113 Recently Opened Submission Calls, Upcoming Deadlines, Contests, Theme Calls, and More
Where to Submit This Week (3.31.25)
Another Monday, another mega list of where to submit your work, woohoo! Some of you, like me, might be coming back from LA/AWP and winding down, maybe going through your various tote bags jam-packed with bookmarks and business cards, chapbooks and back issues. It was a looongg half-week, friends, but one that was, regardless, rewarding in many ways.
For those of you who don’t know what AWP is, do you want to find out more? Should we do some kind of a deep-dive/quick-bite/who’s-it-what’s-it-now for it?
Alright, now let’s get into the main meal here! ⬇️
This week, we’ve got:
2 Recently Opened Submission Call
54 Last Chance to Submit
31 Theme Calls to Inspire You!
8 New Magazines Added to Our Database
7 Lit Mags That Are Always Open for Submissions
11 Contests Closing This Week & 1 Featured Contest
And last week, we published:
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Literary Magazines & Journals
Recently Opened Calls
sneaker wave | Deadline: April 30
Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction.
real life in real words - dedicated to making an online home for compelling nonfiction storytelling.
Fee: $5 | Pay: Flat rate: $10–$20
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine | Deadline: May 1
Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia.
Free, inclusive, easy to submit to, adventurous, and most of all, welcoming! We empower teen writers and provide them with a chance at free and easy publication.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
Last Chance to Submit
Indiana Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1976 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Founded in 1976, Indiana Review is a non-profit literary magazine dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging and established writers. Our mission is to offer the highest quality writing within a wide aesthetic.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Per page: $5
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 40K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
Thimble | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Hybrid.
THE THIMBLE LITERARY MAGAZINE IS BASED ON THE BELIEF THAT POETRY IS LIKE ARMOR. LIKE A THIMBLE, IT MAY BE SMALL AND SEEM INSIGNIFICANT, BUT IT WILL PROTECT US WHEN WE ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 14.00% based on 65 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
Post Road | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2000 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction.
Post Road accepts unsolicited poetry, fiction, nonfiction, short plays and monologues, and visual art submissions.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old #extra popular
Waxwing Literary Journal | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid, Poetry, Multimedia.
We strive to promote the tremendous cultural diversity of contemporary American literature, alongside international voices both in English and in translation.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.13% based on 81 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #highly competitive #10+ years old #poetry prize winner #super extra popular
The Plentitudes | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
A quarterly international literary journal showcasing captivating short stories, personal essays, and poetry from diverse voices.
Fee: $5 | Pay: Flat rate: $50
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Stone of Madness Press | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Hybrid, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Stone of Madness Press is a physical [online] and conceptual space for queer, trans, and neurodiverse writers. This project is born of the belief that you belong here, too.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 21.08% based on 58 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 # consistent quality #good vibes #extra popular
Flash Point SF | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction.
An online literary publication for science fiction & fantasy short stories under 1000 words.
Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.02
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 4.67% based on 290 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #very competitive
Sunspot Lit | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia.
Since launching in January of 2019, Sunspot Literary Journal has amplified diverse multinational voices. New works have been published in their original language side-by-side with English translations.
Fee: $5 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6% (reported by editors). You can find them on X where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #very competitive
MicroLit Almanac | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction.
We hold up fostering community as necessary: a world-building endeavor focused on loving responsibility in a realm that asks much of us. Our creative actions flow, form, and sustain a community built on diversity and inclusion.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X where they have 600+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
Raleigh Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
A nonprofit magazine of poetry, short fiction, and art, offering accessible works of experience that are emotionally and intellectually complex.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Per piece: $15
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #nonprofit #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #10+ years old #poetry prize winner
The Fiddlehead | Deadline: March 31
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 1945 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
The Fiddlehead is Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal. Celebrating 75 years of literary foraging in 2020!
Fee: No | Pay: Per page: CA$65
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 7.09% based on 200 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #very competitive #50+ years old #extra popular
diaCRITICS | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1971 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Nonfiction.
diaCRITICS highlights art, literature, and stories from writers, artists, and culture-makers of the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora, on and from all shores.
Fee: No | Pay: $50–$75
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #50+ years old
Seneca Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1970 that publishes Nonfiction, Hybrid, Poetry.
Seneca Review, founded in 1970 by James Crenner and Ira Sadoff, is published twice yearly, spring and fall, by Hobart and William Smith Colleges Press. The magazine's emphasis is poetry, and the editors have a special interest in translations of contemporary poetry.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2.40% based on 62 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 900+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #50+ years old #poetry prize winner
Aromatica Poetica | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia, Poetry.
