‘22 JULY AND AUGUST SEQUESTRUM themes are 1) “Place” & 2) “Family!” Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Both themes close August 15! Payment + publication. Submit via our online submission system. Deadline: August 15. E-mail: sequr.info@gmail.com. Full guidelines: www.sequestrum.org.
ABANDONED MINE is a new poetry journal (quarterly online, selected annual print), now accepting submissions for our ***inaugural year***. We are seeking poems people will be inspired to re-read and share with family and friends. Please visit www.abandonedmine.org for examples and complete submission guidelines.
AJI MAGAZINE is calling for poetry, short fiction, literary nonfiction, reviews, photography, and graphic art from emerging and established writers and artists. Submissions open on May 1 and November 1 and close once the upcoming issue is filled. Back issues are available at www.ajimagazine.com; e-mail queries can be sent to ajimagazine@gmail.com.
AJN, THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING, seeks personal essays (850-word limit) describing experiences related to health and health care for its monthly Reflections department. Authors do not have to be healthcare professionals. We prefer clear writing with strong details and vivid characterization; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. For author guidelines and examples of articles published in this column, please go to www.editorialmanager.com/ajn/default.aspx and click on “Reflections” under “Author Guidelines,” or query the Reflections coordinator Madeleine Mysko: mmysko@comcast.net.
AJN, THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING, seeks poems, “flash” fiction, and visual art related to health or healthcare for its Art of Nursing department. Authors need not be health care professionals. Original perspectives and clear, unsentimental writing are preferred. $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Query Art of Nursing coordinator before submitting (use “Art of Nursing” in subject line): diane.szulecki@wolterskluwer.com.
THE ANNUAL CRONE POWER Issue by Gyroscope Review poetry magazine opens July 1 for submissions. Seeking contemporary poetry by women-identifying poets over age 50. No-fee submissions accepted through Submittable. Back issues available online to see what we like. For guidelines visit www.gyroscopereview.com. Older women—we see you!
APPLE IN THE DARK is a new online publication focusing on works of fiction and creative nonfiction no longer than 1,500 words apiece. Currently, we offer 2 issues a year: Spring and Fall. Submission deadlines: February 15 and August 15. Website: www.appleinthedark.com/submissions.
THE AWAKENINGS REVIEW, an award-winning lit magazine for writers and poets with mental illnesses, is now accepting submissions to its annual hard-copy publication. Send your work with a cover letter to ar@awakeningsproject.org. But first browse our submission guidelines, found at www.awakeningsproject.org.
THE BLUEBIRD WORD is a new online literary journal for poetry, flash nonfiction, and flash fiction. We are interested in showcasing work from emerging authors as well as contributions from writers across all cultural backgrounds and experience levels. For complete submission guidelines visit www.thebluebirdword.com/submit.
BLUELINE: A LITERARY MAGAZINE Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks seeks poems, stories, and nonfiction about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence. Submission period: July 1 through November 30. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. Please identify simultaneous submissions; notify immediately if your submission is placed elsewhere. Electronic submissions encouraged as Word files to blueline@potsdam.edu. Please identify the genre in the subject line. Website: www.bluelineadkmagazine.org.
CALLING DANVILLE WRITERS…New literary journal seeking well-written submissions from Danville writers—any Danville—there are 26 worldwide; for news about upcoming awards, guidelines for submission, check out: www.pulse-and-echo.com. Our inaugural (Spring 2022) issue is available to download. Submissions (poetry, prose) open August 15–September 30.
CHOEOFPLEIRN PRESS seeks submissions of 1-act plays, short screenplays, art, and poetry for our annual drama magazine Rushing Thru the Dark. Deadline is August 28. For our submission guidelines see www.choeofpleirnpress.com/drama.
COLLATERAL PUBLISHES LITERARY and visual art concerned with the impact of violent conflict and military service beyond the combat zone. We read year round, charge no fees, and publish each May and November. Submit through our website: www.collateraljournal.com.
FRONT RANGE REVIEW is now accepting online submissions of literary short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for its 23rd annual issue. Our reading period is August 15–December 1. To see guidelines and submit, visit www.frontrange.edu/frontrangereview.
GIRLS RIGHT THE WORLD is a journal inviting female-identified writers and artists, ages 14–21, to submit work to girlsrighttheworld@gmail.com by December 31. Include a note mentioning your age and where you’re from. We ask to be first to publish your work in North America; after publication, rights return to you.
THE HALCYONE LITERARY QUARTERLY wants your best unpublished poetry, short stories, and art. Website: www.thehalcyone.submittable.com. Payment for featured writers. Publication awards for winning contest entries. New Her Words literary magazine for women.
