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.
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
River Styx Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 1 to Jun 30, Aug 1 to Dec 31
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
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
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
Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing |
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Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Sep 15, Apr 1 to Apr 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 Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 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
Stone Poetry Quarterly |
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Poetry
Sep 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jul 31
subTerrain Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Sep 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
Illuminations: An International Magazine of Contemporary Writing |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Persimmon Tree: an online magazine of the arts by women over sixty |
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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
TORCH: Poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Literature and Art Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation