Black Scat Review is an international journal of the arts, featuring innovative fiction, art, interviews, and works in translation. Please be familiar with back issues before submitting. Check the submissions page for issue theme.
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 Dec 31Genre: Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: Erotica, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Translation -
Founded in 1974, Black Warrior Review publishes contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by award-winning writers alongside work by new and emerging voices. Each issue also features art, comics, and a poetry chapbook solicited by the...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Sep 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts offers visitors from around the world outstanding fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and reviews, as well as plays, visual art, new media, and video essays, which it presents in inventive...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Nov 30, Jan 15 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Our mission is to celebrate and champion the work of Canadian creatives, bringing exposure and support to both new and established writers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction -
“BlazeVOX is a haven for undervalued writers to convene with readers worldwide.”
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Blood and Thunder: Musings on the Art of Medicine is the student-run literary journal of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. It publishes healthcare-related short stories, poems, and artwork annually.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to May 27Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Healing/Health -
Blood Tree Literature favors lyrical pieces despite genre that do not withhold depth or resonance. With that in mind, submit us your best, the box under your bed marked UNSHARABLE, the orphan poem or black sheep fiction...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 30 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Blue Collar Review is a quarterly journal of poetry and prose published by Partisan Press. Our mission is the preservation, expansion, and promotion of the literature of our working class, primarily poetry, which might not find a...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Blue Earth Review is Minnesota State University, Mankato’s literary magazine. Before being wholly revamped and renamed in 2003, BER was published under such titles as Medicine Jug, The Muse, and Minnesota River...
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We are a web-based literary magazine looking for the best in fiction and poetry, literature that moves readers and makes us want to keep reading. FICTION: We are looking for literary, not genre, fiction. POETRY: We are looking for poetry of all...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry -
Blue Marble Review is an online literary journal showcasing the creative work of young writers ages 13-22. The editors are looking for poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, personal essays, as well as art and photography. The goal of...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young Adult -
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, non-fiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, graphic novels, and...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
Blue Mountain Review is a Southern publication, but it draws no boundaries or borders on that interpretation. It seeks pieces that boldly create something new.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Blue River Review is an online nonprofit literary journal originally created by the Creighton University MFA.
Reading Period: Jul 1 to Apr 30Temporarily Closed to Submissions -
Blueline seeks poems, stories, and essays relating to the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, or focusing on the shaping influence of nature. We also seek essays that interpret the literature and/or culture of the Adirondack...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
Bluestem, a nationally recognized literary journal that publishes the brightest new, emerging, and established literary voices, has been published since 1966 and is produced by the English Department at Eastern Illinois University. The...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Nov 15, Feb 1 to Mar 15, Jul 1 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The mission of boats against the current is to create a safe space where poets can gather to celebrate vulnerable and beautiful words. The editors provide an inclusive environment where poets from all backgrounds can share their work....
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Bodega releases digital issues on the first Monday of every month, featuring poetry, prose, and occasional interviews by established and emerging writers. The editors want to provide readers with a handful of essential pieces that can be...
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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: Jun 15 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1981, BOMB Magazine is dedicated to delivering the artist's voice. The editors are looking for weird, unexpected, and exciting work. BOMB accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry and short fiction through...
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BOMBFIRE is an online literary magazine featuring visual art, poetry, and flash fiction. Its goal is to provide a platform for artists and writers to show off their work. Posts are updated biweekly every Saturday.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Poetry -
The Book Smuggler’s Den is an online literary platform that publishes book reviews and author interviews. We publish new and emerging writers in all walks of life. Here in the Den, we are always looking to help authors and bloggers reach...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Nonfiction -
Book XI is an online literary journal dedicated to publishing philosophically informed poetry and prose.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
BoomerLitMag, an online quarterly magazine, has a home base in the Boomer generation but presents high quality and accessible writing from any writer on any theme. We've published college writers as well as internationally known writers...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Established in 2009, Booth publishes two print issues a year, usually in winter and summer. We invite submissions of art, poetry, prose, audio, lists, and literary comics. The editors welcome submissions by both...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
