Subgenres: Short Fiction

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

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
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Short Fiction, Young Adult

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
Subgenres: 
Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction

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
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 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

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

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
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

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
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, War

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