The Arkansas International seeks to put U.S. writing in conversation with writing from around the world. It seeks out not only work in English by U.S. writers but also translations from other languages and original work in English by...
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Reading Period: Nov 15 to Jan 15, May 15 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
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: Jun 1 to Oct 1, Dec 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Blue Mesa Review is a literary magazine published by the creative writing department at the University of New Mexico. It accepts previously unpublished work in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, graphic novels, and...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
The Boiler was begun in 2011 by a group of writers at Sarah Lawrence College. It publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on a quarterly basis.
Reading Period: May 15 to Jul 15, Nov 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Since its inception in 2003, the Cincinnati Review has published many promising new and emerging writers as well as Pulitzer Prize winners and Guggenheim and MacArthur fellows.
Reading Period: May 1 to May 31, Sep 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
For 52 years, EVENT has published the very best in contemporary new poetry and prose. It is one of Western Canada’s longest-running literary magazines and welcomes submissions written in English from around the world. Each issue of ...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Flora Fiction is dedicated to artists of all types: poets, writers, photographers, and illustrations. The editors are here to provide a platform for emerging creatives to showcase their work. Their literary magazine comes out every...
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The Fourth River is the literary journal of Chatham University’s MFA Program, printed annually. The journal welcomes submissions of creative writing that explore the relationship between humans and their environments, both natural and...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 15 to Sep 15, Nov 15 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
The Freshwater Review is a student led yearly publication featuring poetry, visual art, and short fiction from contributers all over the world. Submissions are free and are automatically entered in for the Rose Warner Prize consideration...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Feb 15Subgenres: Cross-genre, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Hole in the Head Review is a vibrant online journal of poetry and art that is attracting an international audience and submissions from new and established poets. One reader described them as such: “I found it terrifically gratifying...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 1, Jun 1 to Jul 1Genre: Poetry -
Humana Obscura is looking for poetry that is accessible, prose that is poetic, and artwork of the natural world that will wow them. They seek work that is nuanced, raw, and imagistic with strong elements of the natural world or hints to...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Feb 1, Mar 1 to May 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1Genre: 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,...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 15, Jun 1 to Jul 15, Sep 1 to Oct 15, Dec 1 to Jan 15Genre: FictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Short Fiction, Translation -
Little Patuxent Review is a biannual print journal and online blog featuring writers and artists from the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 15, Dec 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction -
MockingHeart Review is an online journal of poetry and artwork. Founded as a poetry magazine in 2015 by Louisiana poet Clare L. Martin, MHR is now under the editorship of poet and critic Tyler Robert Sheldon. The aesthetic is...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Dec 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Aug 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry -
Oregon Humanities is a magazine about the experiences, ideas, and beliefs of Oregonians. In each issue, Oregon writers, artists, and readers explore diverse perspectives and challenging questions relating to the place we live and the...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 7 to Apr 24, Jul 1 to Aug 15, Nov 15 to Dec 20Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
Peripheries is a nonprofit literary and arts journal established in 2017 that publishes artistic work that is, broadly understood, “peripheral”; work that explores the interstices between discourses, traditions, languages, forms, and...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 15, Aug 28 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Pleiades: Literature in Context is a literary biannual featuring poetry, fiction, essays, translations, and reviews by authors from around the world. Past contributors include winners of the Nobel, Ruth Lilly, Pulitzer, Bollingen, Prix...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry -
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: Apr 1 to Sep 10, Dec 1 to Feb 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Literary Fiction -
Quarter After Eight is an annual literary journal devoted to the exploration of innovative writing, produced by Ohio University’s creative writing graduate students. The journal celebrates work that directly challenges the conventions of...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 15 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Raleigh Review is a nonprofit magazine of poetry, short fiction, and art, offering accessible works of experience that are emotionally and intellectually complex. At Raleigh Review, the editors believe that great literature...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 1, Jul 1 to Oct 31, Dec 10 to Dec 25, Nov 1 to Dec 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Rust & Moth is a literary journal featuring imaginative and engaging poetry. They stand on the side of the marginalized and of voices that have not been traditionally heard, and they value work that errs on the side of immediacy,...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Mar 21, Jun 1 to Jun 21, Sep 1 to Sep 21, Dec 1 to Dec 21Genre: Poetry -
Salt Hill is published by a group of writers affiliated with the Creative Writing Program at Syracuse University.
Reading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 31, Jul 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Shō is an Arizona-based nonprofit print journal coming out of a 20-year hibernation. The editors publish an eclectic array of poetry twice a year—in winter and summer—and release online audio features on a rolling basis. By publishing an...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Aug 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Celebrating over 100 years of publication and located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, the Southwest Review is the third oldest, continuously published literary quarterly in the United States. Selections from the ...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Stone Poetry Quarterly (formerly Stone Poetry Journal) is an online poetry journal that publishes poems ranging from the visceral to the cerebral across a full scope of human experience and awareness. They prefer to publish...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jul 31Genre: Poetry
