Subgenres: Literary Fiction

Twelve House Books

Twelve House Books is an independent publisher that releases a variety of fiction and poetry every year. The Acquisitions Editor looks for Ghost Stories, Speculative Fiction, Narrative Poems and Collections,... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Young Adult

Notch

Notch is a magazine founded with the goal of de-siloing the creative arts. It considers all genres with an equal level of seriousness: fiction, painting, tattoo art, essays, techno, poetry, nail art, animation, photography... Each issue has a... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jun 1 to Aug 10
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation

Wallstrait

Wallstrait is all about publishing quality, hard-to-define proseand treating writers right. They love discovering and championing great fiction across all genres, especially bold stories that don’t quite fit the aesthetic of other... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Sep 1 to Dec 1
Mar 1 to Jun 1
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

EastWest Literary Forum

This magazine is for bilingual (and trilingual) readers and writers. All texts on this site are published with translations—into English if the text is in Russian or Ukrainian, and into Russian or Ukrainian if the text is in English.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, War

House of Arcanum

Literary fiction, not more than 1,500 words. Please no bio or cover letters. The editors love literary fiction with some magical realism, speculative elements, or mystery. Teach them something about life and keep it accessible! They are not the... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Feb 1 to Feb 10
May 1 to May 10
Aug 1 to Aug 10
Nov 1 to Nov 10
Genres Published: 
Fiction
Subgenres: 
Literary Fiction

SWING

SWING is devoted to excellent poetry, fiction, essays, and comic art in print, and the editors are committed to a design that speaks to the contents within. The look and feel of their issues will always reflect the natural world and... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jun 6 to Oct 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Translation

Hemlock Journal

Hemlock Journal’s focus is on the quality of the submissions regardless of the background of the writers or the poets. The editors believe literature belongs to all and must empower each and everyone.

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Mar 15
Nov 1 to Dec 15
Apr 1 to May 15
Nov 15 to Jan 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, Young Adult

Pig Roast Publishing

Pig Roast Publishing was founded by Jeff Schneider in Providence, Rhode Island. An independent press, Pig Roast Publishing is focused on transgressive and outsider books with a particular interest in underground art and music. They specialize in... Read more

Reading Period: 
Aug 1 to Jan 1
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction
Subgenres: 
Experimental, Literary Fiction

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