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.
Orion: Nature and Culture |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jun 15 to Jun 30, Sep 15 to Sep 30
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
Poetry International |
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Poetry, Translation
Jan 1 to Feb 1, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Sep 1, Sep 1 to Dec 1
Raleigh Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Apr 1, Jul 1 to Oct 31, Dec 10 to Dec 25, Nov 1 to Dec 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30
Red River Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jul 1 to Aug 31, Oct 1 to Dec 31, Jan 1 to Mar 31, Apr 1 to Jun 30
ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Sep 3, Oct 3 to Jan 5, Feb 7 to May 5
Sarabande Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Feb 15, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Sep 30
Seaside Gothic |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 13 to Jan 19, Apr 14 to Apr 20, Jul 14 to Jul 20, Oct 13 to Oct 19
Seven Kitchens Press |
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Poetry
Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Oct 1 to Oct 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Sheila-Na-Gig Online |
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Poetry, Fiction
Jul 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Oct 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30
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
Sundress Publications |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jun 1 to Aug 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 31
Sunspot Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 31, Apr 1 to Jun 30, Jul 1 to Sep 30, Oct 1 to Dec 15
Superpresent |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1
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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