Santa Ana River Review is the literary magazine of the University of California, Riverside’s MFA program. Santa Ana River Review accepts fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, and short dramatic works.
Literary Magazines
Find a home for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching the publications vetted by our editorial staff and listed in the Literary Magazines database. Here you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, and contact information—everything you need to determine which publications match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find magazines with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: Apr 27 to May 11, Nov 22 to Dec 21Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
An in-print and online literary journal, SFLR features work by local, national, and international writers and artists. Each issue of SFLR has a suggested theme; the 2022-2023 SFLR theme is "Myth: Invention, Legend, and Lore." SFLR is committed to...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Saw Palm is a Florida-themed literary journal produced by the MFA program at the University of South Florida. It publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, comics, art, photography, reviews, and interviews.
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Scoundrel Time is a nonprofit online literary journal launched after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. It publishes fiction, essays, poetry, works in translation, humor, music, and visual art that engages with the threats against ...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Scriblerus seeks writing and art that explore the human experience with honesty and authenticity.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Sepia is committed to showcasing the work of both emerging and established artists. All artists are eligible to submit.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Sequestrum publishes new, emerging, and internationally-acclaimed writers of short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and cross-genre. All publications are paired with a unique visual component with the goal of fostering and exposing writers...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Translation, War -
Sincerely Magazine is focused on art and creative writing from artists who are starting out their careers, or are looking to advance in their field.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Sisyphus is a magazine that focuses on contemporary issues surrounding art, culture, and language.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Political -
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; it is dedicated to discovering and publishing the finest original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. The magazine publishes accomplished,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, War -
Small Print Magazine, a resource and showcase for writers and artists, features contemporary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry thoughtfully presented alongside beautiful photography and artwork from new and established artists....
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 31, Jan 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Since the magazine’s inception in 1980, editors and readers have worked to keep alive the journal’s tradition of publishing both established and emerging writers who uphold the highest standards of innovative prose and poetry.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The South Carolina Review reimagines the Southern Literary Magazine. The magazine is expanding its range to encompass the best of contemporary literature from various perspectives, and it wants to reflect the diverse experiences of its...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Southeast Review, established in 1979 as Sundog, is a national literary magazine housed in the English department at Florida State University and is edited and managed by its graduate students and a faculty consulting editor...
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Sou’wester is committed to investing in and encouraging the words/stories/voices of all writers, prioritizing those belonging to marginalized communities.
Reading Period: Sep 12 to Nov 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Based out of the English, Creative Writing, and Visual Art departments at Washington University in St. Louis, The Spectacle is committed to publishing work from under-represented voices, including BIPOC, women, people from LGBTQIA+...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Split Rock Review publishes innovative place-based and environmental poetry, creative nonfiction, graphic narratives, comics, and art. It also hosts an annual poetry chapbook contest and publishes themed anthologies.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 31, Jun 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction -
Spoonie Magazine publishes art, articles, audio, poetry, prose, video, and hybrid works by disabled, chronically ill, and/or neurodiverse individuals (or their loved ones) on related subject matters weekly in their online magazine. All...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Spry is a literary journal that features undiscovered and established writers’ concise, experimental, hybrid, modern, vintage or just plain vulnerable writing. This is a place for people who excel at taking risks, who thrive under...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Star 82 Review is a full-color, online and print magazine. We are especially open to writers who make art and artists who write but are interested excellent work, whatever it may be. Each issue may feature microfiction and creative...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Still Point Arts Quarterly has a clear focus on nature, art, and spirit as it explores a unique theme with each issue. The publication has been praised for its rich content and splendid layout and design. Intended for artists as well as...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Stoneboat is an online, independent journal of literature and arts dedicated to publishing quality fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, artwork, and graphic literature. It strives to showcase outstanding and diverse work from both...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Stonecoast Review is a literary arts journal edited by students and alumni from Stonecoast’s MFA program in Creative Writing. It welcomes writing in the genres of creative nonfiction, fiction, dramatic works, poetry, and experimental...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 20 to Oct 1, Feb 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Storm Cellar curates writing that is surprising, formally and affectively innovative, and represents the highest quality of various literary traditions. Each issue reflects the current tastes of the editorial team. It actively prefers...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Story Unlikely is an award-winning monthly email publication that features quality fiction and nonfiction that focuses on storytelling.
Reading Period: Jan 2 to Sep 29Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
