Produced by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Master of Fine Arts program in creative writing, The Greensboro Review publishes fiction and poetry twice a year, each fall and spring. Works from the journal are consistently...
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Strictly literary writing please; flash and poetry. Emerging and established voices are welcome. Sparrow poets address global issues that haunt us all. Book manuscripts are published sporadically. Grey Sparrow Journal also offers a "...
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Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts seeks high quality submissions from both emerging and established writers. It publishes craft essays and interviews as well as fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Reading Period: May 15 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1952, Grub Street is Towson University’s literary journal. Produced annually, it publishes works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and visual art.
Reading Period: Aug 31 to Dec 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Guernica publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The magazine looks for work that feels global and outward-looking; fearless in its willingness to ask tough questions; original in the ways it enters and illuminates the fray; and,...
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Gulf Coast publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and critical art writing as well as reviews and interviews by both emerging and established writers. Each issue features two full-color art sections.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Translation -
Gulf Stream Magazine, started in 1989, is a national literary magazine published by The Creative Writing Program at Florida International University. It is a bi-annual online journal dedicated to publishing great fiction, nonfiction,...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Mar 26Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry -
Gutter is an award-winning, high quality, printed journal for fiction and poetry from writers born or living in Scotland. The editors believe there is a need for an energetic, ambitious magazine dedicated exclusively to the best in new...
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Gyroscope Review publishes fine contemporary poetry in a variety of forms and themes. We welcome both new and established writers. Editor: Constance Brewer. Assistant Editors: Elya Braden and Betsy Mars.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 1, Jan 15 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry -
Haikuniverse publishes a haiku every day. Haikuniverse is edited by Poetry Super Highway’s Rick Lupert.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry -
Halcyon Days is a publication that “promotes the peaceful things in life. Themes will focus on comfortable circumstances, fun, good things, times of plenty, prosperity, and content that quiets you down.”
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Half Mystic Journal, established in 2015, is an independent, internationally-acclaimed literary journal dedicated to the celebration of music in all its forms.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Hamilton Stone Review is part of a movement of small, independent publishers and publications dedicated to distributing high quality fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Reading Period: Feb 15 to Mar 15, Aug 15 to Sep 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
For more than half a century, Hanging Loose Press has championed and the work of groundbreaking poets and writers whose work has been marginalized by mainstream publishing--work frequently less visible, whether because of gender, race, age, class...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir -
Harpur Palate seeks submissions of high-quality work without restriction on form or content.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 15, Sep 15 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Since its humble beginnings two decades ago as the Harrisburg City News, Harrisburg Magazine has grown into Central Pennsylvania’s premier monthly city/regional publication.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction -
Harvard Review is a major literary journal that publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, and book reviews. Writers at all stages of their careers are invited to apply; however, the magazine can only publish a very small fraction of the...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Jun 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Havik: The Las Positas College Journal of Arts, Literature, and Academic Writing, founded in 1978, has served as a student-led publication for the past four decades. Our journal was established by David A. Wright, an English Department...
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Poetry, short stories, and personal essays from diverse perspectives. Hawai'i Pacific Review features work from Hawaii and the Pacific region, but we are interested in great writing from anywhere in the world.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Feb 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Hayden’s Ferry Review is a semi-annual journal of literature and art out of Arizona State University. Our mission is to identify and support emerging writers and visual artists whose work we feel is of significant cultural merit. HFR...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 15 to Jul 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
We want to read your work. Inspire us. Make us laugh, cry, smile. That’s why we’re here. We want to support writers, engage readers, and create space for great art to be realized.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Headmaster, the biannual art magazine for man-lovers, is published twice a year in an edition of 1,000. All work in Headmaster is assigned by the editors. While primarily a visual magazine, each issue of the magazine features...
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The Healing Muse is the annual journal of literary and visual art published by SUNY Upstate Medical University's Center for Bioethics & Humanities. It welcomes fiction, poetry, narratives, essays, memoirs, and visual art,...
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Prose poetry speaking life and heart into ordinary thoughts, and moments to lines. Annual cash award offered each edition. Visit website for details and featured writers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Prose Poetry -
Heart of Flesh is a biannual literary journal that seeks quality writing and art with Christian themes.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 31, Aug 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
