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Where to Submit This Week

77 Recently Opened Submission Calls, Upcoming Deadlines, and More

Where to Submit This Week (7.7.25) | Plus handpicked favorite calls for paid subscribers!

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Where to Submit is free. Paid subscribers get access to a fully customizable spreadsheet to download, plus a curated list of 5–10 Favorite Calls featuring handpicked submission opportunities, with pro tips to make your submission shine. You can find a preview of what that looks like here.

Welcome back, friends!

A ton of mags have opened up for submissions this week, meaning you can get in there quick and early. Because, contrary to what some might think, it’s actually great to submit at the beginning of a reading period.

And if you’re looking for some insider deets on how to submit your poems like a pro, we have a free event coming up tomorrow:

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ICYMI: Last week, we published July's Events Are Hotter than Your Crush; 9 Agents Looking for Debut Writers; 10 Indie Presses Looking for Literary Fiction; and 89 Writing Jobs, Lit Mag Opps, Pitch Calls, Fellowships, Internships, and More.

DISCLAIMER: We take great pains to ensure our data is accurate. However, depending on when you see this, some mags might have closed—especially if they have submission caps!

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Recently Opened Calls

Waxwing Literary Journal → Deadline: Jul 15 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 120 days | A: 4.55% | 10K+ followers | United States | 2013 — "We strive to promote the tremendous cultural diversity of contemporary American literature, alongside international voices both in English and in translation."

Trembling With Fear → Deadline: Jul 15 | Fee: No | Pay: $5/piece | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 21 days | A: 77.82% | 20K+ followers | United Kingdom | 2011 — "The Horror Tree is a resource for genre and speculative fiction authors which was created in 2011. The main goal when starting the site was to include all of the latest horror anthologies and publishers that are taking paying submissions."

SAND Journal → Deadline: Jul 20 | Fee: €3 | Pay: $20–$30/piece | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Hybrid | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 180 days | A: 5.45% | 10K+ followers | Germany | 2009 — "Founded in 2009, SAND is an international literary and art journal created by a passionate team of volunteers in Berlin, Germany."

100 Word Story → Deadline: Jul 10 | Fee: $2 | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 36 days | A: 3.98% | 3K+ followers | United States — "We specialize in the art of the 100 word story. For life doesn’t lend itself so easily to our elucidations. None of us will ever know the whole story."

Kitchen Table Quarterly → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 90 days | A: 3.77% | 1.5K+ followers | United States | 2021 — "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."

Empty House Press → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Hybrid, Multimedia, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 30 days | A: 0.91% | 2K+ followers | United States | 2018 — "We encourage broad interpretations of what the idea or image of an empty house might evoke. This includes but is not limited to writing about home, landscape, place, memory, and of course, the atmosphere of previously inhabited spaces."

The Paris Review → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 180 days | 1M+ followers | United States | 1953 — "Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953"

Decolonial Passage → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 90 days | A: 65% | 1K+ followers | United States | 2020 — "Decolonial Passage welcomes writing from writers of all backgrounds engaged in the decolonial project, regardless of the writer’s race, origin, gender, disability, or geographical location."

Shenandoah → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: $40–$400/piece | Open for Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 180 days | A: 1.99% | 15K+ followers | United States | 1950 — "The editors believe that reading through the perspective of another person, persona, or character is one of the ways we practice empathy, expand our understanding of the world, and experience new levels of awareness. "

cream city review → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 240 days | A: 8.16% | 6K+ followers | United States | 1975 — "Cream City Review is Milwaukee’s leading literary journal devoted to publishing memorable and energetic pieces that push the boundaries of writing."

Mysterion → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Multimedia, Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 120 days | A: 4.87% | 100+ followers | United States — "Mysterion is an ezine of Christian-themed speculative fiction. We seek quality speculative fiction with Christian characters, themes, or cosmology. "

The London Magazine → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 56 days | A: 2.46% | 10K+ followers | United Kingdom — "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."

Yolk Literary → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: CA$3 | Pay: $100–$200 flat | Open for Multimedia, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 44 days | Under 100 followers | Canada — "Montreal-Based Literary Journal publishing fine work by established and emerging artists "

ÌtànIlé → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 500+ followers | United States — "A literary brand that provides a platform for African writers to publish stories they want to tell about the African experience."

