The editors focus on short fiction in the thriller, mystery, and suspense genres.
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: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Mystery, Short Fiction -
The Tiger Moth Review publishes poetry, prose, art and photography that engage with the themes of nature, culture, the environment and ecology. Send them work that is eco-conscious and critical, work that celebrates the beauty/bounty of...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 30, Aug 1 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Timada’s Diary is the magazine of ekphrastic literature. They publish prose, poetry, and images of visual art that have been inspired by the arts.
Reading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jul 30, Sep 1 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Timberline Review is an all-volunteer literary journal published by Willamette Writers. The editors’ focus is on showcasing emerging talent.
Reading Period: Nov 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
TINGE Magazine, Temple University’s online literary journal, is published one to two times a year.
Reading Period: Aug 15 to Nov 15, Jan 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Toasted Cheese welcomes submissions from emerging and established authors. The editors are actively searching for minority voices. Their emphasis is on submission quality, not a list of previous publications.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Tractor Beam is a new quarterly speculative and science fiction publication dedicated to soilpunk: radical visions of hopeful futures built from the ground up. Its editorial mandate is to explore audacious and provocative ideas...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 22 to Oct 15Genre: Fiction -
Trafika Europe showcases current fiction and poetry in English and English translation from across the Council of Europe countries, with its online quarterly digest, and Trafika Europe Radio—Europe’s literary radio station, free online! ...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Translation -
TriQuarterly is a journal of writing, art, and cultural inquiry from Northwestern University.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to May 31, Oct 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Tupelo Quarterly publishes work by emerging and established writers and artists of many sensibilities and styles.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Tusculum Review fosters a vibrant community for both professional and emerging writers. The editors engage a diverse audience with captivating works across four genres that reflect the complexities of contemporary life.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Twin Bill is a quarterly literary baseball publication founded in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The editors celebrate the rich history of the game while also recognizing its vibrant present through essays, fiction, poetry,...
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Established in 2023, Twin Bird Review is a biannual online literary publication for imaginative fiction, poetry, essays, art, and comics. The editors love the metaphorical, the speculative, the fantastical, the whimsical, and the strange...
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A digital literary journal brought to you by students and faculty in the BA in Liberal Studies Creative Writing Concentration at Antioch University Los Angeles. Two Hawks Quarterly is dedicated to publishing works that spark debate,...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction -
TYPO is a journal interested in semantics, absurdism, experimentally constrained writing à la Oulipo, visual poetry, asemic texts, and articles and essays on typography, film, surrealism, dada, and design.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Humor, Nonfiction, Short Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry -
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 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Unbroken is a quarterly online journal that seeks to showcase prose poems and poetic prose, both from established and emerging voices.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 15, May 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15 -
The Uncommon GRACkle seeks works with deep, emotional resonance and empathy for the human experience. We welcome all creators from all demographics, including marginalized writers/artists who identify as...
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Unwashed is an annual creative writing and art journal published in Bay View, Wisconsin. The journal seeks previously unpublished creative fiction and nonfiction, poetry, and black-and-white art (including photography)—traditional,...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Usawa Literary Review is a biannual English language literary magazine dedicated to feminist literature and writings by and about underrepresented communities. The editors publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews, and interviews...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jun 20, Aug 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Valiant Scribe is a platform that focuses on faith and social issues. It covers a wide range of topics, including violence against women, forced labor, human trafficking, criminal justice, mental health, climate change, poverty, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Valley Voices is located in the heartland of the Mississippi Delta. It features fiction, poetry, interviews, and criticism from writers and scholars anywhere, though they hope to see more creative work about the South.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 30, Sep 1 to Dec 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Regional -
Variety Pack tries to live up their namesake! A bedrock of diverse voices, expressing a variety of arts & letters. Open to both genre and literary. Sure there’s an aesthetic, but it’s a broad atlas rather than a narrow stream!
Reading Period: May 1 to Jun 15, Sep 1 to Oct 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
A Velvet Giant is a literary journal for work that exists outside the boundaries of genre.
Reading Period: Mar 15 to May 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Vestal Review is the longest-running flash fiction magazine on the planet, published continuously since March 2000. It’s an online magazine coming out twice a year, and it’s eclectic, so a lot of different approaches work, provided they...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to May 31, Aug 1 to Nov 30Genre: FictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction
