A truly fair shot at publication and the chance to be seen, read, and recognized—no connections, no solicitations, and only blind reading. Here, the quality of work is all that matters and not who you know or where you come from or what you've...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 2011, Paper Nautilus has a broad range of tastes. Our only criteria is quality, so whether you specialize in hybrid genres, minimalist experimental short stories, traditional sonnets, you name it—if it's done well, we want to see it....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Formal, Love, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Literary Fiction -
Look at our website. Look how beautiful the art is, how sonorous the voices. That could be you there up on that pedestal with Mark Brazaitis, Johannes Göransson, Kim Hyesoon. Take a chance. We need bold writing. We need you. The aim of...
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We’re seeking work that’s energetic, imaginative, and original. Send us fiction with strong, idiosyncratic voices, creative nonfiction that honestly and eloquently strips all pretenses away, and poetry that uses language with power and precision...
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So show us something we’ve seen a million times, make it unrecognizable; hijack our attention. Toy with form, tweak it and coax it out from its dusty, smoke-filled parlor; teach it new tricks, and if you must be arbitrary, at least make it...
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Weird, in the etymological meaning of the word: that which comes. Literary, speculative, experimental, or absurdly unclassifiable, just make it bold and beautifully written.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
Please Hold Magazine is a St. Louis based quarterly multimedia arts and literary magazine publishing experimental work from emerging and established artists around the world.
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Poetica Magazine accepts works centered on the Jewish experience. All writers of all backgrounds are encouraged to submit. We offer an annual poetry contest (Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award), and chapbook publishing services.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual -
The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people's poetry as possible. There are no content or style restrictions. We publish a wide variety of styles, form and otherwise. Read past issues for an idea...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
Popshot is an illustrated literary magazine that publishes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry from the literary new blood. The magazine is published bi-annually, releasing a new issue every April and October. Each issue is themed, with...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Literary Fiction -
Portland Review has been publishing exceptional prose, poetry, and art since 1956. The journal is produced by the graduate students in Portland State University’s English Department, and for over sixty years Portland Review has...
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POST ROAD seeks to publish up and coming writers along with more established names. We publish a wide range of styles, from realist to experimental and everything in between.
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Pouch is an online poetry journal named after the distinguishing feature of the Virginia opossum- an animal we are strongly in favor of. Pouch is a nice place to put things. Nice things.
Pouch maintains a simple & reserved format for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Humor, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
Pour Vida was established in the fall of 2013 by writers and friends, Adam and Danny, during their time in grad school, as a platform to foster a writerly community. The intention with Pour Vida zine is to help foster writers' experiences of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction