61 Recently Opened Submission Calls, Upcoming Deadlines, Contests, Theme Calls, and More
Where to Submit This Week (3.17.25)
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This week, we’ve got:
19 Recently Opened Submission Calls
7 Last Chance to Submit
11 Theme Calls to Inspire You!
11 New Magazines Added to Our Database
13 Lit Mags That Are Always Open for Submissions
2 Contests Closing This Week
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Literary Magazines & Journals
Recently Opened Calls
Variant Lit | Deadline: Apr 5
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, 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 fee | Pay: Per piece: $10
Accept 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
Literary Review of Canada | Deadline: Apr 11
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 1991 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
For more than thirty years, the Literary Review of Canada has prided itself on being a journal of ideas.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: CA$100
Does not accept simultaneous submissions
Noteworthy: #read for free
New Flash Fiction Review | Deadline: Apr 15
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Fiction.
New Flash Fiction Review is an online magazine devoted to flash fiction and flash creative nonfiction.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 8.61% based on 37 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #very competitive
Translunar Travelers Lounge | Deadline: Apr 15
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Fiction.
a speculative fiction magazine
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $0.03
Does not accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 4.53% based on 243 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #highly competitive
RUBY Literary Magazine | Deadline: Apr 17
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid.
a bi-annual literary magazine that publishes short-form food narratives that strive for voice, artistry, and character
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Promised Protagonists | Deadline: Apr 30
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
A children's magazine that showcase diverse characters as the heroes of their own stories!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 25% (reported by editors).
You can find them on Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
The Red Branch Review | Deadline: May 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Nonfiction, Hybrid, Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction.
Literary and visual art annual based in Knoxville, TN.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors).
You can find them on Instagram where they have 700+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
Luna Station Quarterly | Deadline: May 15
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction.
Stellar Short Fiction by Women-Identified Writers Since 2010
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $10
Does not accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #somewhat competitive #consistent quality #popular
Cicada Creative Magazine | Deadline: May 31
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia, Hybrid.
An interdisciplinary, all-arts publication.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 700+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #somewhat competitive
The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts | Deadline: Jun 15
Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
We believe that something very small can add up to something very big, as in the compressed moment of the big bang. We want to think through compression.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $50
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 2% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time #nonprofit #highly competitive #5-day response time
Mania Magazine | Deadline: Jul 15
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
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
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free
On Our Nature | Deadline: Aug 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
An exploration of human & environmental interactions.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 99% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free
filling Station | Open for submissions
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 1993 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
A literary and arts magazine publishing innovative poetry, fiction, non-fiction (creative non-fiction, reviews, articles, interviews, live event reviews, photo essays, etc), and presenting a featured visual artist each issue.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 10.53% based on 33 tracked submissions.
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30+ years old #extra popular
Quarterly West | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1976 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
An online literary journal run and staffed by PhD creative writing students at the University of Utah. QW was founded by James Thomas in 1976.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 4.87% based on 206 tracked submissions.
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #poetry prize winner #super extra popular
Sweet Mammalian: A New Zealand Literary Journal | Open for submissions
New Zealand-based Literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Poetry.
We are here for poetry that spills from the complex, the absurd, and the brute-beaut warm-blooded.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Cool Beans Lit | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Nonfiction, Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry.
Quarterly literary arts magazine that stokes the senses and boosts the serotonin. We publish both new and established authors and artists from across the globe.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 8% (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 #clmp member #very competitive
The Calendula Review: A Journal of Narrative Medicine | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
A creative journal of narrative medicine.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on Instagram where they have 700+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Last Chance to Submit
Many Nice Donkeys | Deadline: Mar 17
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
We welcome the literary, the weird, the disobedient, and the avant-garde. Send us poems that make claims we can’t stop chewing on and stories that reframe the ordinary. If you have work in hybrid genres, send that, too!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 9.38% based on 49 tracked submissions.
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #popular
phoebe | Deadline: Mar 20
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1971 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
phoebe prides itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, whose style, form, voice, and subject matter demonstrate a vigorous appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of our readers.
Fee: $7 | Pay: Flat rate: $30
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 2.95% based on 117 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 #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #highly competitive #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #super extra popular
ANTAE | Deadline: Mar 20
Malta-based Literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
An internationally refereed creative writing journal. Our editorial team is open to publishing all kinds of work written in English, from poetry to prose fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, experimental writing, review articles and more.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 15K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Short Fiction: The Visual Literary Journal | Deadline: Mar 23
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2006 that publishes Fiction.
Short Fiction is a high-quality online journal (previously also in print, since 2006), publishing some of the finest short stories from around the world.
