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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Ubwali Literary Magazine

Mainly work by Zambian writers, except for January, when work by African writers living in Africa is also considered.

Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31, May 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Jul 31

Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry

Literary Magazines

Ubwali Literary Magazine