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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: Jun 1 to Apr 10Genre: Poetry -
After Dinner Conversation publishes short stories (1,500-8,000 words), of any genre, that ask interesting ethical and/or philosphical questions in a narrative format.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Ang(st) focuses on feminist bodies and physical experiences. It is a space for marginalized voices and identities: bodies that are considered outside the realm of ‘normal’ and ‘able’. They publish BIPOC, LGBTQ+, differently abled, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 31, Jul 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Angel Rust publishes exciting, challenging, and edgy work in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Anomaly is an international journal of literature and the arts. It provides a platform for works of art that challenge conventions of form and format, of voice and genre. Anomaly is committed to actively seeking out and promoting the...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Sep 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Another Chicago Magazine seeks work that is urgent and beautiful, that was written with lightning and a sense that tomorrow may never come. They want work that pushes edges and says something new. The magazine loves work that is personal...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, 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, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War -
Apogee is a literary journal specializing in art and literature that engage with issues of identity politics: race, gender, sexuality, class, and hyphenated identities. It currently produces a biannual issue featuring fiction, nonfiction...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 1 to Aug 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Political -
In this age of information overload, Appalachian Review strives to be a literary sanctuary for the finest contemporary writing and visual art that we can find. Formerly known as Appalachian Heritage, each quarterly issue showcases the...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Apple Valley Review is an online literary journal. It is published twice annually, once in spring and once in fall. Each issue features a collection of poetry, short fiction, and essays. Their goal is to support and promote both...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Established in 2015, Apricity Press was created to fill an immense void in the publishing world. While there are a myriad of presses, literary journals and magazines, many lack the ability to publish multi-genre works, especially dance...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Chicago Review of Books presents Arcturus, an online literary magazine of new perspectives in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid genres.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Arkana is the journal of mysteries and marginalized voices. It seeks and fosters a sense of shared wonder by publishing inclusive art that asks questions, explores mystery, and works to make visible the marginalized, the overlooked, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The intent of ArLiJo is to feature a variety of authors/poets/artists from around the globe whose work provokes readers to contemplate issues, etc. ArLiJo features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and artwork.
Reading Period: Jun 1 to Jul 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Asian American Literary Review is a space for those who consider the designation "Asian American" a fruitful starting point for artistic vision and community. In showcasing the work of established and emerging writers, the journal...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Aug 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Aura Literary Arts Review is an award-winning creative literary magazine that is published through the Student Media division of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The publication is led and run by UAB students from various...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Oct 14Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The AutoEthnographer is an award-winning, non-profit, open-access, peer-reviewed literary and arts magazine dedicated to presenting the creative side of autoethnography, a qualitative research method that unites autobiography and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
Bedfellows is a thematic, Philadelphia-based literary magazine that seeks to catalog contemporary discussions of desire and intimacy, with a particular focus on underrepresented and marginalized voices. It publishes work that the...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetryGenres: Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Micro-poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Bi Women Quarterly is a grassroots publication produced by the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network. They have been in continuous publication since 1983, and are the oldest bisexual+ women’s publication in the world, with an international...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The aim of Black Fox is to publish both established and new writers. We welcome all fiction, but we especially like fiction from under-represented genres and styles, including YA. We are also interested in creative nonfiction, poetry,...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 2 to May 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
“BlazeVOX is a haven for undervalued writers to convene with readers worldwide.”
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
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 -
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 -
Bridge: The Bluffton University Literary Journal publishes original work by writers and artists age 14-24. The editors look for work that demonstrates virtuosity and wonder, work that interrogates norms and assumptions, and delights us...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, War -
The Canopy Review is a literary journal curated by MFA students at the College of New Rochelle. We embrace innovative work with the aim to be an ally for contemporary writing, with an emphasis on emerging voices. We welcome poetry,...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Carve, named in honor of Raymond Carver, publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that respects the power of language and craft and elicits genuine emotional truths. The editors also strive to foster a sense of camaraderie among all...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
