Contrary is a quarterly literary journal that publishes commentary, fiction, and poetry and especially specimens that defy those categories. Founded at the University of Chicago in 2003, it operates independently on the South...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Cordella seeks to record and share the creative voices of women from all walks of life, exploring the ways that our spirit and sense of self is engaged with our physical place and daily experiences. We honor the diversity of women's spirituality...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry -
Cordite Poetry Review is a quarterly Australian journal of poetry and its criticism. International authors are most welcome. Each issue is themed (broadly), so please be sure to look at our submissions page.
Cordite Scholarly is a fully...
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Some sense of the editorial philosophy behind Courtship can be gained by reading the “Editor’s Desk” page. We are interested in publishing “unknowns,” as well as well-established writers. A writer who has published absolutely nothing will be read...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Crab Fat wants experimental, hybrid, awkward, queer, punk, and feminist work.
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Crack the Spine loves the written word. Some might say we’re in love with the written word. But that’s just a silly rumor. We publish diverse and sharp literary works, including flash fiction, micro-fiction, poetry, short stories, and creative...
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Crazyhorse has been publishing the best established & emerging writers for over 50 years.
General submissions accepted from Sept. 1 to May 31. For guidelines, visit our site.
From Jan. 1 to Jan. 31, we hold the Crazyhorse...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Translation -
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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CURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and Action is a multi-media magazine based at Fordham University committed to integrating the arts and social justice.
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WE publish writing and visual art created in response to an age of massive species loss and ecological collapse. It is a home for dreams, visions, and communications with the nonhuman world, especially those with messages for how...
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Decomp (ISSN: 1947-0436) is an online literary magazine that is published monthly. We have existed since April 2004, and were originally called Decomposition Magazine. We publish prose, poetry, art, and solicited book reviews. Our e-mail address...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
Deep Overstock is the International Booksellers' Journal. In our ninth issue, we will publish NEW ARRIVALS, open theme. Short stories under 2500, flash fiction, mircofiction, poetry, comics, photography, images of any kind in black and white. If...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Jun 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The Delmarva Review publishes literary short fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry annually in print and electronic editions. Both are available worldwide via online major booksellers. We welcome new literary work in English from all...
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The Destroyer is a biannual online publication of text, art, and cultural commentary. We seek poetry, prose, texts with no determinate genre, video, audio, short films, and new media. We believe in an infinite universe, not in limited...
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Diagram is an electronic journal of text and art. As our name indicates, we're interested in representations. In naming. In indicating. In schematics. In the labelling and taxonomy of things. In poems that masquerade as stories; in stories that...
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We like experiments and even failures. We relish in the avant-garde. We want to encourage risks and redefine narrative. We are not afraid to publish the cruel, harsh, and ugly. We love to laugh and bask in the unexpected joy of reading a well-...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
digital vestiges is an online series of fragments and ephemera. Black Sun Lit's longest running publishing platform, digital vestiges seeks poetry, prose, works in translation, hybrid works, interviews with writers and artists,...
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Diode Poetry Journal is looking for poetry that excites and energizes, that uses language that crackles and sparks. We’re looking for poetry from all points on the arc, from formal to experimental (no light verse or erotic poetry, please)....
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The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review is a literary and arts journal housed at the Johns Hopkins University, MA in Writing Program. Our aesthetic is eclectic, literary mainstream to experimental. We appreciate fusion aesthetics including...
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This magazine is looking for the in-depth authenticity of what the artist can create by dishing out their ideas and feelings. Our team is looking for a diverse spectrum of essays, prose, short fiction, art, poetry and more! We want pieces that...
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John Updike once said, "Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better." At Driftwood Press, we are actively searching for artists who care about doing it...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
We are looking for original, unpublished fiction and poetry with strong character arcs and immersive description. Build worlds and break hearts. For essays, we’re looking for factual, but not academic–keep the people in your story front and...
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Dying Dahlia Review is an online literary journal featuring previously unpublished poetry and flash fiction by women writers. We are looking for work that is brief, but powerful. Make us cry. Make us gasp. Make us shout. Make us feel something...
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to represent a feminist point of view in poetry or short prose -- to publish established and new writers, women & men.
Reading Period: Feb 15 to Jun 15Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Prose Poetry -
Lyric essays. Some hybrid/experimental. Some creative nonfiction.
Prose poetry.
Occasional themed issues, usually in the summer.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