Exploring the arts & sciences of smell & Taste.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
MetaStellar | Deadline: March 31
Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.
MetaStellar is an online publication focusing on horror, fantasy and science fiction, launched in September 2020, founded by a dozen speculative fiction writers, editors and artists from around the world.
Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.08
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 800+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time #somewhat competitive
Notre Dame Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1995 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
The Notre Dame Review is an independent, non-commercial magazine of contemporary American and international fiction, poetry, criticism and art.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors). You can find them on X where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #independent #very competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old
The London Magazine | Deadline: March 31
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
England’s oldest literary periodical, with a history stretching back to 1732. Today the Magazine’s essence remains unchanged: it is a home for the best writing and an indispensable feature on the British literary landscape.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 0.89% based on 151 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #very competitive #krouse top 500 #200+ years old #super extra popular
The Maine Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
A biannual online literary journal that publishes culturally significant and innovative writing by writers living in Maine, across the country, and around the world.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Flat rate: $25
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 3.82% based on 247 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #extra popular
Sho Poetry Journal | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2002 that publishes Poetry.
Shō is an Arizona-based nonprofit print journal coming out of a 20-year hibernation. We publish an eclectic array of poetry twice a year and release online audio features on a rolling basis. We strive to champion voices that have been historically underrepresented or overlooked.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #20+ years old
Prairie Margins | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1963 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Prairie Margins is the national undergraduate literary magazine at Bowling Green State University.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 200+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #university affiliated #50+ years old
foofaraw | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Hybrid, Fiction, Nonfiction.
A zine that publishes fiction, webcomics, essays, columns, poetry and reviews
Fee: $5 | Pay: Per word: $0.01
Does not accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time
The Comstock Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1987 that publishes Poetry.
The Comstock Review (est. 1987): Poetry Journal publishes great poems twice a year. Open Reading Jan 1 - Mar 31, no fee; Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest winners included in Fall/Winter issue
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 8% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
The Marrow International Poetry | Deadline: March 31
Australia-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Poetry.
An online literary journal featuring the finest new international poetry from emerging and established poets.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: AU$40
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #nominates for industry awards
Tiger Leaping Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
An online literary magazine that carefully curates pieces to showcase poets worldwide.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 6% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
The Core Review | Deadline: March 31
Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Biannual literary journal. Fall & Spring. Bite into themes and symbols of desire, consumption, spirituality, gender, environment, cultivation, and wildness.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Everscribe Magazine | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Hybrid.
A non-profit digital literary magazine for poetry and prose publishing monthly issues. We invite individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and ages to share their work with us. Submissions are always open!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 68% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
No Teen Stands Alone | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
A teen-run mental health awareness magazine dedicated to breaking the stigma around mental health. We believe stories heal and voices matter, offering a platform for teens to share their experiences and promote understanding, healing, and support through creative expression.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
Crescent Currents | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Navigating Literature's Pulse || Experimental Literary Magazine
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 50% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
ARTWIFE Magazine | Deadline: March 31
Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
A digital literary & arts magazine publishing short stories, essays, visual art, and video art.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
litl | Deadline: March 31
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction.
an insta-native literary journal ✨
Fee: $5 | Pay: Flat rate: $100
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
A Warm Mug of Cozy | Deadline: March 31
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction.
A publication dedicated to cozy stories in every genre. Our magazine is coming soon!
Fee: $5 | Pay: Per piece: $1–$2
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #two week response time
Gordon Square Review | Deadline: March 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
Gordon Square Review is published online biannually to showcase emerging writers nationwide and internationally, award editing mentorships, and provide a venue to spotlight Northeast Ohio writers.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $25
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.08% based on 116 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #nonprofit #poetry prize winner #popular
Slant | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1986 that publishes Poetry.
Its editorial tastes are broad, but in all cases it looks for craft in making and freshness of sensibility. Unlike many journals, SLANT looks favorably upon traditional verse forms and narrative poetry.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #extremely competitive #30+ years old
Colorado Review | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1956 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Committed to the publication of contemporary creative writing. We are equally interested in work by both new and established writers. CR welcomes work that centers story and voice and/or that plays with form in meaningful ways.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Per piece: $100
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2.50% based on 470 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 20K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #highly competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #chill subs community favorite #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
Ninth Letter | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2004 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
The award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The journal's mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design.
