The Ilanot Review publishes experimental as well as traditional work in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid literature, interviews, and graphic literature/art. It especially encourages translations.
Each issue is themed and edited...
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Reading Period: Aug 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Image fosters contemporary art and writing that grapple with the mystery of being human by curating, cultivating, convening, and celebrating work that explores religious faith and spiritual questions.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Another New Calligraphy’s online journal Impossible Task publishes short works connected in its exploration of conflict, a term open to interpretation though ever present in these increasingly challenging times.
As in ANC’s other...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Translation, War -
Infrarrealista Review invites Texan writers outside of the literary tradition to reject binaries and saddle up their experiences with full autonomy rather than accept labels invited by elitist institutions. The editors believe you own...
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Founded in 1944 by poet Wilber Stevens, Interim is edited by Claudia Keelan and Andrew Nicholson. It is an international literary journal that publishes art, flash and experimental fiction, hybrid texts, literary nonfiction, poetry,...
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Invisible City publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. They seek work that encourages them to see the world from new perspectives and different angles, ones that they may not have previously considered or imagined.
Reading Period: Mar 13 to Apr 13, Sep 16 to Oct 16Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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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La Piccioletta Barca is an arts journal publishing: short stories, poetry, prose, essays, interviews, and translations with an ethos to move beyond the myth of the artist as sole creator. They will only be receiving submissions through...
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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 -
The Lemonwood Quarterly, founded in 2024, is an online literary magazine that exclusively publishes short stories and plays.
At the Lemonwood Quarterly the editors strive to offer readers exquisite, well-crafted, stories...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 17, Jun 1 to Jul 17, Sep 1 to Oct 16, Dec 1 to Jan 15Genre: FictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Short Fiction, Translation -
LIT is an alumni and student–run triannual 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 -
Literary Mama celebrates the physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual processes of motherhood across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, material resources, or status. The journal publishes six times a year,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation -
Litro USA is the U.S. edition of Litro, founded in London in 2005. The U.S. organisation was established as a New York–based 501(c)(3) in 2017. It publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation with an...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Translation -
Founded in 1997, the Long River Review is an annual journal of literature and art staffed by undergraduates at the University of Connecticut. Today, Long River Review is dedicated to championing the best work from emerging...
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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...
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The Madrid Review is a new, volunteer-run, bilingual (English/Spanish) literary and arts magazine based in Madrid, Spain. It publishes poetry, fiction, art, and interviews worldwide, with a focus on new, emerging, and established writers...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Magazine1 serves as both a showcase of excellent writing from around the world, and a literary hub for the Sarasota / Saint Pete / Tampa area. The editors want to showcase work that challenges their understanding of what writing is and...
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The Maine Review is a biannual online literary journal that publishes culturally significant and innovative writing by writers living in Maine, across the country, and around the world. Maine Review Publications is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Malahat Review is among Canada’s leading literary journals. Published quarterly, it features contemporary works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers from around the world. TMR also...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jun 30, Feb 14 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Michigan Quarterly Review seeks, cultivates, and amplifies a wide range of artistic expressions that interrogate the world and expand the imagination.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 1, Aug 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
The people of Mid-American Review seek to publish works of fine literary art from a diverse body of artists. The magazine is on the lookout for work that has the power to move and astonish while displaying the highest level of craft....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Translation -
Midcult* is a Los Angeles–based literary magazine, published both online and in-print, with a focus on writing that successfully walks the tightrope of being both intelligent and entertaining, all while capturing our world in its...
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Modern Literature is an online, international literary magazine, aspiring to grow into a global platform for showcasing the latest trends in modern literature. They are a nonprofit venture, solely with the idea of growing their magazine...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation -
MONKEY New Writing from Japan showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. MONKEY publishes short fiction and poetry by writers such as Hideo Furukawa, Hiromi Ito, Mieko Kawakami, Sachiko Kishimoto, Hiromi Kawakami,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Short Fiction, Translation
