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.
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
Silk Road Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 1 to Dec 1, Feb 1 to May 1
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
Southeast Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Dec 1
Southern Humanities Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 15 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Mar 14
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
Susurrus, A Literary Arts Magazine of the American South |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Mar 15
swamp pink |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Dec 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to May 31
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
Tiger Moth Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Apr 30, Aug 1 to Oct 31
Valley Voices: A Literary Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Apr 30, Sep 1 to Dec 30
WayWords |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 20, Apr 1 to May 20, Jul 1 to Aug 20, Oct 1 to Nov 20
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