93 Recently Opened Submission Calls, Upcoming Deadlines, Contests, Theme Calls, and More
Where to Submit This Week (2.24.25)
Okay so for the past, like, three months I keep meaning to tell you all about our little experimental lit mag on Instagram and Threads. Every week I think of it, then forget. So, today is the day! Woooohoo.
So on the day Threads launched, we launched Thread Lit Mag for fun. We wanted to experiment with an alternate form of submissions through social media. Folks submit by tagging @threadlitmag. If we “like” it with a heart it’s a rejection. And if we repost it, it’s an acceptance. We kinda thought Threads was gonna be the alternative everyone flocked to when Twitter shit the bed. Alas, right idea, wrong platform.
Well, now Thread Lit Mag is on both Threads and Instagram with a little over 4,000 readers (and you can submit via Instagram DMs now). Pay is $85 and all submissions must be under 500 characters so that’s like, almost a dollar a word in most cases. We have two editors running it, they’re doing a badass job, and they’re taking submissions for their next issue now through either platform.
Here is the latest call. Deadline is March 15th.
Oh, and it’s free to submit obv. And we nominate for industry awards.
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This week, we’ve got:
3 Recently Opened Submission Calls
45 Last Chance to Submit
17 Theme Calls to Inspire You!
18 New Magazines Added to Our Database
5 Lit Mags That Are Always Open for Submissions
5 Contests Closing This Week
And last week, we published:
Submissions Help Line
Q: What should a cover letter for a short story submission consist of? I have been giving my contact information, contest results, recent publications, and a brief sentence about myself—usually college degree, a hobby, and a political activity. I welcome any feedback on what else to include or what to exclude—and how many publications to include: three, five, twenty-five? Also, providing a sample cover letter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
A: Like with any cover letter, you’ll never really miss keeping things brief and professional, but if you want to explore a ridiculously detailed cover letter deep-dive try this:
Q: I recently had a submission declined through Submittable with no message. I only happened to see it was declined when checking something else. Would it be a bad idea to reach out and ask if that's their standard procedure? I've never had a journal not send a "thanks but no thanks" note before.
A: Some magazines unfortunately don’t respond at all and this is the way you might find out. Unfortunately, if you submit widely enough, you’ll encounter this. Not often and not really the norm, but it exists. So, I’d leave it.
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
Apotheca Journal | Deadline: March 16
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
Apotheca Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to amplifying young voices across the world. We accept poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, photography, artwork, and more from youth ages 14-22. We accept submissions on a rolling basis.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 61% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Short Fiction: The Visual Literary Journal | Deadline: March 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
Ink and Marrow | Deadline: April 4
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry.
Ink & Marrow was brought forth out of the idea that creativity is carved on our bones and channeled deep in our marrow through a dark, painful, elusive force.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Last Chance to Submit
Culterate | Deadline: February 24
Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A digital art and literary magazine in culture and history.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 800+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
samfiftyfour | Deadline: February 25
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
Celebrating differences in the things that unite us by sharing poems, stories, and essays from all around the world. Our hope is to give voice to those without; to build up global and local communities of poets and writers based on mutual support and respect...
Fee: Yes | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 12.50% based on 20 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
ButterMochi Journal | Deadline: February 25
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction.
ButterMochi Journal is a literary and arts journal that amplifies Asian and Pacific Islander (API) youth.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 39% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 900+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Kathai Literary Journal | Deadline: February 25
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Hybrid, Poetry.
Kathai is for you---the teen author, artist, photographer, creator of any kind, hoping to kickstart their list of pubs!
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: $30
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 50% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 800+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Everscribe Magazine | Deadline: February 27
Literary magazine that publishes Hybrid.
