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.
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
North Carolina Literary Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 15 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Sep 15 to Oct 31
North Dakota State University Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to May 31
the other side of hope: journeys in refugee and immigrant literature |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Apr 30
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review |
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Poetry
Feb 1 to Mar 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15, May 1 to Jun 15
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
Q&A Queer Zine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 15, Jul 1 to Sep 15
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
Nov 15 to Jan 15, Feb 15 to Apr 15, May 15 to Jul 15, Aug 15 to Oct 15
Relief: A Journal of Art & Faith |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Oct 1 to Mar 1
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative |
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Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Dec 1, Jan 1 to Apr 1
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
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
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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



