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. 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.
LIT Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Apr 15 to Jun 15, Sep 15 to Dec 15
Maine Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Nov 30
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
NonBinary Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to May 31, Aug 1 to Aug 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30
North Dakota State University Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to May 31
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review |
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Poetry
Feb 1 to Mar 15, May 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15
Please See Me |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 30 to Jul 31, Sep 15 to Dec 15, Dec 15 to Feb 17
The Plentitudes |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 30, Aug 1 to Sep 30, Nov 1 to Dec 31
Prime Number Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Oct 31
Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Dec 15
Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Mar 31, Apr 1 to Jun 1
Southeast Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Dec 1
Split/Lip Press |
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Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1
subTerrain Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Sep 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



