Burningword Literary Journal is a quarterly international publication of poetry, short fiction, short nonfiction, and photography. Burningword has been published continuously since June 2000.
Literary Magazines
Connect your poems, stories, essays, and reviews to the right audiences by researching over twelve hundred literary magazines in our database. Here, you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, contact information—everything you need to direct your work to the publications most amenable to your vision.
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
We publish poetry, one interview, two pieces of fiction, poetry reviews and artwork.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Cadaverous Magazine is an online supernatural horror literary magazine. We accept submissions from writers and artists of all ages from all across the globe. Our haunted home features poetry, prose, fiction, flash fiction, art, and photography...
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We publish a kind of fantastic fiction infrequently published in English. This fiction, which we would describe as irreal, rejects the tendency to portray people and places realistically and the need for a full resolution to the story; instead,...
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We are a volunteer, quarterly print publication based in Portland, Maine that has been publishing art, poetry and book reviews for over twenty-five years. We forever search for new, strong voices in poetry and art, both in Maine and beyond Maine’...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry, Poetry -
Cagibi is invested in sharing the universal human experiences to be found in works of prose and poetry set within places unfamiliar to readers; thus, our expressed interest in international—or world—literature, and works in translation. Cagibi is...
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Cahoodaloodaling is a collaborative publication. Our quarterly issues are shaped by an eclectic staff and a revolving guest editor. We also have varying calls for submissions, based on either a theme or a style, and we love to see how our...
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In these times when the Earth and humanity seem so breakable, as if they might break each other, we search for answers in the air. What’s our next move? What did I just see on the news? What does this moment demand of me? Poets interpret their...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry -
Call + Response is a literary and arts journal providing a creative hub for new and emerging artists of color. We aim to introduce fresh and creative voices to the world through diverse and original art, poetry, fiction, essays, and...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 15 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Calliope is published by the Writers' Special Interest Group (SIG) of American Mensa, Ltd. It is published four times a year with a circulation that spans six countries and nearly every state in the USA. Calliope is essentially a writer’s...
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CALYX Journal publishes fine art & literature, art, and book reviews by developing and emerging women authors and artists. CALYX is committed to publishing authors from diverse backgrounds. CALYX Journal is known for discovering many now well...
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Canary is a magazine of poetry, fiction, and essays, which address the environmental crisis with its heartbreaking loss of habitat and species. We are based on the premise that the literary arts can provide an understanding that humans are part...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
No restrictions on subjects or forms in this 51-year-old publication, but we prefer poems under 75 lines. Our criterion for selection is the quality of the work. No sentimental, didactic, or “cute” poems. Electronic submissions through...
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Reading Period: Oct 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Formal Poetry, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Political, War, Translation
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Carbon Culture Review advocates a creative, thoughtful and visually appealing dialogue about our complex relationship to technology. We strive to promote the work of those who employ technology and utilize technological designs and terms in art...
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Carcinogenic Poetry accepts a variety of types and styles of poetry. CP endeavors to present as many voices from the literary independent and underground, both new and established. Carcinogenic Poetry is not a poetry blog about cancer, but rather...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Nov 7Genre: Poetry -
Our focus is on anything that moves us. We desire well-written poetry, flash fiction, fiction, and creative non-fiction that has a brain and a heart. We are not looking for dripping over-sentimentality. But often, even in the most high-brow of...
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The Carolina Quarterly has been publishing the work of established and emergent writers for 65 years. Works from the past two volumes have recieved Honorable Mentions in Best American Short Stories, Best American Essays, and Best American Non-...
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Carte Blanche is the online venue for narratives of all forms. Published three times annually, we accept unsolicited, previously unpublished works of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, translation, comics, photography and audio submissions....
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated, Translation -
Carve seeks to publish outstanding literature, and to promote the writers we publish, helping both new, emerging, and established authors reach a wider literary audience. This is achieved through sharing their stories across a variety of...
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Cascadia Magazine in a nonprofit publication dedicated to telling the diverse stories of the Pacific Northwest. We’re passionate about crossing borders between nations, cultures, ethnicities, and gender—as well as bridging the rural/...
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Cascadia Rising Review seeks to publish work that serves as a paean to the Pacific Northwest. We accept: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short comics, plays, monologues and other visual arts. *We publish only writers who live in the Pacific...
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We're focused on showcasing diverse writers because we want to give a platform for stories told from new perspectives, particularly if they are told by marginalized voices. We're not concerned with credentials in terms of prior publications or...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Nature/Environmental -
West Coast themes, writers and artists from everywhere.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
Catholics, many of whom are new to poetry.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry, Religious/Spiritual
