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.
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
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
swamp pink |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to May 31, Sep 1 to Dec 31
Tadpole Press Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 2 to Nov 30, Dec 2 to Apr 30
Teach. Write.: A Literary Journal for Writing Teachers |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Mar 1
Thieving Magpie |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 15, Apr 1 to Jun 15, Jul 1 to Sep 15, Oct 1 to Dec 15
Thimble Literary Magazine |
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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
Think: A Journal of Poetry, Fiction, and Essays |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Dec 31
Ubwali Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Jan 31, May 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Jul 31
Usawa Literary Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 1 to Jun 20, Aug 1 to Nov 30
Washington Writers’ Publishing House |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Apr 1 to Jun 30
West Trade Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 1 to Aug 1, Aug 15 to Dec 15, Jan 15 to Mar 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