Fee: No | Pay: Per word: £0.02
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #extremely competitive #10+ years old
Morning Star Literary | Deadline: Mar 17 | Theme: ISSUE THREE: ANIMAL
Ireland-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Morning Star Literary is a small, youth-led magazine looking for pieces that explore deep, complex emotions and topics.
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 #two week response time (edited)
Rust and Moth | Deadline: Mar 21
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2008 that publishes Poetry.
Lit journal, cellar door knocker
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 11.11% based on 83 tracked submissions.
You can find them on X where they have 15K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards # good vibes # beautiful design #engaged editors #mega super popular. woah.
A Sufferer's Digest | Deadline: Mar 21
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
We are looking for modern regional gothic short stories, plays, or poems between 1-5000 words for rolling online publishing and physical issues.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 8% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time
Theme Calls to Inspire You!
Forevermore | Deadline: Mar 20 | Theme: All my love
France-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
Forevermore is an online magazine that welcomes every aspiring writer eager to pour out their ink. We accept various types of writing and encourage you to explore non-fiction, such as essays, but we will always welcome fiction and poetry pieces as well!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints. Acceptance rate of 25% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Adore Art Magazine | Deadline: Mar 20 | Theme: The Bewitched Mind
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
Does not accept simultaneous submissions
You can find them on Instagram where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Elixir Verse Equinox | Deadline: Mar 21 | Theme: Veritas & Arcana (Fall 2025)
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
Elixir Verse Press is an indie literary press, publishing works that vary from the whimsical to the primordial. We strive to share stories that capture the everyday magic and that breathe with an essence of wonder.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 60% (reported by editors).
You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Opal Age Tribune | Deadline: Mar 22 | Theme: Mossbody
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Hybrid.
The queer publication of our dreams. Be a part of our digital illuminated manuscript, a luminous record of our times.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #two week response time
ephemeras literary magazine | Deadline: Mar 22 | Theme: desiderium
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
ephemeras is a literary magazine that publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and visual art. We don't take ourselves seriously but we will take your art seriously.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 12% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Penstricken | Deadline: Mar 23 | Theme: Flash Fiction Competition: 'Let's Stop Pretending'
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
An independent quarterly journal of short fiction, poetry and articles on writing.
Fee: £1.5 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Juice Press Magazine | Deadline: Mar 31 | Theme: Issue 1: 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
the engine(idling | Deadline: Apr 14 | Theme: Theme: yarn
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry, Multimedia.
the engine(idling is a literary journal seeking poetry and art submissions from the restless.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 21.68% based on 42 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 #extremely competitive
In The Mood Magazine | Deadline: Apr 30 | Theme: Issue 13: TEEN
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Nonfiction.
A pop culture journal about the things we like to watch.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: CA$30
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 20.00% based on 25 tracked submissions.
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time # consistent quality #somewhat competitive #engaged editors
Troublemaker Firestarter | Deadline: May 1 | Theme: Heartbreaker
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction, Hybrid.
we're a biannual poetry chapbook specializing in LGBT+ and feminist poetry. 💀🔥
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #somewhat accessible #chillsubs community nomination
Purely Shelved Literary Magazine | Deadline: May 1 | Theme: issue 02: Sabr SCRIPT/PLAY
Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
purely shelved is a muslim creative space and bi-monthly online magazine striving to please Allah. we accept work from ALL muslims, including poetry, prose, narrative nonfiction, and other short-form works listed below on our submission guidelines page. submit to our current issue ⬇
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 #two week response time
New Friends
Life in Limbo Magazine | Deadline: Jun 15
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
Life in Limbo is a magazine dedicated to chronicling the experience of mental illness and trauma, more interested in truth and raw emotion than literary expertise.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
Femmage Zine | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Nonfiction, Multimedia.
Femmage Zine is a digital (and future print) publication dedicated to rewriting the narrative. We platform marginalized voices and provide a safe haven for our readers and contributors while analyzing and exploring current trends, the state of the world, and how we navigate it.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 95% (reported by editors).
You can find them on Instagram where they have 200+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
A Warm Mug of Cozy | Deadline: Mar 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
Juice Press Magazine | Deadline: Mar 31 | Theme: Issue 1: 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
kinpaurak | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
What are we? An institute? A cult? A literary magazine? A fever dream? Kinpaurak was born from the union of Dadaism, Dark Transcendentalism, Southern Gothicism, and Absurdist philosophy. It’s a space for writing that digs beneath the polite and that loves the absurd & the grotesque.
Fee: No | Pay: $4.99
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 14% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #one week response time
West Coast Review | Deadline: May 1
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Hybrid.
