Open Reading Periods: Journals and Presses Ready to Read Your Work Now
Looking for a place to submit your work? The literary magazines and small presses below, culled from our carefully curated and vetted databases, are currently open for submissions or are opening soon (within the next thirty days). And further down is a list of publishers that are open all year for submissions. This list is continually updated, so check back often. Once you’ve found a place to submit your work, try our Submission Tracker to help you stay organized and keep track of your submissions.
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 27 to May 21, Jul 25 to Sep 15, Sep 1 to Dec 1
Anvil Press Publishers, Inc. |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jun 1 to Jun 30, Oct 1 to Oct 31
Arkansas International |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Nov 15 to Jan 15, May 15 to Aug 15
Autumn House Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to Apr 30, May 1 to Jun 30, Aug 15 to Nov 15
Between the Lines Publishing |
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Fiction
Nov 1 to Dec 31, Feb 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 30, Aug 1 to Sep 30
Black Fox Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Nov 30
Black Lawrence Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Jun 30, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Black Warrior Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Oct 1, Dec 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to May 1
Blair / Carolina Wren Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Nov 15 to Jan 15, Apr 15 to Jun 15, Aug 15 to Oct 15
Burningword Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 10, Apr 1 to Jun 10, Jul 1 to Sep 10, Oct 1 to Dec 10
Canary |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to May 31, Aug 1 to Aug 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Apr 15, Jun 1 to Aug 15, Oct 1 to Dec 15
Chapter House Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 1 to Jul 1, Nov 1 to Jan 1
Cincinnati Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 1 to May 31, Sep 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31
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Open All Year
Below is the list of literary magazines and small presses that are open for submissions all year.
After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine |
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Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Persimmon Tree: an online magazine of the arts by women over sixty |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Poets and Dreamers: Culture, Art, and Conversation + Poets and Dreamers International Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine |
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Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
TORCH: Poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Literature and Art Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation