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Literary Magazines
Find a home for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching the publications vetted by our editorial staff and listed in the Literary Magazines database. Here you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, and contact information—everything you need to determine which publications match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find magazines with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: Sep 30 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Short Fiction -
The goal of the East on Central Association is to encourage artistic expression of the creative spirit through its journal and activities. The annual journal began with a local focus but now includes work from artists and writers throughout...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, Jan 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
This magazine is for bilingual (and trilingual) readers and writers. All texts on this site are published with translations—into English if the text is in Russian or Ukrainian, and into Russian or Ukrainian if the text is in English.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Ebony Tomatoes Collective is a literary organization for personal and political liberation run by a Black queer collective. Its platform includes up to three print issues annually, a monthly newsletter, and low-cost events and workshops...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Speculative Fiction -
Élan international student literary magazine accepts original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, screenwriting, and plays from students currently enrolled in grades nine through 12. The editors seek original...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Young Adult -
Their only requirement is that a piece has been previously rejected and revised since it was initially sent out. The writers they want to publish have sat with their work; they have considered their rejections and have actively worked on their...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry -
eMerge Online Literary Magazine seeks avant-garde poetry and short fiction that pushes boundaries. eMerge value works that prompt readers to perceive aspects of humanity in novel and enlightening ways, encouraging a fresh...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Eunoia Review is a Singapore-based online literary journal committed to sharing the fruits of “beautiful thinking.” Each day, it publishes four new pieces of writing for your reading pleasure. The editor believes that Eunoia Review...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
The Exacting Clam is a quarterly magazine of arts and ideas, brought to you by Sagging Meniscus Press.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Poetry
