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.
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
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
Songs of Eretz Poetry Review |
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Poetry
Feb 1 to Feb 15, May 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Aug 15, Nov 1 to Nov 15
Southern Humanities Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 15 to Nov 1, 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
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 15, 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
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
Timada’s Diary |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Dec 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 31, Jun 1 to Aug 30, Sep 1 to Nov 30
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
Usawa Literary Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Mar 31
Variety Pack |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 15 to Sep 15, Mar 15 to May 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
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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