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.
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
Valiant Scribe Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 15 to Dec 15
Verse-Virtual |
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Poetry
Jan 1 to Jan 10, Feb 1 to Feb 10, Mar 1 to Mar 10, Apr 1 to Apr 10, May 1 to May 10, Jun 1 to Jun 10, Jul 1 to Jul 10, Aug 1 to Aug 10, Sep 1 to Sep 10, Oct 1 to Oct 10, Nov 1 to Nov 10, Dec 1 to Dec 10
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
Word Works |
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Poetry, Translation
Jan 15 to Mar 15, Mar 15 to May 15, May 1 to Jun 15, Jun 1 to Jul 15
Wordrunner eChapbooks |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Sep 30
World Literature Today |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Dec 1 to Dec 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30
Zhagaram Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 31 to Aug 31, Nov 1 to Jan 31
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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
Persimmon Tree: an online magazine of the arts by women over sixty |
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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
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