The Dodge seeks your best work in eco-writing, writing about animals, and translation. They’re excited by a wide range of forms and approaches. Among other things, they’re interested in broadening the scope of stories, poems, and essays...
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Find a home for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching the publications vetted by our editorial staff and listed in the Literary Magazines database. Here you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, and contact information—everything you need to determine which publications match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find magazines with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to May 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The goal of the East on Central Association is to encourage artistic expression of the creative spirit through its journal and activities. The annual journal began with a local focus but now includes work from artists and writers throughout...
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Eastern Iowa Review especially likes lyric essays and prose poetry, but check their guidelines for genres accepted during specific reading periods. They have occasional print issues every few years, usually as a collection of select...
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Their only requirement is that a piece has been previously rejected and revised since it was initially sent out. The writers they want to publish have sat with their work; they have considered their rejections and have actively worked on their...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry -
Since 2007, the Fairy Tale Magazine has offered fairy tale lovers a space to publish their own tales, read the classics again, and enjoy classic fairy tale art. Please visit their site to learn about their submissions guidelines...
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Fiction has traditionally attempted to make accessible the inaccessible, to bring the experimental to a broader audience, but it represents no particular school of fiction, except the innovative. As a result of its willingness to publish...
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The Fiddlehead is open to writing in English or translations into English from all over the world and in a variety of styles, including experimental genres.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, Sep 15 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Floating Acorn Review publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction which traverses the delicate boundary between the natural world and the human spirit. The editors highly encourage diverse voices from all walks of life to offer...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Forge Literary Magazine was founded by volunteers from the Fiction Forge, an international online writers’ forum, which counts amongst its members and alumni winners of numerous literary awards, including the Commonwealth Short Story...
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Fourth Genre is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in literary (creative) nonfiction, and the editors are especially looking to provide space to voices less seldom heard from in literary publications. The journal pays a $50...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 30, Jan 1 to Mar 15Genre: Creative Nonfiction -
Gyroscope Review publishes fine contemporary poetry in a variety of forms and themes. They welcome both new and established writers.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 1, Jan 15 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry -
Harpur Palate seeks submissions of high quality work without restriction on form or content.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 15, Jul 1 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Harvard Review publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and book reviews. Writers at all stages of their careers are invited to apply, however, the magazine can only publish a very small fraction of the material received....
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Aug 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation -
Heart of Flesh is a semiannual literary journal that seeks quality writing and art with Christian themes.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, Aug 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Hemlock Journal’s focus is on the quality of the submissions regardless of the background of the writers or the poets. The editors believe literature belongs to all and must empower each and everyone.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15, Apr 1 to May 15, Nov 15 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, Young Adult -
Hoot is a magazine on postcards. It publishes standalone pieces of writing under 150 words, with art to match. The idea is that current, quality literature should be shareable and accessible and that there is no reason why people can’t...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Oct 1 to Nov 27Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Infrarrealista Review invites Texan writers outside of the literary tradition to reject binaries and saddle up their experiences with full autonomy rather than accept labels invited by elitist institutions. The editors believe you own...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Oct 31, Jan 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Inlandia: A Literary Journey is the literary journal of Inlandia Institute, a literary nonprofit. The journal publishes two issues per year: Fall is open to all, but special consideration is given to those works or writers with a tie to...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, Sep 1 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Founded in 1944 by poet Wilber Stevens, Interim is edited by Claudia Keelan and Andrew Nicholson. It is an international literary journal that publishes art, flash and experimental fiction, hybrid texts, literary nonfiction, poetry,...
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The Iowa Review selects most of their content from the several thousand unsolicited manuscripts that arrive each year from throughout the country and abroad. They take their mission to be nudging along American literature, to be local...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Nov 1, Jan 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Jabberwock Review is a literary journal published semiannually by students and faculty of Mississippi State University. The journal consists of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from around the world. It welcomes all forms and styles of...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 1, Jan 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1994, Whispering Prairie Press produces Kansas City Review, formerly known as Kansas City Voices, a magazine that highlights regional talent and welcomes creative work from around the globe.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
KUDU is an online biannual literary journal devoted to the creative work of South Africans at any stage of their artistic careers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, Jul 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Humor, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
We print poetry and visual art. Prose poems and very poetic prose are welcome. There is no required theme, however recurring themes of published work include: identity, culture, heritage, traditions, family, personal experiences, and social...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 15Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Poetry -
Litmosphere—formerly home for Charlotte Lit’s Lit/South Awards winners and finalists—is now an open submission, paying online literary and art journal, published twice a year. Submissions of art, flash (fiction and nonfiction up...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31, Jul 1 to Jul 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction
