About Place Journal is the literary publication of the Black Earth Institute. BEI is dedicated to art serving the causes of spirit, earth, and society. Issues are guest-edited by fellows of the Institute. Themes (titles of issues) are...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Acentos Review publishes poetry, fiction, memoir, interviews, translations, and artwork by emerging and established Latinx writers, artists, and creatives four times a year. It welcomes submissions in English, Spanish, Spanglish,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Alchemy publishes fresh, engaging textual and visual translations as well as experimental works that challenge the act of translation. Alchemy welcomes translations of poetry, prose, dramatic works/dialogues, letters, reviews, ...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 31 to Sep 30Genre: Translation -
Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose is a multi-genre print and online publication. Allium publishes three issues per year: Spring print, Summer online, and Fall online. Allium publishes diverse creative voices,...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 15 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
American Poetry Journal (APJ) looks for emotionally adept, risk-taking work that hones its craft skillfully, honestly, and imaginatively, always keeping not only APJ’s readers in mind but also the journal’s commitment of transparency to the...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30, Jan 1 to Jan 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Jul 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
Another Chicago Magazine seeks work urgent and beautiful, that was written with lightning and a sense that tomorrow may never come. The magazine loves work that is personal and political—political in the largest sense, as in awareness of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, 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, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War -
Apogee is a journal of literature and art that encourages the thoughtful exploration of identity and its intersections, including but not limited to: race, gender, sexuality, class, and ability. The magazine features fiction, nonfiction...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Political -
Applause is the award-winning, student-run literary journal of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS). We want to showcase the best undergraduate writers and artists from across the country. We only consider previously...
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Arc features poetry and poetry criticism from emerging and established writers in Canada and beyond. It is interested in brave new voices and poetry that is woozy, cunning, shearing, and wildlike, as well as prose that offers new...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Translation -
Arkana is a compendium of the rare, intriguing, and unheard. It seeks and fosters a sense of shared wonder by publishing inclusive art that asks questions, explores mystery, and works to make visible the marginalized, the overlooked, and...
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ArLiJo, sponsored by Gival Press, features work by a variety of authors/poets/artists from around the globe whose work provokes readers to contemplate issues. Works include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, and artwork.
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Read moreReading Period: Mar 30 to Apr 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation -
The Aurora Journal publishes surrealistic poetry and prose that is ethereal, dreamy, and explores the dangerous limits of surrealism. Regardless of age, experience, or any other defining factor, the journal considers all writers. The...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 20 to Jan 25, Feb 20 to Mar 25, Sep 20 to Nov 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Young Adult -
The AutoEthnographer (ISSN: 2833-1400) is an award-winning, nonprofit, open-access, peer-reviewed literary and arts magazine dedicated to presenting the creative side of autoethnography, a qualitative research method that unites...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
The Banyan Review is an online, international journal promoting literary and visual art. It publishes two issues annually.
Reading Period: Mar 9 to May 12Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
The editors of Bear Review are open to a wide variety of poetry, by poets at various phases of development, and they read submissions 10 months of the year. They close regular submissions during November and December while receiving...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 15 to Nov 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Bellingham Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, and hybrid work on a now fully digital platform. Established in 1977, Bellingham Review has earned a reputation for publishing both established and emerging...
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Bi Women Quarterly is a global grassroots publication produced by the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network. It has been in continuous publication since 1983, and is the oldest bisexual and women’s publication in the world, with global content...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The aim of Black Fox is to publish both established and new writers. We welcome all fiction, but we especially like fiction from underrepresented genres and styles, including YA. We are also interested in creative nonfiction, poetry,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1974, Black Warrior Review publishes contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by award-winning writers alongside work by new and emerging voices. Issues also feature art, comics, and a curated chapbook. Each summer reading...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 15 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Bloodletter is a biannual feminist horror magazine publishing personal and analytical perspectives on the horrific by women, trans, and nonbinary writers. Bloodletter offers an exploratory space for writers to share their lived experiences of...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 16 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Bone Parade is a literary journal publishing quality works of magical realism, new weird, fabulist, uncanny, marvelous, and genre-bending fiction. The editors are partial to character-driven stories that sift through the mucky waters of...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 20 to Apr 30Genre: Fiction -
Established in 2009, Booth publishes two print issues a year, usually in winter and summer. They invite submissions of art, poetry, prose, audio, lists, and literary comics. The editors welcome submissions by both...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 16, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Boston Review is a web and print magazine of ideas, politics, and culture. Independent and nonprofit, animated by hope and committed to equality, it believes in the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Translation -
Braided Way is a publication of the nonprofit Spiritual Quest Foundation, showcasing the faces and voices of spiritual practice. The editors publish beautiful, honest, wide-awake work by new and established writers. They seek pieces...
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The Branches is a journal of literature and philosophy based in New York City dedicated to exploring our beliefs, our influences, and our contexts. It provides a space for cultural criticism and personal essays that reach out for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 14, Jul 1 to Sep 13Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
