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Where to Submit This Week (1.13.25)

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Ooh, lots of calls for a mid-month list. Probably because nobody wanted to do stuff at the beginning of January so this is basically the beginning of the month.

Speaking of, I’ve heard so many mixed ideas on when you should submit to a magazine in any given reading period.

Some say to submit right in the beginning because you’ll get read with fresh eyes. Then again, this is when loads of folks submit, so you’re one in a giant stack that someone has to look at. And even if it’s marked as a solid story, it will be a while before the second round begins so they might be like, “Hey what was this one about?”

Which brings me to the middle of a period when you might have less submissions to contend with but find yourself coming up against fatigued editors. Then again, your story will likely live in their mind closer to when final decisions get made.

Well then, at decision time should be the best time, right? Eh, probably not because humans procrastinate (esp writers) so editors are getting bombarded then, too! So like, hey, let’s put it to a vote.

When, in a reading period, should you submit to a literary magazine? Comment your reasons why, I’m a huge skeptic so I wanna know

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This week, we’ve got:

  • 5 Recently Opened Submission Calls

  • 24 Last Chance to Submit

  • 9 Theme Calls to Inspire You!

  • 69 New Magazines Added to Our Database

  • 5 Lit Mags That Are Always Open for Submissions

  • 5 Contests Closing This Week


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Submissions Help Line


Q: Is it worth it to shoot your shot at one of those really prestigious, highly competitive lit mags if you’re new to publishing (only been submitting for about a year, have had a few pieces published)? Is there anything to lose?


A: Absolutely worth it with the caveat that we know the shot, like any other shot, is a long shot. Not necessarily because our work isn’t good enough, but mainly because so many others are submitting there at any given time, that it may often come down to a game of chance or already being known enough to stand out in their overflowing overwhelming slush pile. Nothing to lose, at all. I’ve gotten into journals I never thought I would but then you get that sweet sweet acceptance from a “prestigious” place and it’s super satisfying.


Q: When do you give up on submitting a packet or a piece? I have a packet that's been rejected in full over 50 times. What's the most you've ever submitted a piece before acceptance?


A: Keep going till 100 and keep editing along the way. And expand your submission process. As in, submit to mags you wouldn’t usually. Not just the super competitive ones!


Have a question about submitting? Visit our submission helpline, ask us, and we’ll answer it in next week’s Where To Submit This Week. And if you are a paid subscriber you’re welcome to our chat here on Sub Club where you can ask questions and chat with us and others about submitting.


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Literary Magazines & Journals

Recently Opened Calls


oranges journal | Deadline: Jan 31

United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.

Intersectional feminist journal of fiction, mental health and lifestyle writing

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000


Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature | Deadline: Feb 15

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia, Poetry.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Bennington Review | Deadline: Mar 9

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1966 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.

We aim to stake out a distinctive space for innovative, intelligent, and moving fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work.

Fee: $3 | Pay: Per piece: $120 - $250

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 0.66% based on 580 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 5K+ 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 #50+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #extra popular


Mysterion | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Multimedia, Fiction.

Mysterion is an ezine of Christian-themed speculative fiction. We seek quality speculative fiction with Christian characters, themes, or cosmology.

Fee: No | Pay: Yes

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.06% based on 79 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 100+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #extremely competitive


The Sunlight Press | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia.

The Sunlight Press is a nonprofit digital literary journal that provides a home to new and established voices. We welcome creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, reviews, photography, and artist reflections on their craft.

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $40

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 8.72% based on 96 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 3K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #nonprofit #brecht top 1000 # fosters inclusivity #somewhat accessible #engaged editors #popular


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matchbook literary magazine | Deadline: Jan 13

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction.

matchbook is an online literary journal that publishes one piece of short prose every two weeks.

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $20

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 3% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 5K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards


GigaNotoSaurus | Deadline: Jan 14

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction.

GigaNotoSaurus publishes one longish fantasy or science fiction story monthly. Longish meaning longer than a short story, and shorter than a novel.

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $200

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.15% based on 97 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #very competitive


storySouth | Deadline: Jan 14

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2001 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

storySouth’s most important mission is to showcase the best fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that writers from the new south have to offer. Special emphasis is given to finding and promoting the works of promising new writers.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6.38% based on 67 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #clmp member #extremely competitive #20+ years old


Ploughshares | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1971 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.

