We aim to publish a rich variety of short fiction and poetry, penned by both emerging and established writers. We tend to select work that reflects positivity and kindness, and while we publish several genres, we have a soft spot for both romance...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Commercial Fiction, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Love, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
It's all about getting your story out there looking good!! Your reality (aka creative non-fiction) & fiction, straight-out journalism, essay, screenplay. Your poetry (aka writing that isn't prose) plus hip-hop and greatest hits. Your art,...
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The A3 Review is a literary magazine that behaves like a map, made by the folks who make Writing Maps. Prose and poetry pieces are written with a 150-word limit in response to a themed monthly writing contest. Twelve winners are published in the...
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This is a publication that plans to blur the lines of traditional poetry. Too many publications have a narrow definition of what poetry is or what it should be. We don't. In fact, we treasure poetry that strays from the path. We want raw,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Feminist, Humor, Love, Micro-poetry, Political, Pop Culture -
Badlands aims to provide a forum for the best in contemporary poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, visual art, and imaginative intersections of these genres. Badlands possesses an eclectic appetite; send us rhymed quatrains or free verse...
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bedfellows is a thematic, philadelphia-based literary magazine that seeks to catalog contemporary discussions of desire & intimacy, with a particular focus on underrepresented & marginalized voices. we publish work that we feel subverts...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, LGBT, Humor, Love, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Regional, Pop Culture -
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, black and...
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Founded in 2013 by a handful of Salem State University alumni, Buck Off Magazine accepts all works from all types of writers. We want the interesting, the weird, the horror, experimental, and the romantic. All genres. Including art. We publish...
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Cobalt is a quarterly literary magazine published online. We also publish an annual print issue, and will be rolling out an all-baseball issue in July 2013. Each issue will feature fiction, non-fiction and poetry of the highest caliber, as well...
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We are devoted to publishing memorable and energetic fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. We also feature reviews of contemporary literature and criticism, as well as author interviews, artwork, and comics. CCR seeks to publish not only a...
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Creative Nonfiction draws heavily from unsolicited submissions. Our editors believe that providing a platform for emerging writers and helping them find readers is an essential role of literary magazines, and it’s been our privilege to work with...
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Dukool Magazine is an international news and culture magazine. Translating roughly as "Two Shores," Dukool is for Asian-Indian expatriates living in the United States, abroad, but its audience is even broader than that. We are housed and...
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Publishes short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and photography / digital art that promote the uniquely positive and edifying.
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FishFood Magazine is dedicated to all forms of creative expression and talent.
FishFood Magazine encourages self-expression from daily life through art. Art tends to serve as a coping mechanism from regular shenanigans and obstacles, and...
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We publish poetry with mystical undertones, making religious imagery your own. We publish protest poems from the frontlines. We don't want timid or ranting verse. We want your heart, your love, your tenderness. We want you to learn to be honest...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Love, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The Harpoon Review is dedicated to publishing fine works of poetry, prose, and short fiction. We take submissions on a rolling basis and publish monthly.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry -
Our endeavor is to bring to you the best writings of writers from across India and the world over. We have a good online presence the past few years and look to make
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The Letters Page literary journal is published by the University of Nottingham School of English, and edited by writer in residence, Professor Jon McGregor.
We’re interested in exploring what letter writing means to people - and has meant...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBT, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Formal, Love, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Religious/Spiritual, War, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Pop Culture, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, Translation -
Lines + Stars began as a means of establishing a new creative forum in Washington, D.C., a city that all-too-often coasts solely on its more mechanistic pursuits. While many of our contributors hail from the D.C. area, we've also expanded our...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Formal, Love, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, War -
lipstickparty magazine is a general interest mag with a strong focus on creative writing. we cover topics from beauty & style to art & lit, and everything in between. Want to help us make a better magazine with better representation?...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBT, Humor, Love, Micro-poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Pop Culture -
Lit.cat is a literary journal published twice a month and the literature box of the internet. We publish fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, reddit comments, reader bookmarks, and any other form that online writing...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal, Humor, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
Every issue of the Literary e-clectic is the same only different. Each quarter will have a different theme that the stories adhere. We don’t care if the stories are fiction or non-fiction or what type of genre that they may fall. What we care...
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An online literary journal for the arts that accepts all genres of prose, poetry, art, and photography. Lately, we've done away with all artistic boundaries. There are no rules here. We have no direction. Sometimes we don't even know where we're...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Experimental, Flash Fiction, Humor, Love, Micro-poetry, Literary Fiction -
Lumen is a project for (and by!) cis women, trans women, and nonbinary people. We are interested in poetry, fiction, personal essays, and interviews that examine how we move through the world, both as complex individuals and as members of larger...
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As a literary journal with an educational twist, Mason’s Road aims to focus each issue on a particular element of the writing craft.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction