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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
To promote superb work from all over the world as well as translated work from Mexican poets.
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Open Doors Review is a literary magazine based in Italy that publishes literary fiction, poetry, and thought-provoking essays in English or Italian. Whatever your connection to Italy (whether you live here, have Italian ancestry or...
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Ornery Quarterly is a “non-institutional aggregator of mediocre literature.”
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
OROBORO is a literary journal published bi-annually by Death Rattle, aimed at publishing and promoting poets, authors, and artists. We publish new work from both established and emerging writers. Before you submit, we encourage...
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Otis Nebula is an innovative micro press that is always looking for new voices. We publish a semi-annual digital magazine, print books, and ebooks, which are available through our website. We are open to receiving all genres and styles...
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The pacificREVIEW is an annual review of prose, poetry, and artwork on a given theme, published in affiliation with San Diego State University Press.
Reading Period: Nov 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Packingtown Review was founded in 2007 at the University of Illinois at Chicago by Ph.D. students in the English department.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Political, Pop Culture, Translation -
"I decided some years ago that I wanted to create a space for people taking on the struggle, a venue to give those writers and artists a truly fair shot at publication and the chance to be seen, read, and recognized—no connections, no...
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The nonprofit literary arts collective [PANK] — PANK Magazine, Pankmagazine.com, the Little Book Series, the Invasion Readings — fosters access to emerging and experimental poetry and prose, publishing the brightest and most promising writers for...
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Paperbag is an online journal for expansive bodies of poetry, visual art, sound work, collaboration, and hybrid experiment from established and emerging creators.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, TranslationSubgenres: Experimental -
Pattern Recognition publishes well-written short fiction, non-fiction, poetry and comics. Experimentation is always welcome.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture -
We’re seeking work that’s energetic, imaginative, and original. Send us fiction with strong, idiosyncratic voices, creative nonfiction that honestly and eloquently strips all pretenses away, and poetry that uses language with power and precision...
Reading Period: Feb 25 to Mar 31, Oct 25 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Permafrost, the farthest north literary journal for writing and the arts, publishes original work in all genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid. We publish two issues annually, one print and one online. Our journal...
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The editors of petrichor want sign waves, code tomes, bop abstracts and jagged graphemes. Easy enough, right?
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Prose Poetry -
Phoebe prides itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, whose style, form, voice, and subject matter demonstrate a vigorous appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of our readers. It chooses writers because they believe their...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Apr 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Weird, in the etymological meaning of the word: that which comes. Literary, speculative, experimental, or absurdly unclassifiable, just make it bold and beautifully written.
Reading Period: Jul 1 to Jul 15, Oct 1 to Oct 15Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
New and emerging writers. We like stories that meander and explore the world around us. Stories that tend to blur the line between fiction and reality.
We also accept art submissions!
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction -
Pine Hills Review publishes artful, honest, and compelling work of new and established writers, from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to visual art, interviews, and experimental, cross-genre work.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
pioneertown is an online literary journal publishing both traditional and genre-bending work. Named after an old western movie town in the southern California desert, pioneertown aims to establish a collection of work new and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Pithead Chapel is looking for engaging stories told in honest voices. Most of all, we want to feel something. We want to reach the last word and immediately crave more. We want your work to leave a brilliant bruise.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
We want to highlight the work of both new and established writers passionate about film, music, literature, fine arts, and culture. We are also interested in your poetry and short fiction!
Simply put, we want to start...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Pleiades: Literature in Context is a literary biannual featuring poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews by authors from around the world. Past contributors include winners of the Nobel, Ruth Lilly, Pulitzer, Bollingen, Prix de la Liberté,...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Jun 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry -
The Plentitudes is a quarterly international literary journal showcasing captivating short stories, personal essays, and poetry from diverse voices. We believe in the power of writing—in its plentitudes of forms, styles, and modes of exploration—...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Pocket Samovar is an international literary magazine dedicated to underrepresented post-Soviet writing, art & diaspora. We originated in 2019 as a group of Jack Kerouac School students influenced—but not determined—by our Soviet...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 15 to Jun 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Political, Regional, Translation