Since 1971, award-winning journal at Emerson College discovering fresh voices in contemporary literature. Published four times a year; new writing daily on blog.

Fee: $3.75 | Pay: Per page: $45

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 80K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #chillsubs community nomination #fiction top prize winner #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #nonfiction top prize winner #poetry top prize winner #mega super popular. woah.


Three-Lobed Burning Eye | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1999 that publishes Fiction.

A magazine of speculative fiction, bringing you stories of horror, wonder, and the weird, since 1999.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $30

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #highly competitive #20+ years old #popular


Litmosphere: Journal of Charlotte Lit | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

Litmosphere publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in two online issues per year (March and September).

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $50

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6% (reported by editors). 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


Bluebird's Scribe Review | Deadline: Jan 15

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

Are you a wordsmith with passion for storytelling? Do you have a voice that yearns to be heard? Look no further! Our literary journal is dedicated to showcasing the best in poetry, short fiction, essays, and reviews.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Waxwing Literary Journal | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid, Poetry.

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

Accept 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 #highly competitive #10+ years old #poetry prize winner #super extra popular


Anodyne Magazine | Deadline: Jan 15

Germany-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.

An arts and lit magazine highlighting the intersectional health experiences of the global FLINTA* community.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #engaged editors


Flare: The Flagler Review | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1989 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

An award-winning literary journal published by English Department students at Flagler College. FLARE seeks to publish both up-and-coming and established writers in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and artists.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Blue Heron Review | Deadline: Jan 15

Literary magazine that publishes Poetry.

An online poetry magazine specializing in mystical and spiritual verse.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


The Meadow | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction.

The Meadow publishes work each summer from beginning and experienced writers and artists. We are one of the few literary journals in the country that publishes our students alongside established writers.

Fee: Yes | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #university affiliated #very competitive


FLARE Magazine | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid.

chill magazine that wants to bring awareness to different chronic illnesses and disabilities written by disabled and/or chronically ill creatives

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 100+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time #nominates for industry awards


34 Orchard | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.

At 34 Orchard, we like dark, intense pieces that speak to a deeper truth. We’re not genre-specific; we just like scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad.

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $50

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 3.23% based on 159 tracked submissions.

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards


Mania Magazine | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Fiction.

We are a small literary magazine that embraces the mania. Give us your favorite 3 am works. Sleep deprived and living off of caffeine or otherwise.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Meniscus | Deadline: Jan 15

Australia-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.

Meniscus is an online, free access literary journal. The editors and advisory board are based in Australia, New Zealand and the UK, and welcome submissions from writers of all backgrounds, identities, nationalities and ethnicities, anywhere in the world.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


SurelyMagazine | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Fiction.

We are prose first, plot second, but we need both. Give us a slice of the sublimely strange. We want the eerie, the weird, the beautiful. We're interested in the body and its grotesqueries, the brain and its tricks.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 500+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


100-Foot Crow | Deadline: Jan 15

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.

We’re the magazine for busy people who want to be wowed by great science fiction & fantasy stories—in exactly 100 words.

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.08

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 3% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Meridian | Deadline: Jan 15

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1998 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.

An annual literary magazine produced at the University of Virginia in conjunction with the university’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, whose students serve as the magazine’s editors.

Fee: Yes | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6% (reported by editors). You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #very competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old


Vallum | Deadline: Jan 16

Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2000 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Vallum magazine publishes work that pushes boundaries and invites the exploration of different outlooks and perspectives. In addition to poetry, we also publish essays, interviews, book reviews, and visual art.

Fee: CA$3 | Pay: Yes

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #20+ years old #extra popular


Tinderbox Poetry Journal | Deadline: Jan 16

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction.

Tinderbox Poetry Journal has been the original home of poems appearing in Best of the Net, Best New Poets, and Bettering American Poetry anthologies. We are a paying market that offers contributors $15. We publish two issues per year and nominate for Pushcart Prizes, Best New Poets, and Best of the Net.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2.77% based on 164 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 8K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #highly competitive #super extra popular


Catheartic Magazine | Deadline: Jan 18

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry, Multimedia, Hybrid, Fiction, Nonfiction.