A non-profit digital literary magazine for poetry and prose publishing monthly issues. We invite individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and ages to share their work with us. Submissions are always open!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 68% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Five South | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
An online literary journal where storytelling counts. Whether it’s in prose or poem form, we want to get to meat of it. We like stories about people, places, memories, things that make us feel connected.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2.53% based on 129 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 8K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
Waxwing Literary Journal | Deadline: February 28
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
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.13% based on 81 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 10K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #highly competitive #10+ years old #poetry prize winner #super extra popular
Lunch Ticket | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
One side of our mission at Lunch Ticket is to publish writers and artists who have been marginalized and underrepresented, and work that engages with issues of social, economic, and environmental justice.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.20% based on 227 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 4K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 # consistent quality #extremely competitive #fosters inclusivity #krouse top 500 #10+ years old #extra popular
The Echo Literary Magazine | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2011 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
We amplify teen voices. Bring us pieces of you in poetry, ardent works of art, fever dream fiction, and moving memoirs.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #two week response time #university affiliated # good vibes # consistent quality #very competitive #engaged editors
Sage Cigarettes | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia.
Sage Cigarettes doesn't only strive to be an online publication. This is a safe space. A place to come together and learn from one another. A place to heal, to accept, to move forward. A fellowship for witches, a haven for the lgbtq+, a home base for marginalized people
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 68.64% based on 36 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time #nominates for industry awards #popular
Third Street Review | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
Literally on the Edge. California has always been synonymous with innovation, boundary expansion, and re-invention. TSR is no different. Please share your best writing and visual art; make it weird, make it tame. Whatever it is, we want to see it!
Fee: $3 | Pay: Flat rate: $25
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 4% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X where they have 800+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
The Hooghly Review | Deadline: February 28
India-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Hybrid, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
The Hooghly Review is a digital non-profit and free-access magazine of literature & arts with the aim to shine a light on emerging and underrated writers, storytellers, poets, artists, and other creatives across the globe.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 48.28% based on 29 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
Southword Journal | Deadline: February 28
Ireland-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
Southword: New International Writing is a print literary journal published twice a year by the Munster Literature Centre.
Fee: No | Pay: Per piece: €250
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6.04% based on 77 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 9K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Carmen et Error | Deadline: February 28
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry, Fiction.
The cause of Roman poet Ovid’s exile was “carmen et error”, a poem and a mistake. We want your poems and your mistakes. Fiction that falls between genres. Weird, wild poems. Anything speculative, daring, or just plain odd.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 4% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time #nominates for industry awards #somewhat competitive
Prune Juice Journal | Deadline: February 28
Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Poetry.
Prune Juice Journal is proudly recognized as the longest-running international lit magazine for senryu & related forms.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
A Sufferer's Digest | Deadline: February 28
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: $3
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).
You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
The Broken Teacup | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Hybrid.
For people who have tea to spill, time to kill, porcelain to shatter.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Vulpecula Poetica | Deadline: February 28
Literary magazine that publishes Poetry.
Vulpecula Poetica ("Little Fox Poetry") is an annual anthology with an emphasis on creative nonfiction poetry and poetry that plays with form.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions.
Eaten: The Food History Magazine | Deadline: February 28
Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Nonfiction.
An independent print magazine focused on food history.
Fee: No | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 50K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine | Deadline: February 28
Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Hybrid.
Free, inclusive, easy to submit to, adventurous, and most of all, welcoming! We empower teen writers and provide them with a chance at free and easy publication.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
Fluke Literary | Deadline: February 28
Literary magazine that publishes Poetry.
A stroke of luck masquerading as an online journal of poetry.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 200+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Wordrunner eChapbooks | Deadline: February 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
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
Front Strike Press | Deadline: February 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
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Glass: A Journal of Poetry | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2008 that publishes Poetry.
We are interested in poetry that enacts the artistic and creative precision of glass. We are not bound by any specific aesthetic; our only mission is to publish high quality poetry.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
Ninth Letter | Deadline: February 28
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2004 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
The award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The journal's mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design.
Fee: $3 | Pay: $25 - $125
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.31% based on 536 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 25K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #10+ years old #chill subs community favorite #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
Gulf Coast | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1986 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A journal of literature, art, and critical art writing, publishing contributors who represent a flow of international cultures, voices, and aesthetics
Fee: $3 | Pay: Per page: $50
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 2.36% based on 218 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 30K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #chill subs community favorite #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
New Feathers Anthology | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia, Poetry.
An online literature and art magazine, published three times annually, with a year-end print anthology. We are interested in quality fiction, poetry, nonfiction, visual art, music, and short videos, imposing no restrictions on genre.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 19.42% based on 89 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #very competitive
The Shore Poetry | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry.
An online poetry publication seeking cutting, strange, and daring work from new and established poets alike.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 5.06% based on 186 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 8K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards # consistent quality #engaged editors #extra popular
Months to Years | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Nonfiction, Multimedia, Poetry.
We strive to publish creative nonfiction (as well as poetry, photography and art) that explores the human experience as it relates to mortality.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 700+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #extremely competitive #consistent quality
Sunspot Lit | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Multimedia.
Since launching in January of 2019, Sunspot Literary Journal has amplified diverse multinational voices. New works have been published in their original language side-by-side with English translations.
Fee: $8 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6% (reported by editors). You can find them on X where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #very competitive
Copper Nickel | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2002 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
The national literary journal housed at the University of Colorado Denver, publishing poetry, fiction, essays, and translation folios.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Per page: $30
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 33% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 6K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #poetry top prize winner #extra popular
NewMyths.com | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2007 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
A quarterly ezine by a community of writers, poets and artist.
Fee: No | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 9.25% based on 281 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #highly competitive #chillsubs community nomination #10+ years old
Relief: A Journal of Art & Faith | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
For over a decade, Relief has helped shape the landscapes of faith and imagination for readers around the world. In our annual print journal, we feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, and reviews.
Fee: Yes | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #somewhat competitive #krouse top 500
riverSedge: A Journal of Art and Literature | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1977 that publishes Nonfiction, Multimedia, Fiction, Poetry.
Since 1977, riverSedge has published the very best art and literature from the South Texas region and beyond.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #university affiliated #extremely competitive #30+ years old
Riddle Fence | Deadline: March 1
Canada-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Riddle Fence is a non-profit magazine of contemporary literature and artwork. We publish high-quality short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art from Newfoundland and Labrador, across Canada, and around the world.
Fee: No | Pay: Per page: CA$30
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
The Stray Branch | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2008 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction.
a literary publication of poetry, fiction, art & photography
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #30-day response time #10+ years old
Gyroscope Review | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Poetry.
Fine poetry to turn your world around. Contemporary poetry published quarterly.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 13.33% based on 50 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 900+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards # consistent quality #engaged editors
Impossible Archetype | Deadline: March 1
Ireland-based Literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Poetry.
An international online journal of LGBTQ+ poetry
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
tinywords: a journal of micropoetry | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2000 that publishes Poetry.
tinywords publishes one original haiku, micropoem or very short poem nearly every weekday.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints. You can find them on X where they have 3K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time #20+ years old
Weird Lit Magazine | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.
Weird Lit Magazine is a platform for the weird and boundless. We strive to support freedom of expression, engage community, and foster the free exchange of ideas. Weird Lit Magazine values inclusivity, emerging voices, diversity of ideas, and nonconformity.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 16.67% based on 28 tracked submissions. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
NECKSNAP Magazine | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction.
Online horror literary magazine looking for grungy, gothic, or gory stories from experimental voices.
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 700+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Blue Moon Review | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
Blue Moon Review is a literary magazine dedicated to prose, poetry, and art that comes around once in a blue moon.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Sontag Mag | Deadline: March 2
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry.
Sontag Mag is a literary magazine publishing poetry, poetry-in-translation, and interviews triannually.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
The Mersey Review | Deadline: March 2
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
Keepin' it nifty and under 750 (words, that is) 😎🐷💚
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time #nominates for industry awards
Write It Till You Make It | Deadline: March 2
Mexico-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid.