Fee: $3 | Pay: $25–$125
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.31% based on 536 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 25K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #10+ years old #chill subs community favorite #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
The Adroit Journal | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
We’re looking for work that’s bizarre, authentic, subtle, outrageous, indefinable, raw, paradoxical. We’ve got our eyes on the horizon. Send us writing that lives just between the land and the sky.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $100
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 30K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #10+ years old #chill subs community favorite #mega super popular. woah.
River Teeth | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1999 that publishes Nonfiction.
Where good writing counts and facts matter.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6.38% based on 62 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive #20+ years old #nonfiction top prize winner #poetry prize winner
Salamander | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1992 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A nationally recognized magazine that publishes literary works of transformative power. We love discovering new writers as well as presenting outstanding new work by the best contemporary writers.
Fee: No | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.50% based on 176 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 7K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #poetry prize winner #super extra popular
Michigan Quarterly Review | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1962 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Founded in 1962, MQR has been publishing urgent and powerful literary voices for over sixty years as the flagship journal of the University of Michigan.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 0.99% based on 352 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #good vibes #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #poetry top prize winner #extra popular
cream city review | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1975 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Cream City Review is Milwaukee’s leading literary journal devoted to publishing memorable and energetic pieces that push the boundaries of writing.
Fee: $2.5 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 8.83% based on 79 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #extra popular
Call Me | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
Call Me [Brackets] is a thematic biannual online literary journal publishing the strange, the surprising, the experimental, and everything in-between.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
SWING | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction.
SWING is home for the emerging writer to the renowned, the discovered to the too-long neglected. We are creating a magazine with the energy and verve of its home city, Nashville, a town of vagabonds and roots, where new influences course through the old.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Flat rate: $25
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #highly competitive
West Branch | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1977 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A thrice-yearly magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews.
Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.10
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 0.33% based on 303 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #extra popular
Talking River Review | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1994 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
For 29 years, Lewis-Clark State College’s student-run literary journal, Talking River Review, has featured creative work by some of this country’s best contemporary writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #clmp member #accessible #20+ years old
The Belfast Review | Deadline: April 1
Ireland-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
The Belfast Review is a new online biannual magazine and blog showcasing the best in Art, Culture, Writing, Music, & More from Northern Ireland and beyond. We want a dialogue between the arts and aim to feature short stories, plays, song lyrics, screenplays, poetry, and a range of nonfiction.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
Blue Moon Review | Deadline: April 1
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Blue Moon Review is a literary magazine dedicated to prose, poetry, and art that comes around once in a blue moon.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Wigleaf | Deadline: April 4
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2008 that publishes Fiction.
We feature stories under 1000 words.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2.62% based on 204 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 15K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #accessible #consistent quality #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #mega super popular. woah.
Ink and Marrow | Deadline: April 4
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry.
Ink & Marrow was brought forth out of the idea that creativity is carved on our bones and channeled deep in our marrow through a dark, painful, elusive force.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Variant Lit | Deadline: April 5
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
A small nonprofit press + mag committed to publishing diverse voices at all stages of their career. Our staff is entirely volunteer run and all proceeds go towards creating new books and paying writers.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #nonprofit #super extra popular
Daikaijuzine | Deadline: April 5
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2006 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
We like stories that are strange, that have wacky, huge ideas, and are diverse in content and authorship.
Fee: No | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 8.98% based on 89 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #somewhat competitive #10+ years old
Bare Hill Review | Deadline: April 5
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
Bare Hill Review is a literary journal produced by Finger Lakes Community College.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Tahoma Literary Review | Deadline: April 7
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Tahoma Literary Review is based in the Pacific Northwest, but we are international in scope. TLR offers both professional payment and exposure to our contributors by using a substantial portion of our total income to support our authors.
Fee: $4 | Pay: Per piece: $55
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.18% based on 197 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #good vibes #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #super extra popular
Kitchen Table Quarterly | Deadline: April 9
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry.
We are a journal preoccupied with history— cultural, political, geographical, personal— and how each interacts with the other to mold our experience. Adolescent blunders, dental records, the archaic origins of long-held or long-lost traditions— we want to know all of it.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 5.28% based on 94 tracked submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 800+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive
Theme Calls to Inspire You!
Pfudalmda Dadamag | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Lofve
Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry.
Pfudalmda is a Dadaist magazine project publishing pwoermds, or single word poems. Each month submissions will be around a specific theme.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 70% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #one week response time
About Place Journal | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Careful/Care-full Collaboration
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
A literary journal published by the Black Earth Institute dedicated to re-forging the links between art and spirit, earth and society
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.36% based on 78 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #very competitive
Lunch Ticket | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Amuse-Bouche
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
One side of our mission at Lunch Ticket is to publish writers and artists who have been marginalized and underrepresented, and work that engages with issues of social, economic, and environmental justice.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.20% based on 227 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 # consistent quality #extremely competitive #fosters inclusivity #krouse top 500 #10+ years old #extra popular
Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: We Are the Weirdos: A Chaotic Poetry Playlist for Outliers, Hot Messes, and Punk Bitches from Hell.
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
This magazine is a safe space for hot messes and outliers. Send us work about your passions.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 800+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Livina Press | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Fairytales, myths, and legends
Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
Whatever you believe is worth writing about is what we want to read.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 33.22% based on 73 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
Riddle Fence | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Knots, Nets, and Ties That Bind
Canada-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Riddle Fence is a non-profit magazine of contemporary literature and artwork. We publish high-quality short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art from Newfoundland and Labrador, across Canada, and around the world.
Fee: No | Pay: Per page: CA$30
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
underscore _ magazine | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: the city
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
dedicated to chronicling all things that underscore the city.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 25.49% based on 57 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Epistemic Literary | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Resistance
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
Epistemic Literary is a fully-digital anthology series celebrating knowledge, connection, and growth through poetry and short fiction.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors). You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
Akéwì Magazine | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: The Joy Issue
Nigeria-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Akéwì Magazine is a literary magazine dedicated to championing the voice of BIPOC writers and artists everywhere.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: ₦7,000
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #very competitive
HAUNTER Review | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: February Issue - "surreal"
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction.
grunge. grotesque. gory. and we're here for it.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 200+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
coalitionist. | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Formative: David Lynch (micro and flash nonfiction)
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Nonfiction.
A new publication from the coalition (coalitionfordigitalnarratives.org) featuring uplifting nonfiction about cats, formative moments, and little joys. A sister publication of coalitionworks literary journal. Priority to previously published works from defunct lit mags.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Ode to Death Review | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Echoes of Existence
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Hybrid.
lit. and arts magazine publishing and empowering the voices of writers.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 50% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Pointed Circle | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Dig In
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1984 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
The Pointed Circle is an undergraduate student and faculty collaboration at Portland Community College. We accept short stories, essays, poetry, and artwork.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Juice Press Magazine | Deadline: March 31 | Theme: Fruit
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
An emerging literary magazine dedicated to publishing eclectic writing about fruit.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 50% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Boudin | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: Blooms in Dusk
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid, Multimedia.
Boudin: The Spicy Online Cousin of The McNeese Review is a monthly online literary magazine that features fiction, poetry, CNF, and visual arts.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #university affiliated
Moss Puppy Magazine | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: Amberfields
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
We are curly haired swamp creatures howling into the moonlight, doggy paddling and barking at toads and flies. We want your weird, muddy, and messy - the turtles without shells, boiled frogs, & mushroom-capped fairies.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 42.86% based on 95 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #two week response time #somewhat accessible #extra popular
healthline zine | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: Corporeal
Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia, Fiction, Hybrid.
A digital zine exploring the healing power of art. Accepts pretty much any medium. Believes in hope, recovery & reflection. Would be thrilled to see your work.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 18% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time #nominates for industry awards #somewhat accessible #chillsubs community nomination #popular
Rougarou Journal | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: Rust
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2007 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
Journal of Arts & Literature is a bi-annual online literary journal run by the English graduate students of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated
formidable woman sanctuary | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: solace: consolations for the soul
Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
My work is about becoming a #formidableWoman, what it means to become so, and how this happens. It is an exploration of the interconnection of all things. I am an empathic-creative, so don’t be surprised at anything you find here.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Potomac Review | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: The Unseen
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1993 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
Potomac Review, based in Rockville, Maryland, is a peer-reviewed literary magazine with a global audience.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 9.93% based on 168 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #very competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #nonfiction prize winner
Every Body Magazine | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: Every Body Project (Community)
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
NEW! Literary Magazine is connected to a non-profit, through our magazine we intended for people to share their experiences and connect with a community!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
INTERWEAVED Magazine | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: DEATH AND REBIRTH
Trinidad & Tobago-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
An Independent, online, quarterly & themed Not-for-Profit Magazine that invites writers and artists on all walks of creativity and intellectualism, to submit their most indelible, incandescent & igniting Literature and Art.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 65% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Feminist Spaces | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: The Censorship Issue
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Hybrid.
