About Place Journal is the literary publication of the Black Earth Institute. BEI is dedicated to art serving the causes of spirit, earth, and society. Issues are guest-edited by fellows of the Institute. Themes (titles of issues) are...
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Reading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 15, Jun 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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The Acentos Review publishes poetry, fiction, memoir, interviews, translations, and artwork by emerging and established Latinx writers, artists, and creatives four times a year. It welcomes submissions in English, Spanish, Spanglish,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Alchemy publishes fresh, engaging textual and visual translations as well as experimental works that challenge the act of translation. Alchemy welcomes translations of poetry, prose, dramatic works/dialogues, letters, reviews, cross-genre/...
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The Dark Sire Literary Journal (TDS) is now an online literary journal that publishes weekly featured creatives (authors, artists, poets), monthly serialized fiction, and twice-yearly paperback issues (Fall and Spring). Publishing gothic...
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DMQ Review, one of the longest continuously running online journals in the nation, welcomes American and international voices from all cultural identities in the English language, work that reflects the diversity of contemporary poetry and...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Apr 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
The Fabulist seeks short (up to 3,000 words) works of fantastical and speculative fiction, and defines this expansively. Literary loves include science fiction, fantasy, intelligent horror, speculative fiction, literary fabulism, magic realism,...
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Since our founding in 2020, The Fantastic Other’s mission has been to provide a place to showcase the literary side of all things speculative. The editors welcome poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and art submissions that contain elements...
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Five South is a twice-yearly literary journal with a focus on the story found within poetry or fiction. We like good stories. We publish flash fiction, poetry, humor, non-fiction, and longer fiction. See our guidelines for more...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, Young Adult -
Heart of Flesh is a biannual literary journal that seeks quality writing and art with Christian themes.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 31, Aug 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Hidden Peak Review is a magazine of poetry and fiction based in Colorado that showcases gut-punch free verse and eye-opening prose from across the U.S. and abroad. A literary magazine at the confluence of Charles Simic and Ray Bradbury,...
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Impostor: A Poetry Journal was created for writers who may feel intimidated by the established literary world or who feel as if their credentials—or lack thereof—don't fall in line with what's expected. Impostor desires diverse...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30, May 15 to Jun 15, Oct 15 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry -
Literary Forest Poetry Magazine is dedicated to publishing the best in experimental poetry in the most equitable way possible. LFPM strives to expose great literary work and support all of the poets published within.
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Old Pal is an online magazine based out of Portland, Oregon, since 2018. The magazine has published work that includes experimental writing, the hybrid genre, and critical inquiries from the Portland local community and beyond. It...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 24 to May 20, Sep 22 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, TranslationGenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Papers Publishing believes in putting the writing first. A group of creatives jumpstarted Papers as a way for writers and readers alike to go back to where it all started—the page. Writers come from all backgrounds, and the editors are aiming to...
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Pinhole Poetry is a digital poetry journal that loves the upside-down view and the fact that some art can only happen in the dark. They aim to be “the pinprick of light” for your work.
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Pinhole Poetry will consider and...Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetryGenres: BIPOC Voices, Feminist, Formal Poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Speculative Poetry -
Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry is a sporadically published online literary journal devoted to all kinds of poetry. Its founding principle is change. Each issue focuses on a different kind or aspect of poetry,...
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Revolute is a digital literary magazine founded in 2019 by the Randolph College MFA program. Revolute is committed to publishing the most engaging writing possible and is further committed to publishing emerging writers from...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 15 to Dec 8Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Experimental, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Speculative Poetry -
We publish 3-7 featured pieces every month--focusing primarily on poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, flash, graphic narrative, and visual poetry.
On occasion, we review small press, literary books or invite authors published with...
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Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; it is dedicated to discovering and publishing the finest original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. The magazine publishes accomplished,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, War -
Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine's primary interest is quality. It welcomes submissions in any and all forms, genres, styles, and approaches in written word and image and encourages innovation as well as tradition.
SBLAAM wants any...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
Southeast Review is a nationally acclaimed literary magazine, first established in 1979 as Sundog, that gives voice to underrepresented and emerging writers on the same stage as well-established ones. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Spoonie Magazine publishes art, articles, audio, poetry, prose, video, and hybrid works by disabled, chronically ill, and/or neurodiverse individuals (or their loved ones) on related subject matters weekly in their online magazine. All...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Tab Journal is an international poetry journal of poems, translations, and critical and creative essays about poetry; book reviews are written by staff. The tagline "space before text" announces that design of text and space creates a ...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
Since its conception, TRANSOM has included poems alongside poet interviews that dig deeper into an examination of poetry as it lives, in the world between poets and readers. TRANSOM is a poetry journal that continues in that...
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A Velvet Giant is a literary journal for work that exists outside the boundaries of genre.
Reading Period: Apr 10 to Jul 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation