We look for a story to tell us something universal about the human condition. Just because our theme is "recovery" doesn't mean that all of what we publish is about successful recovery. Often it's not the recovery story that says the most about...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We feel that visually and textually pleasing printed texts provide the physical space to contemplate literature and art slowly and thoroughly. Every copy of the journal is hand bound.
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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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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 that’ll...
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...
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“Radius” is an online literary journal in blog format dedicated to poetry: How poetry works, how one poem or body of poems connects to another, how poetry exists in the world. We’re big believers that poetry doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and that it...
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We're looking for the work of people whose work strives to reflect with raw intimacy the world as it is understood and lived by its inhabitants. Poetry, fiction, & non-fiction, as well as cross-genre, accepted.
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Ragazine is an on-line magazine of art, information and entertainment. It is an eclectic collaboration of artists, writers, poets, photographers, travelers and interested others. Most work is solicited, but we welcome unsolicited contributions...
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The Raintown Review is a perfect-bound, semi-annual journal. We have published the works of William Baer, Jared Carter, Annie Finch, Richard Moore, Daniel Hoffman, Molly Peacock, Jennifer Reeser, A.E. Stallings, X.J. Kennedy and many more.Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry
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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 issue. We are...
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Raspa Magazine is a response to the paucity of queer Latino literature readily available to readers. It is a biannual queer literary magazine that focuses on the Latino perspective. Raspa intends to showcase the experience of queer Latino artists...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 15 to Sep 15Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Love -
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 creative...
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For the past 15 years, Rattapallax magazine has been on the forefront of introducing readers with compelling poetry, films and ideas from around the world. Timeout magazine has called the literary journal “the visceral, multimedia hit of poetry...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Pop Culture -
RATTLE is pretty simple: We love poetry and feel that it's something everyone can enjoy. We look for poems that are accessible, that have heart, that have something to say. And then we publish them. Poetry should make you laugh or cry; it should...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Humor, Formal, 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....
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Raven publishes and promotes work that reflects cultural diversity in the Pacific Northwest and other regions. We seek uncommon poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, b/w art and interviews.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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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We are looking for original fiction that includes memorable characters, riveting story lines, and tackles life's toughest questions. We want to publish stories that stay with the reader long after they've finished reading our magazine.
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Red Earth Review, a literary magazine published by the Red Earth MFA program at Oklahoma City University, is now accepting submissions for our fourth edition. Much like the MFA program at Oklahoma City University that shares its name and home,...
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We obey no genre and take anything from limericks to fantasy to genres yet invented. Our key desires are originality, accessibility and quality. We like work with a point, something to say or some sort of inner majic that gives greater meaning to...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Formal, Love, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Religious/Spiritual, War, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Pop Culture -
Red Flag Poetry is a postcard project that aims to deliver poetry to the mailbox of subscribers every month on a postcard. We look for poetry that is creative, original, and well crafted. We want to see poems that criticallly reflect life and...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Oct 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Formal, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ, Love, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, War -
How does one judge authenticity in the literary arts? Intuition. And, if Heidegger was correct in his assumption that language is the house of Being, intuition, not logic, is the impetus of art and authenticity. Before we can come to either, it...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Flash Fiction, Humor, Formal, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Regional, Literary Fiction -
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...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Feb 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