Sharing the work of amazing young writers with the world
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
Theme Calls to Inspire You!
OFIC Magazine | Deadline: February 28 | Theme: Novella (The Doubles Issue)
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction.
OFIC Magazine curates original literary fiction from fanauthors. Quarterly, you’ll have a whole issue of high quality, professionally edited work to read before bed each night, or on your commute to work, or while enduring a whole day of pointless Zoom meetings.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Per piece: $0.05
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 8% (reported by editors). You can find them on X where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #clmp member #somewhat competitive
miniskirt magazine | Deadline: February 28 | Theme: Issue 30 – LOVE & ROMANCE
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
miniskirt is a destination for love & romance. we want your flirtations, your short & sweet confections. we adore romcom, but if you’ve got something dramatic, send that our way too!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 4% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #clmp member #very competitive #consistent quality #extra popular
Soft Star Magazine | Deadline: February 28 | Theme: Issue Six: Solstice
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia, Hybrid.
An online publication featuring stories of science fiction, futurism, and speculative fiction with a healthy dose of optimism. No dystopias here; Soft Star stands for curiosity, openness, and the inherent magic of the unknown.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 30% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #one week response time #nominates for industry awards #accessible #consistent quality
Viridine Literary | Deadline: February 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
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 300+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Magnolia Magazine | Deadline: February 28 | Theme: Under the Spotlight
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia, Hybrid.
We are a youth literary magazine dedicated to allowing young creatives to blossom.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints. You can find them on Instagram where they have 700+ followers.
Pfudalmda Dadamag | Deadline: February 28 | Theme: WARFAIR
Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry.
Pfudalmda is a Dadaist magazine project publishing pwoermds, or single word poems. Each month submissions will be around a specific theme.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 70% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #one week response time
A Coup of Owls | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: Othered Romance - Short Novelette
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia.
Quarterly online stories (free to read) Publishing only marginalised/under-represented creators, 18+. Est. 2021 and going strong
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: £50
Does not accept simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 28.68% based on 43 tracked submissions. You can find them on X where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time #somewhat competitive
Syncopation Literary Journal | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: Volume 4, Issue 2: The ’80s Issue
Canada-based Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
A free online open-access literary journal for musicians, and for writers inspired by music.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Accepts some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #accessible #chillsubs community nomination
EcoTheo Review | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: RESILIENCE
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
Literary magazine at the intersection of ecology and spirituality
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #accessible #10+ years old
formidable woman sanctuary: journal of literature & art | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: solace: comfort in times of grief or worry
Literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia.
My work is about becoming a #formidableWoman, what it means to become so, and how this happens. It is an exploration of the interconnection of all things. I am an empathic-creative, so don’t be surprised at anything you find here.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Vilas Avenue | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: Symbiosis. Harmony (Issue #7)
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Poetry.
An independent literary journal, founded in 2014. We aim to publish well-crafted poetry at the intersection of language & movement. ISSN 2380-0232.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X where they have 300+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards #independent
Wyldcraft Literary Journal | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: Wyldcraft Spring/Summer 2025
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid.
Wyldcraft is a grassroots, female-run literary magazine. We’re committed to lowering the traditional barriers of entry to publication, and we encourage submissions from authors in every stage of their literary journey.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 60% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #very accessible
Chicago Story Press | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: Essays/ Creative Nonfiction Stories about CONNECTIONS
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Nonfiction.
Creative Nonfiction that shines a light on a deeper truth.
Fee: $5 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
The Scarlet Heir | Deadline: March 1 | Theme: Rubatosis
Pakistan-based Literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Hybrid, Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
A verselet weaved from magic. For minds that long to be understood.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 35% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
THEMA | Deadline: March 2 | Theme: The Lost Sock
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1988 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia.
