J Journal examines justice through creative work, directly and tangentially. Housed at CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, one of the nation’s premier criminal justice institutions, J Journal’s contributors have...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Jabberwock Review is a literary journal published semiannually by students and faculty of Mississippi State University. The journal consists of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from around the world. It welcomes all forms and styles of...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 1, Jan 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Jarnal is a literary journal publishing poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre work. The editors exist to amplify the voices of exceptionally talented writers, both emerging and established. They’re excited by work...
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Jelly Bucket features established and new writers and artists. We are committed to publishing writers from, and writing about, marginalized and under-represented communities. The special section will comprise a major portion of the issue...
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Jelly Squid is an online literary magazine that uplifts emerging writers and artists. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Jelly Squid publishes three issues a year featuring art, poetry, and prose from writers from all over the...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 29, Jun 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Jersey Devil Press is an online literary journal, born on the toll roads and raised in the diners of the great Garden State. Their focus is speculative-tinged fiction and poetry.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Jet Fuel Review is a student-run, faculty-advised, online literary magazine. Believing in the power of language, the editors seeks to provide a platform for quality writing and artwork that pushes boundaries, surpasses expectations, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 15 to Mar 15, Aug 15 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry -
JMWW is a weekly online literary journal accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, and essays.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Johnny America publishes fiction, shorts, very short shorts, humor, and mildly humorous nonfiction essay-like things.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Short Fiction -
JONAHmagazine is comprised of stories. Stories of journeys, in space, in time, in the heart, or in the mind. Beginnings, endings, triumphs and frustrations, odysseys of the spirit. Poetry, prose, true stories, memoir. Tales humorous or...
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Established in 1972, the Journal is the nationally distributed, prize-winning literary journal of Ohio State University. It publishes the highest quality fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and reviews by both emerging and established authors...
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 1, Feb 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Matter Press is a community-based, nonprofit 501(c)(3) literary press that publishes an online literary journal, the Journal of Compressed Creative Arts, manages an annual short fiction and poetry chapbook contest, and supports a regular...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 15 to Dec 15, Mar 15 to Jun 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
The first online literary journal to publish expressive writing, freewriting, nonfiction, personal essay, memoir, reflective essay, poetry, prose, contemplative discourse, and creative nonfiction—all that originates from a writing prompt.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Nonfiction, Prose Poetry -
The Journal of Undiscovered Poets strives to publish poets who do not have access to traditional opportunities, usually because they are not in situations where there are many readings and public events, or in academic settings.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Judy Magazine wants to publish recipes taken from yellowed cards that you found stashed in the back of the pantry, stained by time—recipes that smell like home and make you burn for the days when everything was still possible. They want...
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“The juke joint has always been a place beyond the margin, somewhere along the line. Barrelhouses of the South, juke joints served as a place for sharecroppers & slaves to socialize & celebrate counterculture in a society marred by...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 15, May 1 to Jul 15, Sep 1 to Dec 15Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Visual Poetry -
Juniper seeks poetry that deepens understanding and brings the reader back to themselves.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Sep 7, Jan 1 to Jan 7, May 1 to May 7Genre: Poetry -
JuxtaProse is an online literary journal that publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from around the world. Its contributors have included Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and Man Booker Prize winners, and other acclaimed authors...
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Kaleidoscoped Mag is a literary arts magazine formed by MFA students at UC San Diego. It is especially interested in literary and visual art that makes use of cross-genre, hybrid, experimental, unusual, or fragmented forms.
Reading Period: Apr 1 to Jul 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Kalopsia is a literary and arts journal run by high school and college students from all over the world who aim to promote art and writing among (seemingly) ordinary people.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1994 as Kansas City Voices, Whispering Prairie Press produces Kansas City Review, a magazine that highlights regional talent and welcomes creative work from around the globe.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
KayTell Ink is an exciting new literary magazine dedicated to providing artists and writers with a platform to showcase their passions and gain valuable publishing experience. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Kayla Tellington, their...
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The Keepthings is a digital memoir project that publishes stories of lost loved ones, inspired by the things they left behind. Essentially, they’re love stories told through objects. Though small in size—600 words max—the stories are...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction -
Founded under the name Hill Thoughts in 1941, Hanover College’s literary journal Kennings holds the firm mission to seek out intriguing, moving, and engaging works of poetry, fiction, and art. In recent years Kennings has...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Feb 14Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Kenyon Review has been in the heart of literature since 1939 when poet and critic John Crowe Ransom started the journal on the campus of Kenyon College. The Kenyon Review continues to cultivate talent, not only with the...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