HAWAII PACIFIC REVIEW seeks fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Based at Hawaii Pacific University, HPR charges no fees and reads submissions from late summer to early spring. Our work has been featured in the Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize anthologies. Details can be found at www.hawaiipacificreview.org.
ITALIAN AMERICANA wants poems on any subject in any style by writers of Italian heritage on either side. Since 1977, we’ve published authors including Kim Addonizio, Clare Rossini, Ned Balbo, Sandra Gilbert, and Peter Covino. Fiction and creative nonfiction also welcome. Deadline for Winter 2023 is July 15. For full guidelines, visit www.blogs.luc.edu/italianamericana/authors-guidelines-italian-americana.
LITTLE PATUXENT REVIEW (LPR) is seeking submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for its un-themed Winter 2023 issue. Submissions will open and be accepted from August 1 through October 24. LPR publishes diverse voices and aesthetics and encourages both emerging and established authors to submit. Review our guidelines at www.littlepatuxentreview.org.
MONTHS TO YEARS seeks submissions of creative nonfiction (up to 2,500 words), poetry, photography, and art related to death and dying as well as the broader themes of loss and grief. Submission guidelines: www.monthstoyears.org/submission-guidelines. We welcome submissions from writers in underrepresented communities.
NOMINEE: TOP 15 LITERARY MAGAZINES & Publications to Follow in 2021. The RavensPerch Literary Magazine seeks submissions of well-groomed poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. For submission guidelines, visit us at www.theravensperch.com.
PENSIVE: A GLOBAL JOURNAL OF SPIRITUALITY & THE ARTS, innovative online publication from Northeastern University, seeks your unpublished poetry, prose, visual art, translations. Read past issues, including BLM-themed, at www.pensivejournal.com and submit via Submittable February 1–May 15 or August 1–November 15. No fee. Historically underrepresented and international voices especially welcome.
SAN PEDRO RIVER REVIEW. No reading fee. Submission window: July 1 to 31. More at www.bluehorsepress.com.
SANTA FE LITERARY REVIEW invites no-fee submissions of CNF, fiction, poetry, and visual art. This year’s suggested theme is “Myth: Invention, Legend, and Lore.” Word limit per prose submission is 2,000 words per submission period; poets may submit up to 5 poems per submission period. Submit via Submittable by November 1. Learn more at www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-literary-review.
SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR The Waiting Room, a new annual literary journal from Nervous Ghost Press. $0 submission fee, open year-round, decisions made by the editors. The Waiting Room captures our most ugly and most beautiful; send us yours. For more information and submission guidelines, visit www.nervousghostpress.org.
TAHOMA LITERARY REVIEW pays writers! $55 for poetry & flash prose, $135 for longer pieces. Work from TLR has appeared in major anthologies, and everything we accept comes from the open submission queue. We’re reading poetry, fiction, and nonfiction August 1 through October 15. Guidelines: www.tahomaliteraryreview.com.
TINT JOURNAL, the literary magazine for non-native English creative writing, publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by writers who compose their work in English as their second or foreign language. See our homepage for our open calls and our guidelines, and submit via www.tintjournal.com/submit (no fee). #showyourtint.
TRAJECTORY IS NOW OPEN for submissions: Short stories, poems, CNF, memoirs, book reviews, author interviews, and b/w photos or sketches. No fiction/poetry for young children, YA manuscripts, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, or horror submissions. For photos/illustrations: JPG, PNG, TIF, or PDF. 300dpi and/or above 3,000px wide. Mail submission, plus SASE and brief bio, to: Trajectory, P.O. Box 655, Frankfort, KY 40602.
TWO HAWKS QUARTERLY is a digital journal affiliated with Antioch University Los Angeles’ BA program in creative writing and is setting the bar for contemporary literature with bold and illuminating poetry, fiction, CNF, art, and quality experimental work. Submissions accepted November 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022. For guidelines, see www.twohawksquarterly.com.
VISIONS-INTERNATIONAL is looking for accessible poetry and modern translations to celebrate 43 publishing years! Send 3–6 unpublished poems as Word/Doc attachment (no simultaneous submissions) to: vias.poetry@gmail.com. (See website: www.visionsi.com). Read sample copy first: $3 (latest issue: $6.50) from Visions, 309 Lakeside Dr., Garner, NC 27529.
THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP REVIEW publishes the best in creative nonfiction, fiction, and interviews and pays for published stories. Send us narrative nonfiction, personal essays, short stories, short shorts, as well as travel, food and wine, and writing with a strong narrative element. Submissions: Kathleen Glassburn at kathleenglassburn@gmail.com. For more, contact nick@thewritersworkshop.net. Websites: www.thewritersworkshop.net or www.thewritersworkshopreview.net.