Gargoyle Magazine has always been a scallywag magazine, a maverick magazine, a bit too academic for the underground and way too underground for the academics. We are a writer's magazine in that we are read by other writers and have never worried...
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Reading Period: Jul 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
As the online journal of the Rocky Mountain Land Library, we publish work that connects people with the land and each other.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We want art that guts us with surgical precision. Make everything useful.
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Gathering Storm Magazine (GSM) publishes fictional short stories of 2,000 words or less based on the themes for that issue, always an old saying, proverb, or maxim. All genres accepted, but preference to horror, sic-fi, and fantasy.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Serialized Fiction -
Geist is the Canadian magazine of ideas and culture—every issue brings together a sumptuous mix of fact + fiction, photography and comix, poetry, essays and reviews, and the weird and wonderful from the world of words.
The Geist tone is...
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We publish the best fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and art we can find. We hold three annual contests for flash fiction, poetry and short stories, each with a $1,000 top prize.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, War -
THE GEORGIA REVIEW seeks memorable and distinctive poems, short stories, and essays, whether from Pulitzer Prize winners or previously unpublished writers. Thesis-oriented interdisciplinary essays are especially welcome. Occasional special...
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Gertrude is the biannual arts and literary publication of Gertrude Press, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization showcasing and developing the creative talents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer-identified, and allied individuals.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, LGBTQ -
Our interests are varied and our tastes eclectic. Our base requirement is that submissions be ambitious, intelligent, and deftly crafted.
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Ghost Ocean Magazine is an online literary magazine that publishes short prose, fiction under 3,000 words, poetry, interviews, and reviews. With a diverse masthead and diverse tastes, we are committed to publishing writers from marginalized...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Gigantic Sequins is print-based and biannual. Our black & white journal is known for its quality writing and its unique design/aesthetic. We accept work from unpublished writers in addition to those who have an already established voice. We...
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We’re here to observe the strange color of the sky and how some of the trees fail to look majestic. There’s beauty in all the weird and wild and we’re ready to wade into the water surrounded by the strange wood and words that you’re willing to...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
We want quality fiction & poetry & creative nonfiction with a magical element. We lean toward the literary but are open to anything well written. Please read an issue and guidelines before submitting.
Our visual art is generally...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Literary Fiction -
between literary vision and spiritual realities
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Girls Right the World is an international literary journal advocating for young, female-identified writers and artists. This journal values and promotes diversity of culture and expression. The editors are students at Miss Hall’s School in...
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We are not bound by any specific aesthetic; our only mission is to present high quality writing. We like poems that show a careful understanding of language, sound, passion and creativity and poems that surprise us.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
A magazine of literature, art, and new media published by the Master of Arts in Writing program at Rowan University.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We have a special focus on emerging writers, holding the Short Story Award for New Writers four times a year. In a recent Best American Short Stories, of the top "100 distinguished short stories," six appeared in Glimmer Train Stories, second...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
Glint Literary Journal celebrates innovation in style and voice. We welcome submissions in poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid genre, book reviews, and visual art from persons of diverse cultures, nationalities, and religions.
Reading Period: Nov 1 to Mar 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We face an unprecedented era of extremity under Covid-19. We share that as humans. Our stories differ across nation and other structures that web the human world. We can witness from where we are and share what we witness. Let’s write as one...
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm chose “The Golden Key” to end their collection of fairy tales as a reminder that there is always more to come, an endless reserve of stories still yet untold. In the same spirit, The Golden Key seeks to publish poetry and...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 12 to Jul 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
GWM is a literary magazine in the form of a podcast aimed at giving the written word a voice. We like the immediate connection the listener can have with the art hearing it directly from the artist. Subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher to have issues...
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Desired: sincere, well-written, imaginative, unusual and/or innovative works that charm and carry. Gone Lawn is partial to odd animals.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Experimental, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
We explore the world of men and manhood in a way that no media company ever has, tackling the issues and questions that are most relevant to men’s lives. We write about fatherhood, family, sex, ethics, war, gender, politics, sports, pornography,...
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Grain Magazine, a literary quarterly, publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists. Published by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild, Grain has earned national and...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
