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.
Literary Magazines
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 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 -
Humphrey Magazine, “a magazine of decadent whimsy” is a biannual theme-focused magazine founded by Humphrey Higgins The Cat. For upcoming themes, check the website. Strong adherence to theme will determine publication. All styles of...
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The Ilanot Review publishes experimental as well as traditional work in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrid literature, interviews, and graphic literature/art. It especially encourages translations.
Each issue is themed and edited...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Another New Calligraphy’s online journal Impossible Task publishes short works connected in its exploration of conflict, a term open to interpretation though ever present in these increasingly challenging times.
As in ANC’s other...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Translation, War -
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 -
Ink & Ember is a quarterly, independent, interactive literary magazine. Created by published poet and content creator Cecilia Parker (@thejournalingrat, amongst other monikers), this magazine seeks to uplift and provide a space both...
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“A magazine of poised prose, precarious poetry, and photography to pilot our own realms again.” Ink In Thirds is a boutique literary magazine established in 2016 that publishes poetry, prose, and visual art. The focus is on the emotive,...
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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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Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine is a literary journal dedicated to promoting the theory and practice of narrative medicine, an interdisciplinary field that enhances healthcare through the effective communication, empathy, and...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 2 to May 4, Aug 14 to Sep 14Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Invisible City publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. They seek work that encourages them to see the world from new perspectives and different angles, ones that they may not have previously considered or imagined.
Reading Period: Mar 13 to Apr 13, Sep 16 to Oct 16Genre: 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 -
In the words of a great professor: “Poetry should be a movie you can taste and smell.” Last Leaves Magazine wants images and emotion. It wants poetry that sticks with its editors and makes them think and feel. They don’t care if this is...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, TranslationSubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
Literary Mama celebrates the physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual processes of motherhood across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, material resources, or status. The journal publishes six times a year,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Translation -
The Literary Times, is an independent literary arts platform, where the editors welcome multitude of genres. They aim at creating a safe space for creators, writers and artists to share their ideas and expression without any bias or...
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Founded in 1997, the Long River Review is an annual journal of literature and art staffed by undergraduates at the University of Connecticut. Today, Long River Review is dedicated to championing the best work from emerging...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Lucky Jefferson’s mission is simple: publish social change. The editors mobilize writers and artists to do good.
An award-winning publisher, it has set its sights on disrupting what books can be, forging a reality in which every...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Published trianually at Schoolcraft College, The MacGuffin is a print-only lit mag featuring poetry, prose, and fine art from both home and abroad. The magazine aims to highlight writing that takes risk with form and expands genres, along...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Magazine1 serves as both a showcase of excellent writing from around the world, and a literary hub for the Sarasota / Saint Pete / Tampa area. The editors want to showcase work that challenges their understanding of what writing is and...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 15 to Jun 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Massachusetts Review is an independent quarterly journal of literature, the arts, and public affairs. MR has deep local roots but an international scope, with an emphasis on work that provokes debate, challenges ideology,...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Metaworker is an online literary magazine where great stories are forged. Their mission is to publish great things to read and the editors are interested in stories, poems, and art that have new, interesting perspectives or...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, Apr 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Aug 31, Oct 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Midcult* is a Los Angeles–based literary magazine, published both online and in-print, with a focus on writing that successfully walks the tightrope of being both intelligent and entertaining, all while capturing our world in its...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Midway Journal accepts submissions of aesthetically ambitious work that occupies the realms between both the traditional and experimental. The editors seek to publish a variety of styles and diverse voices, and they are honored...
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Launched in 2018, Milk Press is the literary and visual art journal of the Poetry Society of New York. Milk Press merges the poetic, visual, and digital art worlds by cultivating, presenting, and publishing multidisciplinary and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 7 to Mar 22, Jun 10 to Aug 1, Sep 3 to Oct 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Mulberry Literary is an online literary and art magazine dedicated to showcasing creative work in its every form. It aims to provide a longstanding, international platform that is inclusive to all creative work,...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 1 to Jul 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, 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, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation
