Subgenres: Poetry

Humana Obscura

Humana Obscura is looking for poetry that is accessible, prose that is poetic, and artwork of the natural world that will wow them. They seek work that is nuanced, raw, and imagistic with strong elements of the natural world or hints to... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Dec 1 to Feb 1
Mar 1 to May 1
Jun 1 to Aug 1
Sep 1 to Nov 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction

Alice Whitwham

The Cheney Agency
39 West 14th Street
Suite 403
New York, NY 10011

Brooklyn Review

The Brooklyn Review is looking for urgent, atmospheric narratives; deeply inhabited characters; formal invention; precision of language; self-aware humor; and generally polished, thoughtful stories. Please send us only your best work.... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Nov 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry

AutoEthnographer Literary and Arts Magazine

The AutoEthnographer (ISSN: 2833-1400) is an award-winning, nonprofit, open-access, peer-reviewed literary and arts magazine dedicated to presenting the creative side of autoethnography, a qualitative research method that unites... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult

Pure in Heart Stories

Pure in Heart is a Christian-based literary magazine for families where you’ll find poems, short stories, visual art, recipes, games, and more—created by writers and artists of all ages. The editors accept work from adults, teens, and... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Feb 28
Aug 1 to Sep 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction
Subgenres: 
Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Mystery, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Visual Poetry, Young Adult

Oroboro Literary Journal

A literary journal published biannually by Death Rattle, aimed at publishing and promoting poets, authors, and artists. The editors publish new work from both established and emerging writers. Read more

2025: Oroboro will be reading work... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Apr 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction

Calla Press

Calla Press is dedicated to publishing Christian prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction. While one’s work does not need to be directly Christian, it must be tactful to the mission statement. Calla Press accepts... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Mar 1
Dec 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual

Mulberry Literary

Mulberry Literary is an online literary and art magazine dedicated to showcasing creative work in its every form. It aims to provide a longstanding, international platform that is inclusive to all creative work,... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jun 1 to Jul 14
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation

Press Pause

The editors aim to publish art and words for the future by artists and writers who believe they’re carrying, on their hunched-over-computer shoulders, a pretty heavy yet very pretty burden—to offer a way into humanity so that... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Visual Poetry

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