Frogpond Journal → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 4K+ followers | United States | 1978 — "We publish the best in contemporary English-language haiku and senryu, linked forms including sequences, renku, rengay, and haibun, essays and articles on these forms, and book reviews. "

First Frost → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2021 — "We only publish haiku and senyru. If accepted, we strive to present your work in a way that will make you proud"

Seashores Haiku → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 600+ followers | Ireland | 2018 — "an international journal to share the spirit of haiku"

Beloit Poetry Journal → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: Yes | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 240 days | A: 2.29% | 9K+ followers | United States | 1950 — "Our longstanding mission is to seek out and share work of fresh and lasting power, poems that speak startling, complicated, necessary truths and that do so in surprising and beautiful ways."

The Apostrophe → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | A: 15% | Under 100 followers | Hong Kong | 2023 — "A quarterly publication of the Hong Kong Writers Circle"

Inner Worlds → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: $20/piece or $0.02/word | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 30 days | A: 6% | 2K+ followers | United Kingdom | 2023 — "Inner Worlds is a quarterly digital zine of speculative stories about how we experience our selves and our world."

Y2K Quarterly → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 14 days | A: 31.58% | 2K+ followers | United States | 2023 — "Literary chaos in 1999 words or less."

The Marrow International Poetry → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: $40/piece | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 56 days | A: 2.33% | Under 100 followers | Australia | 2024 — "An online literary journal featuring the finest new international poetry from emerging and established poets."

Painted Pebble Lit Mag → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 90 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2024 — "Quarterly journal founded with the aim of publishing quality short form writing of any genre."

The Quasar Review → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 7 days | A: 15% | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "Literary magazine publishing poetry, flash fiction, and short stories. Offers writers an avenue to have their thoughts heard."

Let me tell you a story → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: $10 flat | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 7 days. | Under 100 followers | Canada | 2024 — "This is a flash fiction journal that favours stories inspired by the spontaneous occurrences of every day life, including what triggers lost memories and imaginations. We publish a wide range of humour, dark, literary and speculative."

Midsummer Dream House | July 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 540 days | A: 4.55% | 1K+ followers | United States | 2023 — "We publish a wide variety of artistic and thought-provoking work, including the experimental and avant-garde."

The Penmen Review → Deadline: Aug 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2012 — "The Penmen Review is Southern New Hampshire University’s online journal for creative writers, featuring resource articles, spotlight interviews and writing in all genres, selected by our editorial board from submitted work."

Rat's Ass Review → Deadline: Aug 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 7 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2009 — "an online poetry journal whose editorial fancies are no more arbitrary than any other; they are simply more overtly so. I publish what I like."

Spellbinder Mag → Deadline: Aug 2 | Fee: No | Pay: $3/piece | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | A: 8.55% | 9K+ followers | United Kingdom | 2020 — "Spellbinder is a quarterly literary and art magazine which celebrates artists, dramatists and poets, as well as fiction and nonfiction writers. Inclusivity and diversity are at the core of Spellbinder’s ethos."

One Teen Story → Deadline: Aug 3 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2012 — "Literary magazine publishing one story at a time by and for teenage readers."

Temple In A City → Deadline: Aug 5 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | A: 10% | 900+ followers | Canada | 2025 — "Flash fiction, poetry and letter for release, whether from relief or a tornado. Great writing lives within and outside the margins of its time. Like a favourite book you’ve scribbled all kinds of notes in, we’re interested in the book but also the scribbles. The ephemera of the moment in transit."

SmokeLong Quarterly → Deadline: Aug 15 | Fee: Some | Pay: $100–$200/piece | Open for Hybrid, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 21 days | A: 0.4% | 30K+ followers | United States | 2003 — "We are dedicated to bringing the best flash narratives to the web quarterly, whether written by widely published authors or those new to the craft. We pay $100 or $150 with audio."

Literary Cocktail Magazine → Deadline: Aug 19 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Multimedia, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 100+ followers | India | 2022 — "An eMagazine devoted to Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, Art and Photography"

The Momentist → Deadline: Aug 23 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 1K+ followers | Ireland | 2020 — "The Momentist is a new online literary and arts magazine publishing translated and original-language fiction, poetry, interviews, literary and art criticism, and featuring artworks by established and emerging artists."

Agbowó → Deadline: Aug 30 | Fee: No | Pay: $25–$50 or $35–$60 flat | Open for Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 35 days | 6K+ followers | 2017 — "A common space for showcasing and celebrating African literary and visual art"

KUDU → Deadline: Aug 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 28 days | Under 100 followers | South Africa | 2024 — "KUDU is an online biannual literary journal of South African writing."

After Happy Hour Review → Deadline: Aug 31 | Fee: Some | Pay: $15–$50 | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | A: 2% | 200+ followers | United States | 2013 — "Independent online & print journal based in Pittsburgh, PA (USA) that publishes writing & art from anywhere in the world, in all genres (& blends, blurs, or hybrids thereof). Run by a workshop group, the editors often work with authors to polish work they love into its best form."