THEMA, the theme-related journal. We provide readers with a unique and entertaining collection of stories, poems, art and photography.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $10
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #somewhat competitive #chillsubs community nomination #30+ years old
Metphrastics | Deadline: March 15 | Theme: Mother & Child at the Met Museum
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry.
online ekphrastic poetry about the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Rougarou Journal | Deadline: April 1 | Theme: Rust
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2007 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
Journal of Arts & Literature is a bi-annual online literary journal run by the English graduate students of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #university affiliated
New Friends!
Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal | Open for submissions
Ireland-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
Tintreach: The Smashing Times Arts and Literary Journal is a new publication in the Irish arts scene. Published quarterly online, it features works from across all artforms, and combines up-and-coming voices with those of more established artists.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 3% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 1.5K+ followers.
North Carolina Literary Review | Deadline: March 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1992 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry.
We publish North Carolinian voices, North Carolinian stories, and North Carolinian lives
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #fiction prize winner #30+ years old
Metphrastics | Deadline: March 15 | Theme: Mother & Child at the Met Museum
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry.
online ekphrastic poetry about the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 500+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Lunchbreak Review | Deadline: May 31 | Theme: Stain
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
A magazine for those who love to write! We take the latin root ama- very seriously in the word amateur; after all, what is more important than enjoying what you create? We encourage everyone who loves writing, from the high school essayist to the lunch break poet.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 45% (reported by editors).
You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #two week response time
Lamp Lit | Deadline: April 30
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Hybrid.
Curating work we love and sharing it with the world.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #nominates for industry awards
litl | Deadline: March 31
United Kingdom-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction.
an insta-native literary journal ✨
Fee: $5 | Pay: Flat rate: $100
Accepts simultaneous submissions Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
New Session | Deadline: March 20 | Theme: Issue 3
Literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
The world's foremost telnet literary magazine
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $50
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Apotheca Journal | Deadline: March 16 | Theme: Apotheca Journal: Youth Literary Magazine (Theme: Night)
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
Apotheca Journal is a monthly magazine dedicated to amplifying young voices across the world. We accept poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, photography, artwork, and more from youth ages 14-22. We accept submissions on a rolling basis.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 61% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
The Yesterday Review | Deadline: April 15 | Theme: First Draft
Pakistan-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Multimedia, Poetry.
We look for the bizarre thoughts you wrote in a document somewhere and forgot about. We like earnestness, outrage, but above all else, voices that are raw and undeniably human.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
Not An iSSUE | Closed
Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Poetry, Hybrid, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
We're a sudent-run literary magazine aiming to spotlight beautiful work from students all around the world!
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 90% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 200+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #two week response time
The SDL Review | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
The SDL Review- Publishing profound works of poetry, prose, visual art, articles, reviews, and indie news. Available in print and digital editions. Issues in February • May • August • November plus an October Special Edition.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Flat rate: $20–$100
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
Stained Silk Magazine | Deadline: May 1
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction.
Stained Silk Magazine is a bold, new literary publication that brings irreverence to the realms of mindfulness, philosophy, and psychology. With a sharp eye for the absurdities of modern life, it offers thoughtful, provocative essays that reflect on serious topics without taking them too seriously.
Fee: No | Pay: Flat rate: $30
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. You can find them on Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues
ObindoMagazine | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
Where stories find a home. As the name suggests, we are a resting place for stories from far and wide. Our mission is to preserve and celebrate the richness of human experiences, creating a space where the present, past, and future converge.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram.
Noteworthy: #read for free
|The Glass Post | Open for submissions
Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Hybrid.
The Glass Post is a brand new online literary magazine seeking raw, vivid poetry, prose, and creative letters. We publish writing that is personal, unfiltered, and deeply human. No submission fees, just a space for voices to be heard.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 8% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Pointed Circle | Opening on: March 1 | Theme: Dig In
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 1984 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Multimedia.
