About Place Journal is the literary publication of the Black Earth Institute. BEI is dedicated to art serving the causes of spirit, earth, and society. Issues are guest-edited by fellows of the Institute. Themes (titles of issues) are...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Acentos Review publishes poetry, fiction, memoir, interviews, translations, and artwork by emerging and established Latinx writers, artists, and creatives four times a year. It welcomes submissions in English, Spanish, Spanglish,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Alchemy publishes fresh, engaging textual and visual translations as well as experimental works that challenge the act of translation. Alchemy welcomes translations of poetry, prose, dramatic works/dialogues, letters, reviews, ...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 31 to Sep 30Genre: Translation -
American Poetry Journal publishes work from diverse backgrounds and orientations, from new and established voices. It publishes work that is committed, distinct, and moving.
Reading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Another Chicago Magazine seeks work that is urgent and beautiful, that was written with lightning and a sense that tomorrow may never come. The magazine loves work that is personal and political—political in the largest sense, as in...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, 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, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War -
Apogee is a journal of literature and art that encourages the thoughtful exploration of identity and its intersections, including but not limited to: race, gender, sexuality, class, and ability. The magazine features fiction, nonfiction...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Political -
Arc features poetry and poetry criticism from emerging and established writers in Canada and beyond. It is interested in brave new voices and poetry that is woozy, cunning, shearing, and wildlike, as well as prose that offers new...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Translation -
Arkana is a compendium of the rare, intriguing, and unheard. It seeks and fosters a sense of shared wonder by publishing inclusive art that asks questions, explores mystery, and works to make visible the marginalized, the overlooked, and...
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ArLiJo features work by a variety of authors/poets/artists from around the globe whose work provokes readers to contemplate issues. Works include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, and artwork.
Following the lead of Gival...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 30 to Apr 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation -
The Aurora Journal publishes surrealistic poetry and prose that is ethereal, dreamy, and explores the dangerous limits of surrealism. Regardless of age, experience, or any other defining factor, the journal considers all writers. The...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 20 to Jan 25, Feb 20 to Mar 25, Sep 20 to Nov 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Young Adult -
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 moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: 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