Gwyllion: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Wales → Deadline: Aug 31 | Fee: No | Pay: $15/piece | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 28 days | 900+ followers | United Kingdom — "A bi-annual genre fiction semiprozine which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy and horror from Wales. We publish two online issues a year as well as a limited run of physical copies."

The Charleston Anvil → Deadline: Aug 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Hybrid, Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2015 — "The Charleston Anvil is Charleston, WV's black and white showcase of admixt art and literature- equal parts indie zine, underground comic, pulp magazine, anthology collection, and the avant-garde."

The Metaworker Literary Magazine → Deadline: Aug 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 90 days | A: 13.04% | 3K+ followers | United States | 2015 — "At The Metaworker, we publish work that offers a wide range of new perspectives, upends stereotypes and tropes, plays with form or style, or that otherwise surprises, challenges, or enchants. New prose, poetry, art & more published every Monday at noon PST."

Pandan Weekly → Deadline: Aug 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Hybrid, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | 2K+ followers | 2022 — "a zine celebrating art made with and for a community + a weekly email newsletter delivering hearty pieces from Asia"

The Shore Poetry → Deadline: Sep 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 5 days | A: 4.04% | 9K+ followers | United States | 2019 — "An online poetry publication seeking cutting, strange, and daring work from new and established poets alike."

Gyroscope Review → Deadline: Sep 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 90 days | A: 11.48% | 900+ followers | United States | 2014 — "Fine poetry to turn your world around. Contemporary poetry published quarterly. "

IHRAM Publishes → Deadline: Sep 1 | Fee: No | Pay: $50/piece | Open for Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 35K+ followers | United States | 2017 — "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. "

MEMO → Deadline: Sep 1 | Fee: No | Pay: $1–$50/piece | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "The Magazine of Emerging American Writing. "

Contemporary Literature → Deadline: Sep 1 | Fee: $28 | Pay: Yes | Open for Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 1960 — "A peer-reviewed journal offering critical studies on contemporary music, covering performance, composition, aesthetics, and technology."

Liminal Transit Review → Deadline: Sep 5 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 120 days | 2K+ followers | United States | 2020 — "A literary journal that publishes work related to themes such as (but not limited to) diaspora, immigration, displacement, borders, and decolonization."

Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose → Deadline: Sep 5 | Fee: Yes | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 196 days | A: 6.67% | Under 100 followers | United Kingdom — "an annual national literary journal seeking works from writers during its fall reading period each year"

Burningword Literary Journal → Deadline: Sep 10 | Fee: $3 | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 90 days | A: 10% | 1.5K+ followers | United States | 2000 — "A quarterly international short-form publication of poetry, short fiction, short nonfiction, and photography."

No Teen Stands Alone → Deadline: Sep 10 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 14 days | Under 100 followers | United States — "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."

The New Quarterly → Deadline: Sep 30 | Fee: No | Pay: $275 flat or $50/piece | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 150 days. | A: 13.92% | 10K+ followers | Canada | 1981 — "A literary magazine that has been publishing Canadian Writers & Writing for over 40 years. Proud presenter of the Wild Writers Literary Festival!"

El Portal → Deadline: Sep 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 168 days | 100+ followers | United States | 1939 — "Eastern New Mexico University’s literary magazine, El Portal, offers a unique venue for the work of writers, artists and photographers"

Rockvale Review → Deadline: Sep 30 | Fee: $3 | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 84 days | 1.5K+ followers | United States | 2017 — "Rockvale Review was a poetry-only journal. "

Toasted Cheese Literary Journal → Deadline: Sep 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 150 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2001 — "Toasted Cheese publishes poetry, flash*, fiction, creative nonfiction, and reviews."

149 Review → Deadline: Sep 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 21 days | A: 11.76% | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "We are an online journal focused on publishing fresh, original, thought provoking poetry and creative nonfiction. We want work that pushes the boundaries of literature while at the same time paying attention to the importance of craft."

Two Thirds North → Deadline: Sep 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | 100K+ followers | Sweden | 1989 — "Stockholm-based print journal of transnational literature. We are proud to have published some of our best contemporary poets & writers, both established and new talent."

Aromatica Poetica → Deadline: Oct 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | 100+ followers | United States | 2018 — "Exploring the arts & sciences of smell & Taste."

Raleigh Review → Deadline: Oct 31 | Fee: $3 | Pay: $15 flat | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 90 days | A: 1% | 5K+ followers | United States | 2010 — "A nonprofit magazine of poetry, short fiction, and art, offering accessible works of experience that are emotionally and intellectually complex."

