Fictive Dream is an online magazine dedicated to the short story.
“We chose our name with more than just a backward glance to American writer and teacher John Gardner whose concept of the fictive dream remains a cornerstone of...
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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: Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
The Fiddlehead is open to writing in English or translations into English from all over the world and in a variety of styles, including experimental genres.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, Sep 15 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
The purpose of the First Line is to jump start the imagination—to help writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line; it also provides a forum for discussing...
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Five on the Fifth is an online literary magazine, established 2015. On the fifth of each month, five selected pieces will be published on the website. The pieces will be in the following five categories: horror, science-fiction/fantasy,...
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Each Monday, The Five-Two website debuts the text and companion spoken-word YouTube video of a poem on the subject of crime, which is open to interpretation. Annual e-books reprint each year’s worth of poems (52). A 30-day April blog...
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FLARE Magazine publishes stories, hybrids, essays, art, and poetry about chronic illnesses, disabilities, and mental health, written by those who experience at least one of these. FLARE hopes to spread awareness about these...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 6 to Jun 13, Aug 1 to Aug 13, Oct 1 to Oct 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Flash Phantoms publishes horror fiction of 1,000 words or less and micro horror of 100 words. They feature a Story of the Month and an interview with the winning author.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Floating Acorn Review publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction which traverses the delicate boundary between the natural world and the human spirit. The editors highly encourage diverse voices from all walks of life to offer...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Flora Fiction is dedicated to artists of all types: poets, writers, photographers, and illustrations. The editors are here to provide a platform for emerging creatives to showcase their work. Their literary magazine comes out every...
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The Florida Review publishes compelling new poetry, fiction, CNF, and graphic narratives from around the world from established and emerging writers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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Based out of Iowa State University, Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment is an online journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art that explores the many complicated facets of the word environment—at once rural,...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Oct 15, Feb 1 to Mar 17Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
Foglifter is a biannual compendium of the most dynamic, urgent queer writing today. It’s a space where queer writers celebrate, mourn, rage, and embrace.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to May 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Political -
The editors believe writing is a form of art, and should never be gatekept, elitist, or afraid to try new things. They want the things that shock them, the things that shake them to the core just a little bit, the things that look for deep...
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The Fool’s World is for readers who want to be transported to a new yet familiar place. Its aim is to publish legit works of travel and place: nonfiction poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction travel flash, and book reviews.
The...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jul 31, Nov 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nonfiction, Poetry -
The Forge Literary Magazine was founded by volunteers from the Fiction Forge, an international online writers’ forum, which counts amongst its members and alumni winners of numerous literary awards, including the Commonwealth Short Story...
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Four Tulips publishes poetry and prose from both new and established writers. It lives in the moment where visual art comes alive through the written word.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Four Way Review accepts poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and works in translation from both established and emerging authors. They accept unsolicited submissions year-round through their submissions manager. They look for work that...
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Since its inception in 1994, Fourteen Hills: The SFSU Review has contributed to a vibrant literary tradition on the West Coast centered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its commitment to presenting a diversity of experimental and...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 15 to Jun 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction -
Fourth Genre is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in literary (creative) nonfiction, and the editors are especially looking to provide space to voices less seldom heard from in literary publications. The journal pays a $50...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 30, Jan 1 to Mar 15Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
The Fourth River is the literary journal of Chatham University’s MFA Program, printed annually. The journal welcomes submissions of creative writing that explore the relationship between humans and their environments, both natural and...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 15 to Sep 15, Nov 15 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
Free State Review is published four times every three years by Galileo Press / Galileo Books. Their motto is “Totally Limited Omniscience.” More John Waters than Chekhov. More Stones than Beatles. More Bowie than Jagger. Joni Mitchell...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Free the Verse is a quarterly poetry magazine seeking to publish modern poetry by emerging and established poets alike.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
FreezeRay is a quarterly literary journal dedicated to the poetry of pop culture. It seeks to explore the relationships between the pop culture that people consume (comic books, movies, television, music, video games, etc.) and...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 8 to Apr 11Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry, Pop Culture -
Fresh Words is a new international literary magazine that aims at being a storehouse of the best contemporary literature. It will publish 12 times a year. It will be available in print as well as e-book format.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
