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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: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionGenres: Experimental, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Since 1958, december has been committed to distributing the work of emerging writers and artists and celebrating more seasoned voices through a semi-annual nonprofit literary magazine featuring fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art...
Reading Period: Oct 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Decomp (ISSN: 1947-0436) is an online literary magazine that is published monthly. We have existed since April 2004, and were originally called Decomposition Magazine. We publish prose, poetry, art, and solicited book reviews.
Reading Period: Feb 7 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
For Old Favorites, we are revisiting our past 17 themes. Specify in your headline what theme. Themes: https://deepoverstock.com/submission-gui...
Illustrators, please submit a...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Deep South Magazine is committed to being a forum for Southern writers and showcasing Southern literature and accepts submissions of original fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The Deep South has a rich history in literature thanks to...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Feb 28Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Regional -
Deep Wild Journal is the home for creative work inspired by journeys to places where there are no roads. We seek work that conjures the experiences, observations, and insights of backcountry journeys. By “backcountry,” we mean away from...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Defunct is a celebration of what’s over, & what isn’t yet. We’re mourning. We’re functioning. Let’s show the world what we want & need through what we’ve lost. Punk’s not dead, punk’s not dead. We’re punk. We’re funky. We can be...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Delmarva Review publishes literary short fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry annually in print and electronic editions. Both are available worldwide via online major booksellers. We welcome new literary work in English from all...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Diagram is an electronic journal of text and art. As our name indicates, we're interested in representations. In naming. In indicating. In schematics. In the labelling and taxonomy of things. In poems that masquerade as stories; in...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
We encourage risks that redefine narrative. We are not afraid to publish the cruel, harsh, and ugly. We love to laugh and bask in the unexpected joy of reading a well-developed, complex piece of literature. That said, don't try to Wow us. Show us...
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digital vestiges is an online series of fragments and ephemera. Black Sun Lit's longest running publishing platform, digital vestiges seeks poetry, prose, works in translation, hybrid works, interviews with writers and artists,...
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The Dillydoun Review is an online literary magazine that publishes monthly issues of prose and poetry. All varieties are welcome for consideration including but not limited to: short story, flash fiction, poetry, prose poetry, essay,...
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Diode Poetry Journal is looking for poetry that excites and energizes, that uses language that crackles and sparks. It is looking for poetry from all points on the arc, from formal to experimental.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction -
Disquiet Arts is a POC-led magazine, focusing on gothic literature and erotica. We seek poetry, flash fiction, photography, and art from authors and artists in all stages of their careers, especially those from the BIPOC and LGBTQ+...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genres: BIPOC Voices, Erotica, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry -
We’re always interested in work that reflects the diversity of contemporary poetry and demonstrates literary excellence in a fresh way which we publish alongside of the work of a featured artist each issue. We also now publish The DMQ Reviews:...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review is a literary and arts journal housed at the Johns Hopkins University, MA in Writing Program. Our aesthetic is eclectic, literary mainstream to experimental. We appreciate fusion aesthetics including...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Now in its thirteenth year, Dogwood seeks work that connects directly with readers. Judges for the competition have included former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, NEA Chairman Dana Gioia, and Oprah book club author A. Manette Ansay....
Read moreReading Period: Jul 1 to Sep 5Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Doubly Mad takes its title from the poem "Listening" by Robert Bly: "because the world is mad, / the only way through the world is to learn the arts / and double the madness." We are interested not only in emotionally powerful work, but...
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This magazine is looking for the in-depth authenticity of what the artist can create by dishing out their ideas and feelings. Our team is looking for a diverse spectrum of essays, prose, short fiction, art, poetry and more! We want pieces that...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We’re looking for writing submissions of short stories, poems, personal essays or excerpts (that stand alone) from any genre. We’re willing to consider any form of writing that is well-written and from the heart. We especially love writing that...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Healing/Health, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
John Updike once said, "Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better." At Driftwood Press, we are actively searching for artists who care about doing it...
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Drunk Monkeys is a literary magazine and film blog founded in 2011 featuring short stories, flash fiction, poetry, film articles, movie reviews, and more.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Reading Period: Mar 31 to May 4Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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Dual Coast Magazine is interested in just about everything the average reader might enjoy. We accept photography, recipes, fiction, art, nonfiction, poetry, and even jokes. 5K words is our upper limit. Please only submit original works.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Northern Michigan’s premier independent literary journal, Dunes Review publishes two volumes of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction per year. Work originally published in Dunes Review has appeared in The Pushcart Prize: Best...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
