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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: Mar 1 to Apr 30, Oct 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Hemlock Journal’s focus is on the quality of the submissions regardless of the background of the writers or the poets. The editors believe literature belongs to all and must empower each and everyone.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15, Apr 1 to May 15, Jun 1 to Jul 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, Young Adult -
Humphrey Magazine, “a magazine of decadent whimsy” is a biannual theme-focused magazine founded by Humphrey Higgins The Cat. For upcoming themes, check the website. Strong adherence to theme will determine publication. All styles of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
indicia seeks to showcase a dynamic collage of passionate and profound voices hungry to produce art and write primarily in the English language. indicia enjoys feeling out the lengths to which language can be stretched, whether ...
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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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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 -
Killer Nashville Magazine seeks to publish both fresh and established voices in any genre that incorporates elements of mystery, thriller, suspense, and/or romance (and we believe all good literary works and art contain those elements to...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Poetry, Short Fiction -
KUDU is an online biannual literary journal devoted to the creative work of South Africans at any stage of their artistic careers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, Jul 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Humor, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The Lascaux Review seeks accessible fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction of literary quality. Annual contests are conducted in poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and short fiction.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
LIT is an alumni and student run tri-annual literary magazine that is published by the New School’s Creative Writing MFA program. LIT wishes to promote innovative writing, art, and translation in the digital literary landscape...
Reading Period: Apr 15 to Jun 15, Sep 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Lotus-eater is an online literary magazine based in Rome.
Its aesthetic is dark, eclectic, and often experimental. The editors are interested in daring, unusual writing, and striking images.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Founded in 2009, Lowestoft Chronicle is an online literary magazine, published quarterly, accepting flash fiction, short stories, poetry, interviews, and creative nonfiction. Preference is given to humorous submissions with an emphasis...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
MacQueen’s Quinterly is a smorgasbord of memorable works of art and literature, in multiple genres and short forms: prose poetry; flash and microfiction; essays and creative nonfiction; photographs, drawings, and fine art; poetry, both...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 17, Jun 1 to Jun 17, Oct 21 to Nov 7Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Midcult* is a Los Angeles–based literary magazine, published both online and in-print, with a focus on writing that captures our world in its infinite complexity.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Monkeybicycle is an online literary journal which is updated almost daily. The magazine was also a print journal for a time, publishing nine issues in total over several years. Many of these issues—which feature amazing writing from...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Humor, Narrative Nonfiction -
Mulberry Literary is an online literary and art magazine dedicated to showcasing creative work in its every form. It aims to provide a longstanding, international platform that is inclusive to all creative work,...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jul 14Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation -
The New Absurdist is a space for the creative, the curious, and the unapologetically passionate to engage in educated discourse and promote positive growth in the world. The editors want its name to remind everyone that everyone has...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The New Guard is a contest-centered, independent literary review, publishing 35+ emerging writers each volume from the United States and abroad. They proudly publish in print and have short pieces published online on their BANG! page....
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jan 11Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Nude Bruce Review strives to publish compelling, high-quality poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, supporting and spotlighting the voices of emerging and established writers of all identities across the globe. To this end, NBR...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Oddball Magazine is an eclectic online lit magazine with comic strips, music reviews, theater criticism, pop culture poetry, flash fiction, breaking news, tribute pieces, and more.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
Old Pal is an online magazine based out of Portland, Oregon, since 2018. The magazine has published work that includes experimental writing, the hybrid genre, and critical inquiries from the Portland local community and beyond. It...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 24 to May 20, Sep 22 to Nov 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Otis Nebula seeks to remedy what the internet has wrought upon common social spaces, to be as close to a campfire as you can get on a screen. They like poems with a pulse and stories with legs. Please keep it short (under 1000 words...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The pacificREVIEW is an annual review of prose, poetry, and artwork on a given theme, published in affiliation with San Diego State University Press. For 2025-26, their co-editors are Lola Schroeder & Nathan Nguyen. The 2025-26...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Palooka is a global literary magazine of daring fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, and graphic narratives. We proudly feature new, up-and-coming, and established writers, artists, and photographers. Bold voices. Brave...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, War