West Coast Review is a fiction magazine from San Diego State University.
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 #has print issues
Quillist | Opening on: Mar 17 | Theme: Writers Change the World
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction.
Quillist is a literary platform and newsletter dedicated to championing meaningful storytelling, literary excellence, and writer empowerment. We feature industry news, writing resources, and opportunities for writers to showcase their work.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 90% (reported by editors).
You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Parley Lit | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Parley Lit is a multimedia literary magazine that publishes twice annually. Work is always presented in at least two modalities [ie audio + text or graphic poetry or audio plays, etc]. We also house the literary interview podcast, Totally Biased Reviews.
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 300+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
On Our Nature | Deadline: Aug 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
An exploration of human & environmental interactions.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 99% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free
Lowlife Lit Press | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
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.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
the apothecary | Open for submissions
Italy-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Hybrid.
— female led digital multimedia zine ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪ poetry ✶ prose ✶ visual arts ⋆˚꩜｡ for teens, by teens 💌 quarterly issues, submit now! 🍀˖ . ݁
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Always Open
The Light Ekphrastic | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia, Poetry.
The Light Ekphrastic is a non-profit quarterly online journal dedicated to the creation of new written and visual artworks through collaboration between artists.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
Noteworthy: #read for free #10+ years old
Woods Reader | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Woods Reader is a publication for those who love woodland areas: whether a public preserve, forest, tree farm, backyard woodlot or other patch of trees and wildlife.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $25 - $35
Accepts simultaneous submissions
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
The Opal | Open for submissions
Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
The word “opal” originates from the Latin term opalus, which means “precious jewel” combined with the Greek opallios, meaning “to see a change in color”. We believe the written word is a precious jewel that changes how we see the world, empowering us to walk with the faith and confidence that opal stones symbolize.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions
Creative Juice | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Hybrid, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Creative Juice is an email newsletter to help foster a consistent creative writing practice by providing inspiration and accountability. Share your response to a weekly prompt to see what everyone else wrote (all anon). We publish monthly!
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 #one week response time
MAYDAY | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
MAYDAY presents new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, cultural commentary, and visual art to an international community of readers. We publish artists that explore culture and history; politics regional and global; the past, present, and future.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Flat rate: $20
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 14% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #somewhat competitive #extra popular
AvantAppal(achia) | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2016 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Our goal is to bring the world to Appalachia and Appalachia to the world, break stereotypes and boundaries, and find out what poetry, short story, and art can do in the 21st century. We are artists: the rules do not apply.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
Noteworthy: #read for free
Brittle Paper | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid, Fiction.
Your go-to site for African writing and literary culture. We bring you all the latest news on publications, authors, events, prizes, and lifestyle.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 30K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #10+ years old
Balestra Magazine | Open for submissions
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
Welcome to Balestra, an emerging literary and multi-media arts magazine.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
You can find them on Instagram.
Still Point Arts Quarterly | Open for submissions | Theme: Coffee, Tea, Cocoa
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2011 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
A truly beautiful and engaging art and literary journal. Produced four times a year, each issue focuses on a theme and features historical and contemporary art, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
The Font: A Literary Journal for Language Teachers | Open for submissions
Australia-based Literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia, Hybrid, Poetry.
The Font – A Literary Journal for Language Teachers is an online journal of quality writing on the theme of teaching and learning languages at home and abroad.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free #10+ years old
The Hidden Peak Review | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
Each month, Hidden Peak Press highlights poetry, short fiction or flash fiction authors who move us.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X where they have 4K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Theaker's Quarterly Fiction | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2004 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Amateur zine | est. 2004 | Fantasy, sf and horror fiction and reviews.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #very accessible #10+ years old
Crashtest Magazine | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
a biannual online literary magazine that accepts submissions from high school students all around the world
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Contests Closing This Week
Phoebe Journal Spring Contest | Deadline: March 20
1 piece per submission, up to 5,000 words OR up to three pieces of flash prose of less than 1,000 words each.
Up to five (5) poems per submission.
Fee: $25 | Pay: $500 | Judge: Poetry: Corey Van Landingham | Fiction: Halle Hill | Nonfiction: Aaron Burch
National Poetry Series Competition | Deadline: March 20=1
Manuscript length is not limited. However, a length of 48-64 pages is suggested.
Open to U.S. residents and American citizens living abroad.
Fee: $35 | Pay: $10,000 | Judge: Poetry: Corey Van Landingham | Fiction: Halle Hill | Nonfiction: Aaron Burch
Below, we have a downloadable spreadsheet for this week’s opportunities for paid subscribers.