Dinner Conversation publishes short stories (1,500 to 7,000 words), of any genre, that ask interesting ethical and/or philosphical questions in a narrative format. You can learn more by watching a video from our... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, War, Young Adult

Shift: A Journal of Literary Oddities

An international, student-run journal published by Ringling College of Art and Design, Shift features fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic texts or other work in English or translation by emerging and established writers. It... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Oct 15 to Dec 31
Jan 1 to Jan 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry

Lucky Jefferson

Lucky Jefferson’s mission is simple: publish social change. The editors mobilize writers and artists to do good. Read more

An award-winning publisher, it has set its sights on disrupting what books can be, forging a reality in which every... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Nov 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Visual Poetry

Raven Review

Established in 2020, the Raven Review is an independent literary magazine dedicated to publishing poetry ​and short fiction that explores the human experience through dark, atmospheric writing.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction
Subgenres: 
Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Poetry, Short Fiction

Santa Fe Writers Project

SFWP is an independent press dedicated to the craft of writing, artistic preservation, recognizing exciting new authors, and bringing out of print work back to the shelves. They publish exciting fiction and creative nonfiction of every genre,... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Thin Air Magazine

Based at 7,000 feet, Thin Air Magazine has no choice but to invite work that takes us to dizzying heights with its innovation and insight. The editors aspire to foster diversity, authenticity, surprise, and excitement while making the... Read more

Reading Period: 
Mar 1 to Oct 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry

Night Picnic

Night Picnic is a literary journal that publishes novels, novellas, plays, short and flash stories, fairytales for adults, poetry, interviews, essays (including popular science essays), letters to the editors, and artwork. 

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

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