The Pointed Circle is an undergraduate student and faculty collaboration at Portland Community College. We accept short stories, essays, poetry, and artwork.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
You can find them on Instagram where they have 400+ followers.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Nulla | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
An independent journal run by writers, artists, and--most importantly--readers. Looking for everything from the contemplative to the experimental to the traditional.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 0% (reported by editors). You can find them on Instagram where they have 100+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time
Pfudalmda Dadamag | Deadline: February 28 | Theme: WARFAIR
Literary magazine founded in 2025 that publishes Poetry.
Pfudalmda is a Dadaist magazine project publishing pwoermds, or single word poems. Each month submissions will be around a specific theme.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 70% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #one week response time
LONESOME | Deadline: April 30 | Theme: Where Have You Been
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Multimedia.
LONESOME is a community-driven, interdisciplinary and intergenerational chronicle of art, poetry, music and culture published by the independent imprint LONESOME PRESS. Our goal is to bring poetry and the creative arts to a broad audience who might not otherwise encounter this vital work.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #nominates for industry awards
Always Open
Chestnut Review | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction, Hybrid.
We provide a literary home to stubborn artists and writers. We believe literary markets should be open to everyone, and we are passionate about holding the door open for all writers who wish to enter ours.
Fee: $5 | Pay: Per piece: $120
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors). You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 15K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #chill subs community favorite #mega super popular. woah.
Annulet | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
Annulet is an online journal featuring literary criticism, poetry, and prose. New forum for closely reading.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 33.33% based on 47 tracked submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 2K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Dark Yonder | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction.
Call our fiction bleak, or dark, or nihilistic. Call it brave, or gut-wrenching, or the inconvenient truth. Dark Yonder is a literary magazine that elevates the voices of those often overlooked in our society, giving readers a glimpse of other realities.
Fee: No | Pay: Yes
Accepts simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #somewhat competitive
Steinbeck Now | Open for submissions
Literary magazine that publishes Multimedia, Nonfiction.
Steinbeck Now is an international community of Steinbeck lovers who accept the writer’s invitation.
Fee: No | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free
Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices | Open for submissions
United States-based Literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
A magazine of diverse voices
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accepts simultaneous submissions. You can find them on X and Instagram where they have 1K+ followers.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #clmp member #extremely competitive #krouse top 500 #10+ years old
Contests Closing This Week
Snowbound Chapbook Award 2025 | Deadline: February 28
Submit a previously unpublished, chapbook-length poetry manuscript (20-36 pages) with a table of contents. Include within your document a single cover page with the title of the manuscript only, so that your manuscript document remains anonymous. Submittable provides fields to fill in your contact information: name, address, telephone number, and email address.
Fee: $25 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Deborah Landau
Red Hen Press Women’s Prose Prize | Deadline: February 28
The Women's Prose Prize is for a previously unpublished (including self-published works), original work of prose. Novels, short story collections, memoirs, essay collections, and all other forms of prose writing are eligible for consideration. Awarded manuscript is selected through an annual competition which is open to all writers who identify as women.
Fee: $25 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Alyssa Graybeal
Autumn House Press Fiction Prize | Deadline: February 28
Fiction submissions should be approximately 150-300 double-spaced pages (37,500-75,000 words).
Fee: $35 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Alexandra Kleeman
Hayden’s Ferry Review Contest for Fiction & Poetry | Deadline: March 1
Submit a short story or novel excerpt of up to 20 pages.
Submit 1-3 poems, totaling up to 10 pages.
Fee: $15-$23 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Gwen Kirby, Hieu Minh Nguyen
Sixfold Prizes | Deadline: February 28
Writers that submit work to Sixfold are expected to particpate in three rounds of voting. In each round, every writer is assigned six (6) manuscripts from other writers for which they will provide feedback and a numeric ranking. At the end of the third round, the top fifteen (15) short stories and the top thirty (30) sets of poems are offered publication in Sixfold, and the highest-voted manuscript in each genre wins $1000.
Fee: $5 | Pay: $1,000 | Judge: Editors & Readers
Below, we have a downloadable spreadsheet for this week’s opportunities for paid subscribers.