Whitefish Review is a nationally acclaimed journal that celebrates wild rivers, mountains, and the wide-open spaces of Montana and beyond to help create a more sustainable world through the power of art and literature. Whitefish...
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Reading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 31, Feb 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Who Let The Stories Out? features short stories from Australian and international writers who use the traditional narrative form of having a plot, i.e. a beginning, a middle and an end. It is a home for writers who are unafraid to break...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Short Fiction -
An online literary and poetry journal since 2007, Why Vandalism? features poetry and prose, new writing, speculative fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, experimental and sound art, curated from international contributors.
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Wigleaf publishes accomplished fiction under 1,000 words. Their stories appeared in the last two volumes of the Pushcart Prize annual. Feature interviews with their editor appeared in the 2021 volume of Best Microfiction and in the 2022...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 26 to Nov 30, Jan 24 to Mar 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction -
Wild Garlic is a triannual online literary journal produced by the Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group. It publishes women-identified writers from all over. It features courageous, wild writing of all genres. It fosters the full range of voices...
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The Wilderness House Literary Review is a publication devoted to excellence in literature and the arts.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Wildness is an online literary journal that publishes contemporary fiction, poetry, and narrative nonfiction. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth new work from both established and up-and-coming writers...
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Since 1977, Willow Springs has published the finest in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as interviews with notable authors including Marilynne Robinson, Stuart Dybek, Aimee Bender, Robert Wrigley, Joyce Carol Oates,...
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wind-up mice wants to publish distinct voices, unforgettable imagery, your experiments. They love blending forms until they are unrecognizable. They seek the intimate, the mystical within mundanity. Give them your thoughts on the evening...
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The Windhover is dedicated to promoting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that considers Christian perspectives and engages spiritual themes. The editors also accept craft essays that explore the art of writing in the above genres...
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Witness seeks original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and artwork that is innovative in its approach, broad-ranging in its concerns, and bold in its perspective. The magazine blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine...
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Wolf Twin Review publishes primarily haiku, tanka, and short form poetry with an emphasis on nature.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Word For/Word is open to all types of poetry, prose and visual art, but prefers innovative and post-avant work with an astute awareness of the materials, rhythms, trajectories and emerging forms of the contemporary.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, TranslationSubgenres: Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature is a digital, open access, biannual journal of disability poetry, literature, and the arts.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to May 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Digital platform for international literature in English translation.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
WordSwell is a quarterly journal that seeks personal essays, stories, poems, videos, artwork, and photography that embody deep, heartfelt honesty. The WordSwell organization was founded by Beat Generation poet Clive Matson in 2008. The...
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Each issue of Workers Write! contains stories and poems from a particular workplace.
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World Literature Today is the University of Oklahoma’s award-winning magazine of international literature and culture, founded in 1927. The editors welcome submissions on contemporary literary and cultural topics addressing any...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Dec 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Poetry, Translation -
The Woven Tale Press magazine is a true hybrid of noteworthy writing and visual arts—at once a fine art magazine and literary journal. The magazine regularly features a rich and resonate roster of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry,...
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Established by combat veterans and maintained by a diverse board of veterans, military spouses, and writers compelled by themes of social justice and human resilience, the Wrath-Bearing Tree publishes essays, reviews, fiction, and poetry...
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In each edition of the Write Bridge, readers are encouraged to “mind the gap” as writers and artists with powerful voices explore topics that broaden thinking. The Write Bridge presents two opposing ideas for creators and...
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Write or Die Magazine is an online publication committed to showcasing contemporary works from both emerging and established writers. It is a vibrant, inclusive community dedicated to supporting and uplifting diverse voices in the...
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Writers Space Africa Magazine (WSA) is an international literary magazine, which features a rich diversity of writings from African writers to a global audience.
Reading Period: Sep 20 to Oct 15, Oct 20 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Poetry, Short Fiction, Young Adult -
The Writer’s Foundry Review is a print and online journal featuring poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art. The Review is a publication of the Writer’s Foundry, the MFA Creative Writing program at St. Joseph...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 10 to Mar 10, Jul 10 to Oct 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Writing Disorder is a quarterly literary journal devoted to literature, art and culture. Its mission is to showcase new and emerging writers—particularly those in writing programs—as well as established writers. It features new...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
