Flash fiction, poetry, mixed genre works, art/text and artwork. Tastes lean toward surreal, experimental, ambivalent, darkly lyrical, and wildly imaginative.
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: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
AC|DC is a one-man operation based in Brooklyn, New York. It aims to feature a diverse collection of queer voices: virgins, veterans, and everyone in between.
AC|DC currently publishes new short fiction, creative...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Adroit Journal is looking for work that’s bizarre, authentic, subtle, outrageous, indefinable, raw, paradoxical. The editors have their eyes on the horizon. Send them work that lives between the land and the sky.
Reading Period: Feb 15 to Mar 30, Sep 15 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
After Brunch Journal publishes experimental fiction, poetry, essays, and hybrid forms that bend genre, haunt the imagination, and linger long after reading, inviting you to question reality, memory, and the stories people tell themselves...
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Jun 27Temporarily Closed to Submissions -
After Dinner Conversation publishes short stories (1,500 to 7,000 words), of any genre, that ask interesting ethical and/or philosphical questions in a narrative format. You can learn more by watching a video from our...
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After Happy Hour’s tastes are broad and lean toward the weird. They consider fiction in any and all genres and blurs/blends thereof, and prefer poetry with strong emotion and/or a sense of narrative over straight plays with language. For...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Aug 31, Nov 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Alaska Quarterly Review (AQR) publishes fiction, short plays, poetry, photo essays, and literary nonfiction in traditional and experimental styles. AQR is committed to discovering and publishing innovative work by new...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 14 to Feb 22, Apr 10 to Apr 19, May 23 to May 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Alchemy publishes fresh, engaging textual and visual translations as well as experimental works that challenge the act of translation. It welcomes translations of poetry, prose, dramatic works/dialogues, letters, reviews, cross-genre/...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 31 to Sep 30Genre: Translation -
Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose is a multi-genre print and online publication. Allium publishes three issues per year: Spring print, Summer online, and Fall online. Allium publishes diverse creative voices,...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Our tastes range from conventional to experimental, but we are especially drawn to writing that engages deeply with the world without becoming polemical or didactic.
We have long championed independent presses—those enterprises Raymond...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 1, Jan 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: 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 -
antae (ISSN: 2523-2126) is an internationally refereed creative writing journal. The editorial team is open to publishing all kinds of work written in English, from poetry to prose fiction, creative nonfiction, drama,...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Aug 31, Oct 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Apotheca Journal is a global literary magazine focused on amplifying youth voices ages 14 to 22. The editors accept a variety of work including but not limited to poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, and photography. They publish...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 15 to Feb 8, Feb 15 to Apr 8, Apr 15 to Jun 8, Jun 15 to Aug 8, Aug 15 to Oct 8, Oct 15 to Dec 8Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Fiction, Young Adult -
Appalachia welcomes narrative, historical, and science essays on mountains, climbing, wilderness and backcountry journeys, river and lake journeys; and adventure-related climate change. The journal is now also considering fiction stories...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry -
Applause is the award-winning, student-run literary journal of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith (UAFS). We want to showcase the best undergraduate writers and artists from across the country. We only consider previously...
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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 creative nonfiction. The goal of the journal is to...
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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, Translation -
ARCHIVE Magazine is a youth-run literary magazine with over 130 members across 27 countries. It encourages writers from any place and of any age to share their voices and opinions with the world. Accepted stories by writers or approved...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Arkana is a compendium of the rare, intriguing, and unheard. 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...
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ArLiJo, sponsored by Gival Press, features work by a variety of authors/poets/artists from around the globe whose work provokes readers to contemplate issues. Works include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, and artwork.
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Read moreReading Period: Mar 30 to Apr 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation -
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...
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AZURE publishes work that is linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally demanding of its reader. It seeks pieces that increase in complexity upon each visitation and exhibit a density worthy of scholarly or artistic study. AZURE...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction -
Bacopa Literary Review is an annual international print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. Cash prizes in multiple genres. The specific genres and subgenres they seek change from year to year, but always include...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Bellingham Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, and hybrid work on a now fully digital platform. Established in 1977, Bellingham Review has earned a reputation for publishing both established and emerging...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 15 to Dec 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Bi Women Quarterly is a global grassroots publication produced by the Boston Bisexual Women’s Network. It has been in continuous publication since 1983, and is the oldest bisexual and women’s publication in the world, with global content...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Love, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Visual Poetry -
Big Other welcomes submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, lyric essay, art, video, short drama, and hybrid work from both established and emerging writers and artists. They are especially interested in experimental and innovative...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
