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.
Right Hand Pointing |
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Poetry, Fiction
Feb 1 to Mar 15, May 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15
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
Same Faces Collective |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 15 to Jun 15, Aug 15 to Oct 1, Dec 15 to Feb 1
Sarabande Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Feb 15, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Sep 30
Seven Kitchens Press |
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Poetry
Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Dec 2, 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 1 to Dec 31
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 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
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
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
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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
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