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.
Ilanot Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Mar 31
In Short: A Journal of Creative Nonfiction |
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Creative Nonfiction
Jan 31 to Mar 31, Sep 30 to Nov 30
Infrarrealista Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Oct 31, Jan 1 to Mar 31
Inlandia: A Literary Journey |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 31, Sep 1 to Oct 31
InterrobangLit |
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Fiction
Jan 1 to Jan 8, Mar 1 to Mar 8, May 1 to May 8, Jul 1 to Jul 8, Sep 1 to Sep 8, Nov 1 to Nov 8
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Mar 1, Aug 16 to Sep 16
Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Feb 9
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, Jun 1 to Jun 17, Oct 21 to Nov 7
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
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
Michigan Quarterly Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 1, Aug 1 to Nov 1
New England Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 1 to Nov 1, Mar 1 to May 1
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 Square Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Apr 30, Sep 1 to Nov 10
NonBinary Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to May 31, Aug 1 to Aug 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
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



