Rawhead is an online journal of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. Named for a folkloric monster once used to scare children, it reclaims that symbol as an act of defiance. Rawhead stands for the power of art and...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, Jun 15 to Aug 15, Aug 15 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual 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, critical essays, visual art, and music.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Red River Review is a digital literary journal founded in 1999 and relaunched in 2025. Originally established as one of the first online poetry publications, the journal now publishes poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid work...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 15 to Apr 15, May 15 to Jul 15, Aug 15 to Oct 15, Nov 15 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
redrosethorns journal is an online literary publication dedicated to work exploring mental health, self-care, gender, and sexuality, in any genre and style.
We are inspired by the feminist consciousness-raising movement, which...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Mystery, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry
