NELLE proudly publishes the best, most exciting poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction written exclusively by women.
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: Jan 1 to Sep 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The New Guard is a contest-centered, independent literary review, publishing 35+ emerging writers each year from the US and abroad. We proudly publish in print.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to Jan 11Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Night Picnic is a bilingual journal of literature and art that publishes work in both English and Russian. The magazine translates authors’ work into Russian. The editors accept novels, novellas, plays, short and flash stories,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Each issue is themed, and NonBinary Review explores the edges of those themes. We're looking for works that approach our themes in unexpected but completely fitting ways.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Nonconformist is a literary magazine dedicated to publishing fiction, poetry, experimental fiction and poetry, book reviews, literary criticism, and various culture-related articles. We believe in reconfiguring the world using pens,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The literary journal Nostos, containing poetry, short fiction, and art usually focused on a theme, is published by Longship Press.
Reading Period: Dec 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Novel Slices is dedicated solely to novel excerpts. These excerpts should feel like they come from novels that want to be read—they may pop us into the action and leave us hanging at the end. Each issue includes 5 winning...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 24 to Oct 31, Feb 24 to Apr 30Genre: Fiction -
Nude Bruce Review strives to publish compelling, high-quality work to support emerging and existing writers of all identities from across the globe in showcasing their voices.
Reading Period: Aug 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
