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.
Sarabande Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Feb 15, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Oct 31
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
Shift: A Journal of Literary Oddities |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Oct 15 to Dec 31, Jan 1 to Jan 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
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
Stepping Stones Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jun 1 to Aug 1, Nov 1 to Feb 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
Sundress Publications |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jun 1 to Aug 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 31
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
Sep 1 to Dec 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to May 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
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
Timada’s Diary |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Dec 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jul 30, Sep 1 to Oct 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