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.
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
Chin Music Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 15 to Mar 31, Sep 11 to Oct 25
Consequence |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 15 to Apr 15, Jul 15 to Oct 15
Copper Nickel |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 15 to Dec 15, Jan 15 to Mar 1
Cream City Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Oct 1, Jan 2 to Mar 2
Diamond Gazette |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 15 to Jun 1, Jun 25 to Aug 25, Sep 25 to Nov 30, Dec 20 to Feb 15
Ecotone: Reimagining Place |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Aug 29 to Aug 31, Sep 1 to Sep 5, Jan 26 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Feb 6, Feb 14 to Feb 15
Ekphrastic Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Apr 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Oct 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31
Exposition Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Sep 15 to Dec 31, Feb 4 to Mar 5, Apr 4 to May 5, Jun 4 to Jul 5, Aug 4 to Sep 5
The Fiddlehead |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 31, Sep 15 to Nov 30
Five South |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Feb 28, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Oct 31
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
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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
Illuminations: An International Magazine of Contemporary Writing |
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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
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