The Fiction Desk publishes a range of short stories from new and emerging authors, with a focus on strong plots and characters. It is based in the United Kingdom but accepts submissions from authors around the world.
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: Mar 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Sep 30, Oct 31 to Jan 31Genre: Fiction, Translation -
Fictive Dream is an online magazine dedicated to the short story.
“We chose our name with more than just a backward glance to American writer and teacher John Gardner whose concept of the fictive dream remains a cornerstone of...
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The Fiddlehead is open to writing in English or translations into English from all over the world and in a variety of styles, including experimental genres.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31, Sep 15 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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Foglifter is a biannual compendium of the most dynamic, urgent queer writing today. It’s a space where queer writers celebrate, mourn, rage, and embrace.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 1, Aug 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Political -
Four Way Review accepts poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and works in translation from both established and emerging authors. They accept unsolicited submissions year-round through their submissions manager. They look for work that...
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Since its inception, Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review has contributed to a vibrant literary tradition on the West Coast centered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its commitment to presenting a diversity of experimental and progressive work...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices -
Free State Review is published four times every three years by Galileo Press / Galileo Books. Their motto is “Totally Limited Omniscience.” More John Waters than Chekhov. Joni Mitchell and James Brown more than anyone. Definitely start...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Fresh Words is a new international literary magazine that aims at being a storehouse of the best contemporary literature. It will publish twelve times a year. It will be available in print as well as e-book format.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Full Bleed exists to cultivate that fertile ground where the visual and literary arts intersect. The editors are happy to consider criticism, belle-lettres, visual art, illustration, fiction, poetry, and...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 1, Aug 15 to Oct 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