Feminist Spaces is an international journal of women's, gender, and sexuality studies that invites students, faculty, artists, activists, and independent scholars from institutions worldwide to submit formal essays, creative writing, and multimodal artistic pieces per our annual Call for Works.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 600+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
The Coachella Review | Deadline: April 4 | Theme: GOOD TROUBLE
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
The Coachella Review is the literary arts journal of the University of California Riverside–Palm Desert Graduate Center and the MFA program in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.18% based on 54 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #very competitive #10+ years old #extra popular
Symphonies of Imagination | Deadline: April 6 | Theme: Education - Fiction
Germany-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
The purpose of Symphonies of Imagination is, to challenge the story of our modern world, the ideas we have about the things we want and how to imagine a desirable tomorrow.
Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.005
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #has print issues #two week response time
Reverb | Deadline: April 6 | Theme: The Inheritance Issue
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction.
At Reverb we’re interested in reading and publishing contemporary short fiction and prose that is fresh and playful. Send us the thing you wouldn’t send to anyone else - magical realism, prose that plays with form, inventive flash fiction, a shopping list...
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
From the Desk of Amy Suto | Deadline: April 30 | Theme: Creative Courage
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Poetry.
A newsletter community for writers, by a writer. Read articles about being a freelance writer and more!
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $500
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.
Penstricken | Deadline: May 25 | Theme: Issue 3: Love and Hate
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
An independent quarterly journal of short fiction, poetry and articles on writing.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Lowlife Lit Press | Deadline: May 28 | Theme: Drunken Nights & Broken Lights
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Lowlife Lit Press carves out a niche in the literary world by embracing the unpolished, the downtrodden, and the defiantly real. It’s a press for those who’ve been knocked down but keep telling their stories anyway.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Apus | Deadline: June 30 | Theme: Symbiosis: With Whom, and How Do We Live?
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Hybrid, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
A bilingual literary magazine that collects diasporic artwork and writing in Chinese and English. The annual print and digital publication welcomes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, visual arts, and creative works that blend genres.
Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.01
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 300+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
the serendipity archives | Open for submissions | Theme: serendipity
India-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid, Multimedia.
the serendipity archives is a literary magazine dedicated to capturing the beauty of the unexpected. our mission is to create a space where teen writers and artists can discover work that resonates, little pieces of themselves.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
New Friends
Earworms Mag | Deadline: April 27
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia.
Earworms magazine publishes pieces inspired by earworms, songs you just can't get out of your head. Each submission period, our editors put together a playlist. Let the songs inspire your work, or use your own current earworms and just let us know what you chose when you submit your work!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free
The Apologist | Open for submissions | Theme: Make Us Love What You Love for The Apologist!
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction.
Unapologetic essays that love their subject— no matter how unknown and uncool— out loud.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Eulogy Press | Open for submissions
Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid.
Reject what's safe and make something truly meaningful. That's the only rule.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 25% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
San Joaquin Review | Closed
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
The San Joaquin Review is a student-run literary journal out of Fresno State University. We seek to publish works for other Fresno State students and central valley authors.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 50% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 700+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Wild Hyacinth | Closed
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Wild Hyacinth aims to provide a literary pocket for difficult, uncomfortable emotions that are hard to talk about and support. Rather than the shame and isolation that can often accompany these feelings and seasons, we hope to create a community in celebration of these emotions.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
The Panic Room | Deadline: May 1 | Theme: Fury (poetry)
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry, Multimedia.
A poetry and art magazine dedicated to publishing the most profound pieces of work from young people ages 15-24.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Bottleneck | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction.
Bottleneck is a new literary journal publishing short science fiction and speculative fiction with an optimistic streak.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
The Dread Literary Review | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry, Fiction.
Poetry and short fiction in the horror and speculative genres.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Always Open
Redivider Journal | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1986 that publishes Hybrid, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Redivider is operated by the MFA and MA students of the Writing, Literature & Publishing Department at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. We currently publish online twice per year.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $30
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #extremely competitive #30+ years old
Vagabond City Literature | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
a digital space feat. poetry, art, nonfiction, interviews, and reviews by marginalized creators
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 34.62% based on 38 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #extra popular
HerStry | Open for submissions | Theme: Redemption Stories
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Nonfiction.
