Poetry South is an international journal that considers all kinds of poetry. Though they pay particular attention to writers from the American South (born, raised, or living here), the magazine has a tradition of including poets from...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Translation -
The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people’s poetry as possible. There are no content or style restrictions. They publish a wide variety of styles, form, and otherwise. Read past issues...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Points in Case is a daily literary humor publication featuring enlightening and irreverent comedy from seasoned writers and fresh voices.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Humor -
Polaris publishes in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. The editors want to see the best that undergraduate students have to offer and showcase the unique voice of developing and emerging writers.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Feb 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The mission of Polyphony Lit is to create a high-quality literary magazine written, edited, and published by high school students.
Reading Period: Jul 1 to Sep 30, Nov 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Ponder Review seeks stories that challenge, stories that shift their view, ignite their imaginations, spark conversations, and linger with them long after their eyes leave the page. They invite you to explore, expound, and inspire...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 15 to Sep 15, Dec 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Poor Yorick Literary Journal is a free, online literary journal of the Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative and Professional Writing at Western Connecticut State University.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Popshot is an illustrated literary magazine that publishes short stories, flash fiction, and poetry from the literary new blood. The magazine is published biannually, releasing a new issue every April and October. Each issue is themed,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
The magazine’s mission is in its name: El Portal means the door. The editors open their doors to works that move them.
Reading Period: Jul 1 to Aug 31, Dec 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Inspired by the legacy of Katherine Anne Porter, Porter House Review seeks to publish bold and incisive writing that interrogates not only the complexities of the human experience, but also the prevailing social challenges of our time....
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Posit publishes carefully curated, finely crafted contemporary poetry, very short fiction, hybrid literary forms, and visual art. We are looking for innovation, aesthetic vision, thoughtfulness, depth, and accomplished craftsmanship. Our...
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Post Road seeks to publish up-and-coming writers along with more established names. It publishes a wide range of styles, from realist to experimental and everything in between.
Reading Period: Sep 15 to Nov 14, Feb 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Rooted in the nation’s capital’s suburbs, Potomac Review is the antidote to the scripted republic that surrounds it. By taking on D.C.’s values of international inclusion, Potomac Review looks out into the world from its lush...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 1, Jul 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
After 95 years of continuous publication, Prairie Schooner still seeks new work from established, mid-career, and beginning prose writers and poets. At once international and regional, the Schooner is varied in sensibility,...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry publishes poems on the basis of their artistic excellence, rather than on the basis of the author’s professed creed or because the subject matter is explicitly Catholic. The poems in this journal...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry -
The editors aim to publish art and words for the future by artists and writers who believe they’re carrying, on their hunched-over-computer shoulders, a pretty heavy yet very pretty burden—to offer a way into humanity so that...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Visual Poetry -
Prime Number Magazine’s goal is to publish distinctive works of poetry and short fiction, regardless of theme or style. As of January 2023, Prime Number Magazine began publishing every four months, with guest editors for each...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Oct 31Subgenres: BIPOC Voices, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
PRISM International is a quarterly magazine whose mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world. Writing from PRISM has been featured in Best American Stories, Best...
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Published by the University of La Verne, Prism Review is an annual journal of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from established and emerging writers. Alongside its literary works, Prism Review also publishes...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, May 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
Progenitor Art & Literary Journal showcases student, regional, and national work.
Reading Period: Feb 2 to Feb 16Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Prompt is an online and book arts journal for writing inspired by visual art and visual art inspired by writing. Every six months the magazine showcases an exciting new work from a visual artist or writer on their website. The editors...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Prose Poetry -
Protean Magazine is a nonprofit leftist publication that produces an annual print magazine and publishes online content year-round. Each print edition contains approximately 100 full-color, ad-free pages, with vivid illustrations and...
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A Public Space seeks work that is brave and unexpected. It is interested in writing that uncovers the extraordinary in the every day, provides a rare glimpse, exposes an unexpected truth, or puts forth a daring hypothesis. There are no...
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to May 31, Sep 15 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Punt Volat publishes fiction, poetry, music, visual media, and otherwise in English, Català, Castellano, and Deutsch. It frequently publishes work by writers and artists from outside the United States and actively seeks more submissions...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to May 31, Sep 1 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Pure in Heart Stories is a literary and art magazine for families, with a Christian worldview. It publishes short stories, poetry, visual art, jokes, comics and more by adults, teens, and children.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 31, Aug 1 to Sep 30