For Page and Screen → Deadline: Oct 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Multimedia, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 180 days | A: 40% | 1K+ followers | United States | 2021 — "A bi-annual online publication that features short stories, scripts, and films from storytellers around the world. We are looking for your most ambitious work. Surprise us, shock us, move us, and, above all, tell us a good story."

Turbine | Kapohau → Deadline: Nov 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 180 days | Under 100 followers | New Zealand | 2001 — "Turbine | Kapohau is an online literary journal published annually by the International Institute of Modern Letters."

Black Fox Literary Magazine → Deadline: Nov 30 | Fee: No | Pay: $20/piece | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 180 days | A: 2.72% | 8K+ followers | United States | 2010 — "Black Fox publishes both established and new writers. We are a literary magazine with an eclectic taste. We welcome all fiction, but we especially like fiction from under-represented genres and styles."

White Pine Press → Deadline: Nov 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 1973 — "Independent publisher specializing in literature from Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe."

I-70 Review → Deadline: Nov 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States — "Writing and Art from the Middle and Beyond"

Apus → Deadline: Dec 31 | Fee: No | Pay: $0.01/word | Open for Hybrid | ✖️ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 42 days | 500+ followers | United States | 2024 — "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."

The Worlds Within | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 56 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2021 — "Speculative fiction that peers beyond the veil."

7th-Circle Pyrite | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 45 days | A: 23.14% | Under 100 followers | United States | 2023 — "7th-Circle Pyrite is a celebration of all that transcends the physical or mundane"

Last Chance to Submit

Cosmic Horror Monthly → Deadline: Jul 7 | Fee: No | Pay: $0.03/word or $20–$100/piece | Open for Fiction, Multimedia, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 53 days | A: 5.07% | 4K+ followers | United States | 2020 — "A monthly tome of tales, Lovecraftian, cosmic, and weird. Bold new horror delivered to your inbox or your mailbox."

Under the Radar Magazine → Deadline: Jul 7 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 120 days | 20K+ followers | United Kingdom | 2008 — "Under the Radar is a place for readers and writers alike to make new discoveries... It is a lively mix of the best up-and-coming and established poets and writers, as well as reviews and articles."

The Write Launch → Deadline: Jul 8 | Fee: $5 | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 45 days | A: 46.56% | 1K+ followers | United States | 2017 — "Monthly, online literary magazine. Stories, poetry, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction."

Mayfly Haiku Magazine → Deadline: Jul 10 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 1986 — "Mayfly Haiku Magazine is a biannual journal dedicated to the publication of haiku poetry."

ONE ART: a journal of poetry → Deadline: Jul 12 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 7 days | A: 3% | 6K+ followers | United States | 2020 — "ONE ART is a home for good poems. "

The Sprawl Mag → Deadline: Jul 12 | Fee: No | Pay: $20 flat | Open for Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 35 days | A: 4.64% | 500+ followers | Canada | 2022 — "The Sprawl Mag is an anti-colonial, (cyber-)feminist speculative fiction, poetry, and art magazine focused on publishing perspectives that have historically been left out of canonical sci-fi and fantasy. "

Palette Poetry → Deadline: Jul 13 | Fee: No | Pay: $50/piece | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 84 days | A: 1.49% | 20K+ followers | United States | 2018 — "Digital magazine for poetry. new poem every monday. Palette Poetry is an online literary journal that endeavors to uplift and platform emerging and established poets."

Mulberry Literary → Deadline: Jul 14 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 60 days | A: 10% | 4K+ followers | United States | 2019 — "Mulberry Literary is an indie lit and art magazine dedicated to showcasing boundless creative work in its every form."

New World Writing → Deadline: Jul 14 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | A: 4.55% | 1K+ followers | United States | 1995 — "Formerly Mississippi Review Online, Blip, etc. since 1995, accepts/publishes fast. Fiction, poetry, photos, art, music, whatever."

Gramercy Review → Deadline: Jul 14 | Fee: $5 | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers — "An independent online magazine of exceptional and thought-provoking poetry and prose in both fiction and nonfiction, including works in translation. "

The Lemonwood Quarterly → Deadline: Jul 14 | Fee: $4 | Pay: $200 | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 60 days | A: 10% | Under 100 followers | United States — "We offer readers exquisite stories and plays that illuminate underexplored regions of the human condition. In particular, we seek fresh and authentic portrayals of individuals that, as a group, hold up half the sky, and yet in popular have often been marginalized into one-dimensional stereotypes."


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