Welter is an annual print literary magazine--originated in 1965--now produced by the MFA program at the University of Baltimore. Additional content is published online. As our name implies, we are looking for work that is provocative, exciting,...
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Reading Period: Feb 4 to Mar 2Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
West Branch is a a thrice-yearly magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews based at Bucknell University.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Translation -
West Trade Review strives to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (memoir/personal essays) and publishes a mix of established and up and coming writers. We are committed to the principles of diversity...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Westchester Review is dedicated to publishing the work of established and emerging writers. It has received acclaim from The New York Times and local media.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Whale Road Review will publish poetry, flash fiction, and micro essays that “don’t demand too much time up front, but somehow leave readers changed.”
Reading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30, Dec 1 to Jan 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
What Are Birds? is a literary journal looking for work that enthralls us. We are especially excited about hybrid work that crosses genre boundaries or exists outside of genre altogether. We understand the dire need for representation and...
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Whimperbang invites the submission of serious, directed artistic expressions that reflect or comment upon today’s world.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre -
Whiskey Island is a nonprofit literary journal that has been published by Cleveland State University for over thirty years. We welcome poetry and fiction submissions. We look to publish exciting new voices as well as established authors...
Reading Period: Aug 15 to Nov 15, Jan 15 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
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 Review...
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Wigleaf publishes accomplished fiction under 1000 words. In recent months, we've run stories by Iowa Short Fiction Award and Grace Paley Prize winning authors, as well as by writers who were previously unpublished. The 2013 volume of the...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 26 to Nov 30, Jan 24 to Mar 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: FictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction -
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 non-fiction. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth new work from both established and up-and-coming writers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Willawaw Journal is an online magazine for poetry and art. Each issue features the poem prompt of a northwest poet laureate with model responses from the editors, and also promotes a theme specific to demographics or media. Submissions are open...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 28Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
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, Yusef...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Windhover: A Journal of Christian Literature is dedicated to promoting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and creative nonfiction that considers Christian perspectives and engages spiritual themes.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 15, Aug 1 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Based out of a small Quaker school in the Pacific Northwest, we showcase the writing and art of new and upcoming artists and writers. Published once a semester, the magazine includes poetry, prose, photography, illustration, and digital media. ...
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
WINK is a print magazine with a digital companion dedicated to providing a platform for creative writers and artists nationwide. It publishes poetry, short stories, flash fiction, artwork, photography, and articles on the writing life....
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Poetry -
Started in 2016, The Wire’s Dream is a semi-annual magazine that values your story, your life perspective, and your worldview. An extension of The Black Lion Journal, The Wire’s Dream features creative work in Fiction, Poetry,...
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The Wisconsin Review publishes both new and established authors of outstanding poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. We publish bi-annually in the spring and fall.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir -
Witness blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to his or her times.
Reading Period: Aug 20 to Dec 1, Jan 31 to Mar 5, Mar 23 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We’re particularly interested in themes of space and place, things that change and things that don’t, the spots we share and the ones we keep to ourselves. Where do you go when you need peace? Where do you go when you need to be loud? What...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 3 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The issues are cohesive; the whole of the magazine is comprehensive.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Open to all literary work. We welcome the oppotunity to expand our community of writers.
Reading Period: Jul 16 to Sep 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We are an annual journal. All submissions are read independently by at least two editors. Crititcal work should have a central New England connection.
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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