Literary and arts magazine uplifting conversations about youth mental health.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Seaside Gothic | Deadline: Jan 19

United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction.

A quarterly print magazine from the edge of the sea where the frontier of civilisation meets the wild of the water.

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: £0.01

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 9.94% based on 60 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards # consistent quality #very competitive #beautiful design


The Vassar Review | Deadline: Jan 19

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1927 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia.

An international, multidisciplinary literary arts journal that fosters working relationships between faculty, students, and published artists in order to engage its annual theme with care and reflective insight.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 800+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #university affiliated #extremely competitive #50+ years old


Theme Calls to Inspire You!


Solarpunk Magazine | Deadline: Jan 14 | Theme: Solarpunk Myths

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Online magazine imagining new, sustainable futures through speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, & art. Demand Utopia!

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.08

Accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 4.08% based on 181 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 8K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #engaged editors #extra popular


Fraidy Cat Quarterly | Deadline: Jan 14 | Theme: Volume 5: Paranoia

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia.

Fraidy Cat Press loves all things horror – from the eerie, creeping terror of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”’s systematic violence to the unhinged tilt of Laird Barron’s “The Imago Sequence” and everything in between.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10 - $20

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Blink-Ink | Deadline: Jan 15 | Theme: Bad Science

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia.

A quarterly print journal publishing the best contemporary short fiction approximately 50 word in length. Continuous publication since 2009.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 13.94% based on 32 tracked submissions.

Noteworthy: #two week response time #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #somewhat competitive


Rattle | Deadline: Jan 15 | Theme: Tribute to Food Poems

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1995 that publishes Poetry, Multimedia.

Our mission is to promote the practice of poetry

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $200

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 25K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #independent #extremely competitive #engaged editors #20+ years old #chill subs community favorite #poetry top prize winner #mega super popular. woah.


Cosmic Daffodil Journal | Deadline: Jan 15 | Theme: Myth & Metaphor

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

This journal is born out of love for art; poetry, fiction & non-fiction, short stories, paintings, sculptures, everything, and anything creative.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 25% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #accessible


Write or Die Magazine | Deadline: Jan 17 | Theme: February Issue: Elliptical Love — Creative Nonfiction

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction.

Write or Die Magazine is an inclusive online publication showcasing contemporary works by both emerging and established writers.

Fee: $5 | Pay: Per piece: $50

Accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 2% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 20K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards # good vibes #highly competitive #supportive community #popular


Fruitslice | Deadline: Jan 17 | Theme: Queer Ecology

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Hybrid, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Fruitslice is a quarterly publication run by a team of Queer editors featuring exclusively Queer writers, artists, creators, etc.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 12% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 7K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #26 hour response time


Reforestation Magazine | Deadline: Jan 17 | Theme: Urban Nature - Los Angeles

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

A literary publication dedicated to the celebration of urban nature in Los Angeles

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $30

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time


Viridine Literary | Deadline: Feb 28 | Theme: Chaos

United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Nonfiction.

Literary magazine accepting poetry, fiction, scripts, essays, and visual art.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 200+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


New Friends!


Who Let The Stories Out? | Open for submissions

Australia-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

Where the only rule is to tell good stories

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of -30% (reported by editors).


Wordrunner eChapbooks | Deadline: Feb 28

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

A hybrid online chapbook and literary journal, publishing an annual anthology of fiction, CNF and poetry, one-author prose collections (fiction or CNF chapbooks) twice a year, and periodic micro-prose features. Our prose collections are also published as kindles. All authors are paid.

Fee: $3 | Pay: Per piece: $15 - $50

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).

Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards


The Cosmic Background | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.

A weird-fiction magazine. We want words from the static. We want fiction that springs from the birth of the universe.

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.08

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Shortwave Magazine | Closed

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

We are looking for new, unpublished short horror, dark fantasy, and sci-fi fiction. If you browse the fiction section of our magazine, you will get a pretty good idea of what we like: psychological horror, creature features and slashers, quiet or cozy horror, sci-fi featuring retro tech, sci-fi set

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.05

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 5K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Black Coffee Review | Opening on: Apr 1

Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry.

Black Coffee Review was created as a way to showcase poets who write about the rawness of life-- the dirt and grit of being human. We’re open to almost any style as long as it’s honest and has a kick.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.


The Elevation Review | Closed

Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Poetry.

A biannual publication featuring all facets of poetry. We believe that every person has the ability to reach the next level, so we strive to promote writers locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 300+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Nelligan Review | Deadline: Feb 28

Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.

Help shine a light on those pushing forward, against their own battles, and the shared battles we all find waiting, within the realm of creating. Narratives, that speak of who we are, and who we can be. Who we want to be.

Fee: CA$4 | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.


KissMet Quarterly | Deadline: Jan 31 | Theme: Spring Issue

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction.

KissMet Quarterly is a quarterly flash fiction digest celebrating sweet genre romance and romantic suspense/mysteries with an emphasis on the season and those corresponding holidays it publishes in (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues #two week response time #nominates for industry awards


APROSEXIA LIT | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry.

APROSEXIA LIT is an online poetry journal of "arrestingly creative" work—produced by the neurodiverse, and those who struggle with mental health. APROSEXIA aims to provide a space where divergent experience can be celebrated for the weird and wonderful ways our community contributes to art.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Waymark | Deadline: Apr 18

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.

Nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains and north of Atlanta, Kennesaw State University houses Waymark Literary Magazine. Waymark is a literary magazine run by students that accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art submissions from undergraduate students.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 300+ followers.


Lilith's Diaries | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

An online literary magazine which showcases the talents of creatives across the world. We aim to uplift the voices of young writers and allow them to have a space where they can become published writers.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Zartaar Lit | Closed

Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.

Weaving words into gold. Zartaar Lit online magazine is a vibrant tapestry of poetry and prose dedicated to promoting literature, creativity, and art

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.


Combos Press | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Hybrid.

A queer-run small publisher based between the Hudson Valley, NY and the Pacific Northwest. Currently, Combos Press is focused on publishing work by LGBTQ+ people, anyone involved in food and agriculture, rural folks, and unpublished writers.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Quill and Cosmos Press | Opening on: Jan 13

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

A traditional, independent publishing company based out of Fort Collins, Colorado, with a global reach. Our mission is to bring unique and thought-provoking literature to readers, with a special focus on science fiction and fantasy novels written by women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other minorities.

Fee: No | Pay: Yes

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.


The Redwood Review | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.

A tri-annual international literary-arts journal publishing language and art that interrogates the anatomy of customary cogitations on class strata, racialized bodies, anthropogenic destruction, and queer identities

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


vlad mag | Closed

Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.

DON’T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER’S WELL READ… Welcome to Vlad Mag, presented by House of Vlad Press—a vessel in which to bring you the hottest literature the internet has to offer!

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Ode To Death | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Multimedia.

Uncover the unsaid words of your heart. A digital youth magazine bringing light to the fact that beauty can be found in subjects which are commonly considered as mundane or boring.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Culturefly | Open for submissions

United Kingdom-based Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction.

A collaborative website that celebrates all things creative and cultural. We bring exciting and noteworthy entertainment, arts and pop culture content to readers worldwide, not because we have to but because we want to. It’s really that simple.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.


Short Reads | Closed

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.

Free literary magazine emailed every Wednesday morning featuring flash nonfiction. Each edition of Short Reads is a snack in your inbox, an invitation to take a little break but not to open yet another tab in your browser.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 600+ followers.


Farewell Transmission | Closed

Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

We want your weird and brutally honest pieces. Your sufferings. We want the last piece of writing that you would want to be remembered by. Fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, prose, artwork–no matter what genre, send us your farewell transmission.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Feed the Holy | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

These are fraught times. Share positive energy and help people achieve peace of mind and heart. What brings you joy? How do you feed the holy or sacred in your life or community? How do you nurture love and kindness? What is it like to be human in this world? How and why do we suffer? How and why do

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Flora Fauna Magazine | Deadline: Jan 30 | Theme: Issue VI: The Table of Bacchus

Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Flora Fauna is a digital magazine and blog dedicated to giving spaces to small or aspiring creators. Daisy (aka Jada) established Flora Fauna in 2021 and brought it to life in 2024.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 200+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues


Reforestation Magazine | Deadline: Jan 17 | Theme: Urban Nature - Los Angeles

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

A literary publication dedicated to the celebration of urban nature in Los Angeles

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $30

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time


Rosetta Literary Magazine | Deadline: Jan 31 | Theme: ISSUE 1: MOTHER TONGUE

Literary magazine that publishes Multimedia.

