Waxing & Waning is a literary journal that seeks what’s on the fringe. Whatever is deep and true. The moon represents this idea: what is dark, what is brooding, what is wild. We want to feed the beast in you, the one buried beneath layers of...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
West Trade Review strives to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, artwork, and photography and publishes a mix of established and up and coming writers. Our mission is to perpetuate the work of artists both well known and yet-to-be-...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Jan 1Subgenres: Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Political -
Whale Road Review will publish poetry, flash fiction, and micro essays that don’t demand too much time up front, but somehow leave readers changed. We hope readers of all sorts will enjoy these short pieces in stolen moments—waiting in line,...
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Whiskey Island is a nonprofit literary journal that has been published by Cleveland State University for over thirty years. We welcome poetry and fiction submissions. We look to publish exciting new voices as well as established authors...
Reading Period: Aug 15 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
Started in 2016, The Wire’s Dream is a semi-annual magazine that values your story, your life perspective, and your worldview. An extension of The Black Lion Journal, The Wire’s Dream features creative work in Fiction, Poetry,...
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We’re particularly interested in themes of space and place, things that change and things that don’t, the spots we share and the ones we keep to ourselves. Where do you go when you need peace? Where do you go when you need to be loud? What...
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WomenArts Quarterly Journal (WAQ), an initiative of Women in the Arts, aspires to nurture, provide support, and challenge women-identified artists of all cultures, ethnicities, backgrounds, and abilities in their role in the...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry -
The issues are cohesive, and the whole of the magazine is comprehensive.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Mission: To publish the best writing, thought and information about work, or lack thereof, while providing a forum for readership to connect and respond.
WORK is dedicated to celebrating the daily grind: white collar, blue collar, pink...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
