Founded in 1975, Oakwood is South Dakota State University's literary annual; we publish a handsome print edition in the spring followed by web publication. In recent years, Oakwood has embraced a regional identity and begun...
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Reading Period: Nov 15 to Feb 15Genre: 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.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 10Genre: Poetry -
Obsidian supports—through publication and critical inquiry—the contemporary poetry, fiction, drama/performance, visual and media art of Africans globally.
Reading Period: May 15 to Oct 15Subgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry -
We are a nonprofit literary organization supporting writers at all stages of their careers. Although we welcome experimental or unusual approaches to literature, our goal is to promote finely crafted work with an expressive and meaningful voice....
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 31, Jan 15 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
October Hill Magazine believes strongly in the need for a digital platform from which new and aspiring writers can express their creativity. We simple believe in honoring new talent and publishing the very best of new literary and visual...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jun 15Subgenres: Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
We are an eclectic online lit magazine with comic strips, music reviews, theater criticism, pop culture poetry, flash fiction, breaking news, tribute pieces, and more. We are an excellent independent 2 man operation with many awesome long time...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 18 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry -
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 Oklahoma Review is an online literary magazine published through the Department of Communication, English and Foreign Languages at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. The goal of our publication is to provide a forum for exceptional...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Sep 5Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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'...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
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...
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We feature contemporary original poetry, fiction, art, music, photography, and multimedia.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Open Doors Review is a literary magazine based in Italy that publishes literary fiction, poetry, and thought-provoking essays in English or Italian. Whatever your connection to Italy (whether you live here, have Italian ancestry or...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Our main focus each month is the issue’s theme. We publish poetry, art, songs, and short stories. Our features promote authors with new works.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Poetry, Short Fiction -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Literary short stories and flash for our February and October issues.
Literary Speculative short stories and flash for our July issue.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Oregon Humanities is a magazine about the experiences, ideas, and beliefs of Oregonians. In each issue, Oregon writers, artists, and readers explore diverse perspectives and challenging questions relating to the place we live and the...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
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 -
Ornery Quarterly is a “non-institutional aggregator of mediocre literature.”
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
OROBORO is a literary journal published bi-annually by Death Rattle, aimed at publishing and promoting poets, authors, and artists. We publish new work from both established and emerging writers. Before you submit, we encourage...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We believe writing, reading, and publishing literature does nothing to make you elite, and the writing we publish represents that. Therefore, while we care deeply about quality, we care little about awards, or about publishing award winners....
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to Sep 1Genre: FictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Otis Nebula is an innovative micro press that is always looking for new voices. We publish a semi-annual digital magazine, print books, and ebooks, which are available through our website. We are open to receiving all genres and styles...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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 -
Overtime, a series of one-story chapbooks, was created to showcase some of the stories we receive that are a little too long for our Workers Write! series, but are worthy of publication.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31