We’re focused on celebrating diverse, authentic perspectives and challenging stigma, as well as celebrating the intersections between culture and language. We welcome art and literature submissions from anyone aged 14 and up, particularly those who are first-gen or polylingual!

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 50% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time


Forward | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 1987 that publishes Nonfiction.

The Forward delivers incisive coverage of the issues, ideas and institutions that matter to American Jews.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.


Fraidy Cat Quarterly | Deadline: Jan 14 | Theme: Volume 5: Paranoia

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia.

Fraidy Cat Press loves all things horror – from the eerie, creeping terror of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”’s systematic violence to the unhinged tilt of Laird Barron’s “The Imago Sequence” and everything in between.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10 - $20

Accept simultaneous submissions.


From Whispers to Roars | Closed

Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Even the quietest of voices can roar. The story you've been hiding in a journal, afraid to share. The poems that have been stacking up, resting on your bedside table. The weirdest thing you've ever written, that even you can't wrap your head around. We want to read them all.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.


Front Strike Press | Deadline: Feb 28

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

We're technically a lit mag, but "micro press" sounds cooler. And we're all about micro works, after all!

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10 - $50

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Gamut | Closed

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

To be a writer, you must make time to read. Gamut Magazine returns with dark speculative fiction stories and non-fiction articles on the art and industry.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $0.1

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Garland Magazine | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Multimedia.

The stories behind what we make. Garland is a platform for thoughtful writing about beautiful objects made today across the wider world. It is through these objects that cultures are made, by hand, every day.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.


Gaslamp Pulp | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

We are a small magazine featuring stories, poems, and art influenced or derived from turn of the century pulp fantasy and science fiction magazine. Does that mean we only publish traditional “pulp adventures”? No. We love everything in the genres, so expect to find a variety of stories and styles!

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Gavialidae | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

Gavialidae seeks work from the heart—a keen and distinctive eye (and ear); a love of our peculiar world; a fullness of thought and feeling.

Fee: $3.5 | Pay: Per piece: $150 - $500

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Germ | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Germ was an online magazine initially created in All The Bright Places by Violet Markey, but in 2014 it was turned into a reality by the author, Jennifer Niven.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Glass Gates | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Inspired by the desire to provide a contextual platform for all creatives, Glass Gates Publishing, LLC is an up and coming digital publishing house that was established in 2022 in Boston, MA.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Gramercy Review | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

An independent online magazine of exceptional and thought-provoking poetry and prose in both fiction and nonfiction, including works in translation.

Fee: $5 | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Gryllus | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.

Gryllus (pronounced like a pack of hot dogs: 'grill us') is managed by the editors of Hobby Horse Press, and is open to a wide range of both literary and unliterary writing. We are looking for writing and digital art which will cause our readers to smile or think (or preferably both).

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Gully | Opening on: Oct 1

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.

We publish fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and visual art. Our founding editors are based in New York City, Singapore and Berlin, and we are excited to publish work by writers and artists from around the world.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Harrisburg Magazine | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Multimedia.

Harrisburg Magazine has grown into Central Pennsylvania’s premier monthly city/regional publication. e take pride in bringing the best of our region to those who live in our region

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Croak | Open for submissions | Theme: Frog Fiction

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.

Croak is an independent magazine dedicated to publishing frog literature and art.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Catalogue Zine | Closed

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Hybrid.

Catalogue Zine is an environmentalist literary and art mag that focuses on educating on the nuances of both the climate movement and climate change itself while publishing community art and literature to emphasize modern expression and community nuance around life and the world.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 94% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #one week response time


Hawthorn & Ash | Closed

Australia-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

We are seeking fantasy, speculative fiction and horror short stories. With each story we hope to deliver a little whimsy into the lives of our readers.