Unless she did something very incredible (or very, very bad) most women don't get named in history. HerStry wants to rewrite the narrative and put women’s stories front and center.
Fee: Yes | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 11.54% based on 39 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #clmp member #very competitive
Agapanthus Collective | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Hybrid, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
At the Agapanthus Collective, we’d like to see works from voices never heard, particularly those of people of color, women, and the queer community.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 63.52% based on 83 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #brecht top 1000 #popular
Gotham Literature | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Hybrid, Multimedia.
Digital publication whose mission is to make high-quality literature accessible for readers and profitable for writers.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $50
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Confingo Magazine | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Multimedia, Poetry.
Twice a year we publish a collection of new short fiction, poetry and art from around the world in a beautifully produced, print-only magazine.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: £30
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #independent #extremely competitive #extra popular
Amethyst Review | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
A publication for readers and writers who are interested in creative exploration of spirituality and the sacred.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 21.10% based on 35 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time #very accessible
Contests Closing This Week
The Letter Review Prize | Deadline: March 31
Poetry: We are seeking poems up to 70 lines.
Prose: We are seeking entries between 0 - 5000 words.
Fee: $15 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Kita Das, Dr. Ol James.
The Slice Poetry Chapbook Contest | Deadline: March 31
Poetry chapbook submissions should be up to 35 pages of poems, in a 12-point font.
Please submit your work as a .pdf, .doc, or .docx file.
Please include a title page and table of contents with your submission. Pages should be numbered and each poem should begin on a new page.
The contest winner will receive an award of $500, 10 author copies, and 25% profits on book sales. We reserve the right to not name a winner for any given contest cycle.
Fee: $20 | Pay: $500 | Judge: Editors
The Slice Short Story Collection Contest | Deadline: March 31
Short story collection submissions should be 150-250 pages of short stories, 1.5 or 2 spaced, in a 12 point font. Collections should include a total of at least five stories.
Please submit your work as a .pdf, .doc, or .docx file.
Please include a title page with your submission, indicate where a short story begins with its title, and page numbers. Each piece should begin on a new page.
The contest winner will receive an award of $500, 10 author copies, and 25% profits on book sales. We reserve the right to not name a winner for any given contest cycle.
Fee: $20 | Pay: $500 | Judge: Editors
The Alpine Fellowship | Deadline: April 1
A fellowship for writers, academics, visual artists and playwrights.
Categories: Music, Poetry, Theatre, Visual Arts, Writing
Open to all nationalities, aged 18 and above.
Fee: Free | Pay: £3,000 | Judge: Editors
Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize & Alma Book Awards | Deadline: April 1
Manuscript must be at least 48 pages in length (not including foreword material)
Fee: $35 | Pay: $1,500 | Judge: Hadara Bar-Nadav
Alma Book Awards | Deadline: April 1
Manuscript must be at least 48 pages in length (not including foreword material)
Fee: $35 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Editors
Yellowwood Poetry Prize | Deadline: April 1
Please submit up to 3 poems, totaling no more than 5 pages
Fee: $3 | Pay: $500 | Judge: A. H. Jerriod Avant
The Barry Hannah Prize in Fiction | Deadline: April 1
Please submit fiction (1 full-length short story, or multiple flash fictions), totaling no more than 5000 words
Fee: $3 | Pay: $500 | Judge: Marian Crotty
Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize | Deadline: April 1
We welcome all forms of previously unpublished fiction—one essay per submission. We welcome all work painted with creative nonfiction’s broad brush: the lyric essay, the hermit crab essay, the braided essay, the memoir, the personal essay, literary journalism, and everything in between. Food essays, travel writing, nature essays, sports writing, and literary criticism will also be considered but should have a personal component. Williams is known for her environmental writing, but please do not feel limited to this topic.
Fee: $23 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Robin Hemley
Queer Poetry Prize | Deadline: April 6
Your submission must be no more than three poems and under ten pages.
Fee: $20 | Pay: $3,000 | Judge: CAConrad
The Masters Review Debut Fiction Prize | Deadline: April 6
Submissions of fiction must be under 6,000 words.
This contest is for debut fiction writers only. Emerging writers with publication history in poetry and creative nonfiction are welcome to submit their debut fiction, as are self-published writers and writers with fiction publications in campus magazines.
Fee: $20 | Pay: $3,000 | Judge: Julie Iromuanya
Below, we have a downloadable spreadsheet for this week’s opportunities for paid subscribers.