Night Picnic is a bilingual journal of literature and art which publishes work in both English and Russian. We translate our authors' work into Russian. We accept novels, novellas, plays, short and flash stories, fairytales for adults,...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Nightingale & Sparrow is a literary magazine and small press featuring poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography.
Nightingale and Sparrow aims to soar through written and visual arts. We want to...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 21Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Nimrod International Journal of Prose and Poetry’s mission is the discovery, development, and promotion of new writing. Our spring issue is thematic and dedicated to work by writers from one region of the world or a particular subject. We...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction -
Ninth Letter is a collaborative arts and literary project produced by the Creative Writing Program and School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Edited and designed by faculty and students as part of the...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
No Tokens is a journal celebrating work that is felt in the spine. We are run entirely by women, queer, trans, and non-binary individuals, dedicated to featuring the words and artwork of all voices of the past, present, and future. We are here to...
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No, Dear features poems by New York City writers. The small selection of poems creates a dialogue around a different theme (Debris / Violence / Water) for each issue.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
Noctua Review is the literary publication of Southern Connecticut State University's (SCSU) English department. We encourage well-crafted poetry and fiction submissions of any style from emerging and established writers.
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Nōd Magazine is the sole creative writing publication at the University of Calgary. The journal is a creative publication emerging out of an academic environment. The magazine is run by wayward undergraduates who cannot be subdued by...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 15 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Each issue is themed, and NonBinary Review explores the edges of those themes. We're looking for works that approach our themes in unexpected but completely fitting ways.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Nonconformist is a literary magazine dedicated to publishing fiction, poetry, experimental fiction and poetry, book reviews, literary criticism, and various culture-related articles. We believe in reconfiguring the world using pens,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
We are particularly interested in essays that challenge established norms for the genre or that don’t seem to fit in easy categories of classification. Genre fiction is very unlikely to suit us, but if you think you can sell us on it, well, then...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in Boston in 1815, the North American Review is the oldest literary magazines in the United States. Contributors include important nineteenth-century American writers and thinkers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Harriet Beecher...
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A cross between a scholarly journal and a literary magazine, NCLR publishes creative writing by and interviews with North Carolina writers and essays about NC writers, literature, and literary history and culture.
Reading Period: Jan 15 to Mar 1, Mar 15 to Apr 30, Sep 15 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Regional -
North of Oxford is an international journal of poetry, book reviews, commentary and essays.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Northern New England Review is published as a creative voice for the Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine region. If you live here, were once from here, lost or found your heart here, or are currently searching for it among the green hills...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 15 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The literary journal Nostos, containing poetry, short fiction, and art usually focused on a theme, is published by Longship Press.
Reading Period: Dec 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry -
Novel Slices is dedicated solely to novel excerpts. These excerpts should feel like they come from novels that want to be read—they may pop us into the action and leave us hanging at the end. Each issue includes 5 winning...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 24 to Oct 31, Feb 24 to Apr 30Genre: Fiction -
Founder and editor Porter Fox has worked as a travel journalist for 17 years. He created Nowhere with a group of like-minded writers, editors, producers, and designers to create a new kind of travel magazine—something more engaging, authentic,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Nude Bruce Review strives to publish compelling, high-quality work to allow emerging and existing writers from all over the globe the opportunity to showcase their talents.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Nurture: A Literary Journal is a home for writing that values economy of language, precision of detail, a tender heart, and humor. We have a soft spot for work that explores the complexities of care.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