Fee: No | Pay: Yes

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


coalitionist. | Open for submissions | Theme: First Call for Submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Nonfiction.

an occasional newsletter for uplifting, unpublished, and previously published work from defunct lit mags, formative moments, and punching up. and cats. coalitionfordigitalnarratives.org

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept 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


Heart on Our Sleeves | Closed

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid.

It's a well understood fact that artists are the sensitive sort. We're known for the drama. We feel deeply. We cry easily. But this is our superpower, not our Achilles' heel.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Heavy Traffic Magazine | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.

Heavy Traffic is a fiction magazine edited by Patrick McGraw, and designed by Richard Turley.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Hibiscus | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

Hibiscus is a literary and arts magazine with sweet and tangy content that warmly feeds the soul. We seek the sweetest poem or the tangiest essay. We seek authenticity and raw diction, quirky creativity, and literary chaos. We want beckoning art, and anything that seems too weird to submit anywhere.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.

Noteworthy: #read for free


High Country News | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 1970 that publishes Nonfiction.

High Country News is the nation’s leading source of news on the West.

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $1

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 60K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


High Horse | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

We had an existential crisis at the San Antonio Sea World and decided we had to do something, anything, to help preserve the desert history of the Western American States. We like reading war anthologies and autobiographies of famous pugilists and Hollywood leading women.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


High Tower Magazine | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.

We’re a brand new online e-magazine associated with the superversive literary movement.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Horrorsmith | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

We are accepting horror and thriller short stories for publication in our monthly subscriptions and newsletters.

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $25

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


House of Long Shadows | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.

Trad Gothic. You know it when you see it. Horror is the most famously Gothic genre—and our number one aesthetic touchstone is horror cinema in the Corman–Hammer vein—but we’re also open to family dramas, murder mysteries, and moody romance.

Fee: No | Pay: Yes

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Accept some reprints.


Humour Me Magazine | Closed

United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction.

Why a monthly comedy magazine? It’s a valid question, one I’ve been asking myself constantly since this idea zipped its way into my brain. The first and simple reason is that I believe the world needs more laughter. You can never have enough laughter.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


IHRAM Publishes | Deadline: Mar 1

Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

The IHRAM magazine was created with a simple goal: to celebrate and uplift up-and-coming authors from all over the world; each of the authors in this anthology contend with their identities in the context of their environments, providing their unique perspectives on issues of human rights.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $50

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Impossible Worlds | Closed

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

A quarterly digital SFF magazine. Here you will find short fiction, comics, poetry, and artwork in Sci-Fi and Fantasy both that have been lovingly curated just for you! Okay, maybe not just for you. We’re allowed to have other readers you know…

Fee: No | Pay: Per word: $0.05

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X.


Switch-Lit: Collaborative Stories for the Collective Imagination | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction.

A new social media platform-publisher of collaborative storytelling for the collective imagination of diverse writing communities around the world.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 500+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Adore Art Magazine | Closed

Colombia-based Literary magazine that publishes Hybrid, Multimedia, Poetry.

Adore Art Magazine is a bold, empowering platform dedicated to celebrating the voices, art, and stories of women. We focus on showcasing creative expressions that explore identity, emotion, empowerment, and the multifaceted experiences of women throughout history and in the present.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


new words | Deadline: Jan 31

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Hybrid.

a poetry & hybrid journal of trans* & gender-expansive voices published 3 times per year, along with one youth issue each year. the journal is published by new words {press}.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards


InterNova | Open for submissions

Germany-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.

InterNova is intended be a showcase of contemporary SF writing in all those countries and regions that are generally neglected by the Anglo-American centered sf markets.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #read for free


ISLE | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

Peer-reviewed, international, and transdisciplinary journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), published quarterly by Oxford University Press (OUP).

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Ivy Literary | Closed

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.

The queer-led, genre-led zine that’s creeping through your walls. Send us your stories of magic, your myth and legend, your Bacchic fever dreams.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.


Jack Bristow's News Website and Short Fiction | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.

Nonfiction news article, short stories, movie coverage and everything else

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions.


Kasma Magazine | Closed

Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.

The magazine was started in 2009, ended in 2020 without a whisper, and restarted in 2024, under extreme, unnecessary opposition.

Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: CA$25

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Killer Nashville Magazine | Open for submissions

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Killer Nashville Magazine seeks to publish both fresh and established voices in ANY GENRE that incorporates elements of mystery, thriller, suspense, and/or romance (and we believe all good literary works and art contain those elements to varying degrees).

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 7K+ followers.


KissMet Quarterly | Deadline: Jan 31

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.

A Quarterly Flash Romance Digest Where Meet-Cutes Are Meant To Be.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


KIZA BlackLit | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.

NLPG envisions Black writers elevated to their positions in traditional African society as the keepers of history and culture. We see gatherings round the community campfires created by the fiction, nonfiction, poetry & spoken word, lyrics and scripts produced by our writers.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Knee Brace Press | Opening on: Mar 1

Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 500+ followers.


In the Veins | Open for submissions

Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Send your brutal, hilarious, sexy stories. Make them test our boundaries, but make the sex and violence necessary. Basically, we want a good story not just gore porn.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.


Inscape | Opening on: Aug 1

United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

Inscape, a literary magazine featuring quality works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art, is compiled and edited at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. It likes to take risks.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Do not accept simultaneous submissions.

Noteworthy: #has print issues


Gather | Open for submissions

Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry.

Gather is a social lit mag publishing poets on Instagram.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time


Hydration | Deadline: Feb 9

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Poetry.

Hydration is a literary magazine focused on uplifting local Arizona artists. Just like drinking water, experiencing art should be a daily ritual we are happy to contribute to. Hydration is currently only accepting submissions from Arizona-based writers and artists.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 75% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.

Noteworthy: #has print issues #two week response time


Always Open


Emergent Literary | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Hybrid, Poetry, Nonfiction.

EMERGENT LITERARY is an assemblage of Black and brown work. For us, EMERGENT refers to urgency, immediacy, inception and birth, beginning, forefront, now.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 300+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #brecht top 1000


Vol. 1 Brooklyn | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction.

Volume 1 Brooklyn engages and connects the literary-minded from Brooklyn and beyond. It features short and long form content on our website and produces a number of free cultural events to bridge the gaps between various forms of culture and art.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 22.22% based on 26 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 10K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free


Star 82 Review | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.

An independent art and literature, online and print magazine that highlights words and images in gemlike forms. Each issue includes a combination of flash fiction, creative nonfiction, erasure texts, narrative art, word+image, collage poems, and poetic storytelling.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 8% (reported by editors).

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #two week response time


Every Day Fiction | Open for submissions

Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2007 that publishes Fiction.

bite-sized stories for a busy world

Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $3

Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 18.75% based on 31 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 2K+ followers.

Noteworthy: #read for free #brecht top 1000 #accessible #10+ years old


Skipjack Review | Open for submissions

United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.

A journal of arts, environment, and spiritual currents.

Fee: No | Pay: No

Accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X.

Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards


Contests Closing This Week


Colorado Prize for Poetry | Deadline: January 14

  • The winning book will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing and distributed by the University Press of Colorado in the fall of 2025.

  • Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no more than 100 pages.

Fee: $28 | Pay: $2500 | Judge: Craig Morgan Teicher

Submit Here


2025 William Matthews Poetry Prize | Deadline: January 15

  • Submit 3 poems in a single file, any style, any subject, any length. Previously published work and translations are not eligible. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify us immediately if a poem is accepted for publication elsewhere.

Fee: $20 | Pay: $1000 | Judge: Nickole Brown

Submit Here


The Georgia Review Prose Prize | Deadline: January 15

  • An entry should include either one short story or one essay. Please clearly indicate the genre of your entry in your cover letter.

Fee: $20 | Pay: $1500 | Judge: Allegra Hyde

Submit Here


Longleaf Press Book Contest | Deadline: January 15

  • Please submit an original manuscript in English of at least 50 pages.

Fee: $27 | Pay: $1000 | Judge: Roger Weingarten

Submit Here


Cai Emmons Fiction Award | Deadline: January 15

  • Name on cover sheet only, with a 25,000-word minimum (approximately 150 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12pt font). Entries will be accepted via Submittable only.

Fee: $25 | Pay: $5000 | Judge: E.P. Tuazon

Submit Here




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