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.
Floating Acorn Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1
Flora Fiction Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction
Jan 28 to Feb 28, Jul 1 to Aug 17, Oct 1 to Oct 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31
Four Way Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Jun 30, Jan 1 to Mar 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Gravity of the Thing |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 1 to Mar 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31
Grid Books / Off the Grid Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Dec 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Aug 31
Hayden’s Ferry Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jul 1 to Jul 30, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Hemlock Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15, Apr 1 to May 15, Jun 1 to Jul 31
Hoot Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Oct 1 to Nov 27
Humana Obscura |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Dec 1 to Feb 1, Mar 1 to May 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1
Infrarrealista Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Oct 31, Jan 1 to Mar 31
Kitchen Table Quarterly |
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Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Oct 1 to Nov 1, Mar 1 to Apr 1, Jul 1 to Aug 1
MacQueen’s Quinterly |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Feb 17, Jul 1 to Jul 17, Nov 1 to Nov 17
Maine Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30
Men Matters Online Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Oct 31
Meow Meow Pow Pow Lit |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jul 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1
Metaworker Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, Apr 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Aug 31, Oct 1 to Nov 30
New Feathers Anthology |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Jul 1, Oct 1 to Nov 1
New World Writing Quarterly |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Jan 14, Apr 1 to Apr 14, Jul 1 to Jul 14, Oct 1 to Oct 14
Nightboat Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 15 to Jul 9, Sep 1 to Nov 15
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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
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
Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Literature and Art Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation