Every veteran and every military family member has a story. This site is where those stories get told. Sure, there are other places to hear or read the stories: around the bar, on a road trip, in some other journal. But like the man says, “This...
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Connect your poems, stories, essays, and reviews to the right audiences by researching over twelve hundred literary magazines in our database. Here, you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, contact information—everything you need to direct your work to the publications most amenable to your vision.
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Our purpose is to publish the best contemporary poetry from around the world from submissions to our contest. Judged anonymously, there is a $1,000 prize offered annually.
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Oblong is an online and print publication founded in London in 2012. All themes are welcome; the only restriction is the word limit (< 1000 words). The online edition features a new piece of writing every Tuesday. An 8" x 5" print edition is...
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Obsidian supports—through publication and critical inquiry—the contemporary poetry, fiction, drama/performance, visual and media art of Africans globally.
Reading Period: Sep 15 to Jan 15Subgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Poetry -
OccuPoetry collects and publishes poetry about economic justice/injustice, greed, protest, activism, and opportunity. OccuPoetry is an independent project inspired by the Occupy movement.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Political -
We are : The someones and the no ones. We are : The magazine for anyone who isn’t anything. We are : For the dreamer in a nightmare. We are : The poem you never meant to finish. We are : The people who wash(ed) your dishes. We are : People with...
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The Oddville Press is actively seeking submissions. We publish both new and established authors, and we are looking for the highest quality in fiction, poetry and art work/photography. Send us your literary, your bizarre, your wickedly witty and...
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In every issue of Off the Coast we publish poems that speak to each other and offer excellence on their own terms: through perfect images, stunning narrative or well-crafted form. Our tastes are eclectic and we publish any subject and style. We...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Feminist, LGBT, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Formal, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Pop Culture -
The Offending Adam is an online journal publishing the best in new writing, essays on poetics, book reviews, and feature projects. We believe that the journal is a bridge between writer and reader, and we take that responsibility seriously...
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To promote superb work from all over the world as well as translated work from Mexican poets.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Olentangy Review is a dream and like any dream it glows. Bend forward and take a closer look inside. We hope you'll like what you see well enough to want to try out the land for yourself. The invitation is open. We want to hear your stories,...
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We publish the best poetry from the highly celebrated(Pulitzer Prize & Macarthur genius winners, National Book Award finalists) to the unknown. International(Ireland, Scotland, Lebanon, Nigeria, Ghana, India) but English language. Poems we'...
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One Throne is an online literary magazine published biannually. Our goal is to showcase the foremost in writing, spanning genres, and running the gamut from elegant prose to plot-driven stories to speculative fiction. And all this, of course,...
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We strive for poems with striking images and thought-provoking style.
Reading Period: Nov 1 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry -
ABOUT Open Road Review: 3 million+ page-views | 300+ writers | 24+ countries | 4 dedicated staff | Founded 2012 | 18 Issues | Annual writing contests | leading literary magazine in Asia.
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Genre fiction with a literary slant preferred. No...Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Opiate grew from a dissatisfaction with the current landscape in the world of literary magazines. Why has literature been relegated to the blog? Why are chap-books and zines the extent of what people are willing to publish when their work...
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What are we looking for? Poems, short stories, narrative non-fiction and art that causes a thunk in the pulse and a spark in the brain. We want works that combine intellect and emotion without pandering to either. Yeah, we don’t know what that...
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OVS Magazine was started in 2009 by Stephen and Ivy Page to give new and established artists and poets a place to publish their work in a respectable peer-critiqued journal. OVS Magazine is an online literary journal, with a print anthology...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
Origami Journal is an online publication founded by Lorna and Laura, two gals with one goal in mind: Celebrating and promoting original literature and photography that uniquely capture the human experience. As writers and avid enthusiasts of...
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Orion is a bimonthly, ad-free literary magazine focusing on nature, culture, and place. We publish essays, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and short fiction that address environmental and societal issues.
Reading Period: Apr 1 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Other Journal welcomes the submission of critical essays, reviews, creative writing, and visual or performance art that encounter life through the lens of theology and culture; we seek pieces that consider the interaction of faith with...
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The Other Stories is a podcast that showcases new, emerging, and/or struggling writers. Writing is hard enough. Being heard should be easier.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction -
An independent publishing project based in the western United States that is always looking for new voices. We are open to receiving all kinds of work as long as it is fresh and sparkling on the page, though we do tend to gravitate towards poetry...
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Out of Print is an online platform for short fiction with a connection to the South Asian subcontinent.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
Outsider Poetry, a literary review for those who create with mental illness, are self-trained, or create art and poetry that challenges cultural and academic norms.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Experimental