Orion is a quarterly, ad-free literary magazine focusing on nature, culture, and place. We publish essays, narrative nonfiction, poetry, and short fiction that address environmental and societal issues.
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: Jul 1 to Jul 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Other Journal welcomes the submission of critical essays, reviews, creative writing, and visual or performance art that encounter life through the lens of theology and culture; we seek pieces that consider the interaction of faith...
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Otis Nebula is an innovative micro press that is always looking for new voices. We publish a semi-annual digital magazine, print books, and ebooks, which are available through our website. We are open to receiving all genres and styles...
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Out of Print is an online platform for short fiction with a connection to the South Asian subcontinent.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionGenres: Literary Fiction -
The pacificREVIEW is an annual review of prose, poetry, and artwork on a given theme, published in affiliation with San Diego State University Press.
Reading Period: Nov 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
We publish literary prose, (creative non-fiction & fiction), poetry, art, photography, and author interviews. We let loose the transformative properties of the Pacific waters into magazine form. Here is storytelling, things that are new,...
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"I decided some years ago that I wanted to create a space for people taking on the struggle, a venue to give those writers and artists a truly fair shot at publication and the chance to be seen, read, and recognized—no connections, no...
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Parhelion Literary Magazine welcomes submissions for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. We are especially interested in strong and diverse voices, compelling stories, and innovative narrative technique.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Pattern Recognition publishes well-written short fiction, non-fiction, poetry and comics. Experimentation is always welcome.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We’re seeking work that’s energetic, imaginative, and original. Send us fiction with strong, idiosyncratic voices, creative nonfiction that honestly and eloquently strips all pretenses away, and poetry that uses language with power and precision...
Reading Period: Feb 25 to Mar 31, Oct 25 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Pennsylvania Literary Journal (ISSN#: 2151-3066) is a printed journal that publishes scholarly essays on a range of different topics, periods, genres and fields, as well as book-reviews, short fiction stories, interviews, photographs, art, and...
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Peregrine has provided a forum for national and international writers since 1983 and is committed to finding exceptional work by established as well as emerging writers. We seek fiction and poetry that is unpretentious and memorable. We...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 15 to Apr 30Genres: Literary Fiction -
Permafrost, the farthest north literary journal for writing and the arts, publishes original work in all genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid. We publish two issues annually, one print and one online. Our journal...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to May 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Submissions open May 1st and close July 31st in the following areas:
- Short Fiction – up to 5000 words; or 3 flash pieces up to 1000 words.
- Novel Chapter- up to 5000 words.
- Creative Nonfiction – up to 5000...
Reading Period: May 1 to Jul 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Phantom Drift is one of the few literary journals in the United States focused on fabulist writing. We aim to nurture the literature of fabulism, the fantastic, and the surreal by publishing an appealing, top-quality perfectbound...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to May 10Genres: Cross-genre, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Phoebe prides itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, whose style, form, voice, and subject matter demonstrate a vigorous appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of our readers. It chooses writers because they believe their...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Apr 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
phren-Z is a quarterly online magazine celebrating the community of Santa Cruz writers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Weird, in the etymological meaning of the word: that which comes. Literary, speculative, experimental, or absurdly unclassifiable, just make it bold and beautifully written.
Reading Period: Jul 1 to Jul 15, Oct 1 to Oct 15 -
New and emerging writers. We like stories that meander and explore the world around us. Stories that tend to blur the line between fiction and reality.
We also accept art submissions!
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction -
pioneertown is an online literary journal publishing both traditional and genre-bending work. Named after an old western movie town in the southern California desert, pioneertown aims to establish a collection of work new and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Pithead Chapel is looking for engaging stories told in honest voices. Most of all, we want to feel something. We want to reach the last word and immediately crave more. We want your work to leave a brilliant bruise.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We want to highlight the work of both new and established writers passionate about film, music, literature, fine arts, and culture. We are also interested in your poetry and short fiction!
Simply put, we want to start...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Pleiades: Literature in Context is a literary biannual featuring poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews by authors from around the world. Past contributors include winners of the Nobel, Ruth Lilly, Pulitzer, Bollingen, Prix de la Liberté,...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Plentitudes is a quarterly international literary journal showcasing captivating short stories, personal essays, and poetry from diverse voices. We believe in the power of writing—in its plentitudes of forms, styles, and modes of exploration—...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Ploughshares is a journal of new writing, and two out of three issues per year are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with each year's Winter issue staff-edited. 50...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jan 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
