Rabid Oak is a biannual literary journal broadcasting from California’s southern San Joaquin Valley. In addition to our twice-yearly online journal open to anyone from anywhere, we publish an ongoing series of “Locally Sourced”...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction -
The Racket Journal is a weekly online literary journal. We want to promote the work of up-and-coming, emerging, established and the never-before-seen writers from around the country. We like a little grit in our submissions, something...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction -
A writer-friend of ours once said, "Great poems make everyone sick." We believe the most successful poems keep you up at night and follow you all day. They might even feel unsettling or unnerving. That's because great poems make you question...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Jan 1, Mar 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry -
Raising Mothers is an online literary magazine created by and for femme identifying and NBPOC writers who parent. We exist at the intersection of art, scholarship, and community. We aim to elevate our voices, share our stories, talk about...
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Raleigh Review is a nonprofit magazine of poetry, short fiction (including flash), and art. We believe that great literature inspires empathy by allowing us to see the world through the eyes of our neighbors, whether across the street or across...
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The Rappahannock Review, a new online literary journal published twice a year (with an occasional bonus issue) by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is currently accepting submissions for its next general...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Rathalla Review is the literary magazine published by the students of Rosemont College's MFA in Creative Writing and Graduate Publishing programs. Our mission is to give emerging and established writers and artists an outlet for their...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 15, Jan 1 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction -
Rattle is a publication of the Rattle Foundation and its mission is to promote the practice of poetry.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Formal Poetry, Humor, Love, Micro-poetry, Political, Prose Poetry -
Send me your best poetry. I don’t particularly care whether it’s formal or informal, metrical or free verse, rhyming or not. I’ve written all those possibilities myself. A good poem isn’t one that gets the grades for following particular rules....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 1, Jul 1 to Aug 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Formal Poetry, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Based in Central Texas, The Raven Review is an online literary magazine that publishes poetry and fiction centered around the deep, dark, and emotional. Since late 2019, the magazine has been publishing both seasoned and newbie writers...
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The Razor is a literary magazine produced by Gotham Writers Workshop. It publishes two pieces each month—one fiction, one nonfiction. For now, it does not publish poetry. Each published piece will be presented with audio and original...
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We are a literary journal that focuses on the experience of chronic and mental illnesses. The difficulties of withstanding a chronic condition are not easy to understand by many. Many times, the stigmatization of some of these conditions is what...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Healing/Health -
Red Fez Publications features poetry and prose outside of the narrow, academic stream. Red Fez is committed to bringing light to underground and under-recognized writers and writing.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, War -
Red Flag Poetry is a postcard project that aims to deliver poetry to the mailbox of subscribers every month on a postcard. It looks for poetry that is creative, original, and well crafted. It wants to see poems that criticallly reflect...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Red Ogre Review is an online journal started by the graduate students from Lancaster University’s 2021 Creative Writing class. It primarily publishes poetry, book reviews and critical essays. It also accepts visual art submissions.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Red Wheelbarrow (since 2000), formerly Bottomfish, believes that everything that crosses the transom merits deep attention. We believe that beauty and meaning will inhabit wildly varied and unexpected tones and styles. Our...
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A national, print literary journal devoted to poetry and poetics.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Redheaded Stepchild only accepts poems that have been rejected by other magazines. It publishes biannually and accepts submissions in the months of August and February only.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 28, Aug 1 to Aug 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
Reed Magazine is one of the oldest student-run literary journals west of the Mississippi. We publish outstanding poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art as a service to the South Bay literary community.
Reading Period: Jun 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
For over a decade, Relief has helped shape the landscapes of faith and imagination for readers around the world. We feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, and reviews by some of today’s finest literary...
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For over two decades, Reunion: The Dallas Review has been dedicated to finding and publishing exceptional examples of short fiction, drama, visual art, poetry, translation work, non-fiction, and interviews. Its mission remains...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 15 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre -
RHINO is a high-quality, perfect-bound annual journal with online content including poems, event updates, and monthly e-zine RHINO Reviews. We invite traditional or experimental work reflecting passion, originality, artistic conviction,...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jun 30Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Flash Fiction, Poetry, Translation -
We publish short poetry (under 16 lines), flash fiction (under 500 words), and art. "Short work for smart people with short attention spans."
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 15, May 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15, Nov 1 to Dec 16Subgenres: Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
RipRap offers a humble invitation to talented and aspiring writers of all genres (short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art). RipRap 41 will highlight multitude and diversity in all forms, celebrating the uniqueness of culture...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 12 to Dec 17Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry -
Rivanna Review is a new print journal published four times a year in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the Rivanna River. The content is general interest—stories, essays, poems, and book reviews, for your reading pleasure....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
