Subgenres: Short Fiction

Read Furiously

Read Furiously wants to create a new generation of readers—furious readers—who view reading as a necessary part to living in this busy world. They publish original prose, graphic novels, and poetry from a diverse cross section of authors in hopes... Read more

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

Quail Bell

Quail Bell is a multimedia arts, humor, and investigative journalism outlet for real and unreal stories. Rooted in oral history and folklore, we have a special love for the imaginary, nostalgic, and otherworldly, while connecting to urgent social... Read more

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

Raising Mothers

Calls (sub window): Read more

  • Radical Joy (closes July 31).
  • Books on Books; Connections; The Fiction That Changed Me (closes July 31).

Calls (always open): Read more

  • Write Here, Write Now.
  • Writers on Writers...
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

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

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

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

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
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

The Common

The Common is a print and digital literary journal published biannually, in the fall and spring. Inspired by the role of the town common, a public gathering place for the display and exchange of ideas, The Common seeks to deepen... Read more

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

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

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

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