Where to submit this week (05.13.24)
All the submission opportunities you need to know about this week.
Welcome to Sub Club’s Where to submit this week! Our weekly report of up to date submission opportunities for writers. This week, we’ve got:
25 Recently Opened Submission Calls
17 Lit mags closing for submissions this week
10 Theme Calls
21 New Friends (new listings we’ve added to our database)
5 Contests That Probably Won’t Scam You
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Oo-la-la another Monday. Anyone else get three rejection letters in a row on Saturday from different magazines? I swear some editors are in cahoots. For better or worse, jury is out.
In case you missed it, last week we had a couple extra lists:
And we are brainstorming the next section to add to this weekly report. We’ve got a few ideas in mind but want to know what everyone is into these days. Books? Pitches? Essays? Agents? Educational opportunities? News?
Let us know any and all ideas and we’ll see what we can do →
As always, as an extra thank you to paid subscribers, we’ve included a spreadsheet download at the end.
Literary Magazines & Journals
Recently Opened Calls
One Story | Capped Submissions (Opened May 6)
US-based literary magazine founded in 2002 that publishes fiction, translation.
One Story is an award-winning, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit literary publisher committed to supporting the art form of the short story and the authors who write them—through One Story, One Teen Story, education, community, and mentorship.
Fee: None | Pay: $500
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 1.14% based on 88 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #engaged editors #fiction top prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old #mega super popular. woah.
The Deadlands | Deadline: May 22
US-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry.
A monthly speculative fiction magazine. We publish short stories, poems, and essays about the other realms, of the ends we face here, and the beginnings we find elsewhere.
Fee: None | Pay: $0.1 per word
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 14 days. Acceptance rate of 1.27% based on 4807 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #two week response time # beautiful design #extremely competitive #engaged editors #extra popular
Dionysian Public Library | Deadline: May 25
A literary magazine that publishes fiction, flash fiction, micro fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry, hybrid.
A multimedia collective dedicated to growing a better future through the sharing and cultivation of art, writing, music, performance, and more. come on in, stay awhile. the vineyard is waiting.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Poet Lore | Deadline: May 31
US-based literary magazine founded in 1889 that publishes poetry, translation.
America's oldest poetry magazine, publishing in print since 1889. Poet Lore is a biannual print journal of poetry, featuring the finest in contemporary writing. We love featuring poems that broaden the spectrum of what poetry is – and can be – on the page.
Fee: None | Pay: $50 per piece
Accept simultaneous submissions. Repond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 0.68% based on 733 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #very competitive #fosters inclusivity #100+ years old #poetry prize winner #extra popular
Peatsmoke Journal | Deadline: May 31
US-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography.
This is a journal committed to diverse voices, an accessible journal, a journal for everyone. We’re interested in the work you’re producing--not where you’ve been published before.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 1.74% based on 228 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #highly competitive #engaged editors
AGNI | Deadline: May 31
US-based literary magazine founded in 1972 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, translation.
Housed at Boston University and known “among readers around the world,” as the writers group PEN put it, “for publishing important new writers early in their careers, many of them translated into English for the first time.”
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days. Acceptance rate of 1.12% based on 535 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #chill subs community favorite #nonfiction top prize winner #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
The Cincinnati Review | Deadline: May 31
US-based literary magazine founded in 2003 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry, hybrid, translation, play.
Since its inception in 2003, The Cincinnati Review has published many promising new and emerging writers as well as Pulitzer Prize winners and Guggenheim and MacArthur fellows.
Fee: None | Pay: $25-$30 per page
Accept simultaneous submissions. Rrespond within 180 days. Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #clmp member #extremely competitive #20+ years old #mega super popular. woah.
Strix | Deadline: May 31
UK-based literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes poetry, fiction.
In its first issue, Strix contributors have featured twice in Carol Rumens’ Guardian Poem of the Week blog (‘—handsome, streamlined and sharp-eyed’) and the magazine itself was shortlisted for Best Magazine in the Saboteur Awards in 2018 and 2019.
Fee: No. | Pay: No.
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
Flash Fiction Online | Deadline: May 31
US-based literary magazine that publishes fiction, flash fiction.
Bold. Brief. Beautiful. Fiction in fewer words.
Fee: None| Pay: No
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 56 days. Acceptance rate of 2.67% based on 75 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive #consistent quality #krouse top 500 #extra popular
Verandah | Deadline: May 31
AU-based literary magazine founded in 1986 that publishes poetry, nonfiction, flash cnf, fiction, flash fiction, art, play, photography, hybrid.
Verandah showcases the best work of emerging writers and artists. It is an impressive body of work that serves as a platform for budding artists and writers to experience the joy of being celebrated, to network and to build their portfolio and professional presence...
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #30+ years old
Weird Lit Magazine | Deadline: June 1
US-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes fiction, flash 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 subversion.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days. Noteworthy: #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Sonder Magazine | Deadline: June 1
Ireland-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, art.
If you’re thinking, “huh what’s sonder eh ye arseholes making up words,” it’s that existential feeling you get when you’re walking down the street or sitting in the pub and are overcome by the realization that everyone you pass is just out there doing their own thing, thinking their own thoughts and living their own lives. It’s kinda freaky.
Fee: No. | Pay: €300.
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 1.09% based on 92 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #very competitive
Fine Print Press | Deadline: June 1
US-based literary magazine founded in 2011 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry, art, photography, comics.
Our goal is to showcase the work of independent and up-and-coming artists and authors in communities around the world.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #independent
Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast | Deadline: June 1
Literary magazine that publishes poetry and audio.
Submitting your polished work to Viewless Wings opens the door to your poetry (and your voice!) being featured on the Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast and published on ViewlessWings.com
Fee: None | Pay: No
Don’t accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Okay Donkey | Deadline: June 2
US-based literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, poetry.
We like to read the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. We like things that are funny, things that are sad, and things that are funny and sad at the same time.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 2.10% based on 285 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #nominates for industry awards #mega super popular. woah.
Pedestal Magazine | Deadline: June 2
US-based literary magazine founded in 2000 that publishes poetry, review.
We intend to support both established and burgeoning writers. We are committed to promoting artistic diversity and celebrating the voice of the individual.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 56 days. Noteworthy: #very competitive #krouse top 500 #20+ years old
805 Literary and Arts Journal | Deadline: June 8
Literary magazine that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, art, photography.
We're looking for writing and art that is unexpected, striking, and moving.
Fee: No | Pay: $15
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time #independent #very competitive
Samjoko Magazine | Deadline: June 10
South Korea-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, play.
We hope to create an immersive digital and print platform that stands out for its honesty and desire to take risks for the sake of artistic expression.
Fee: None | Pay: $20
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 13.75% based on 131 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #somewhat accessible
Up the Staircase Quarterly | Deadline: June 15
US-based literary magazine founded in 2008 that publishes poetry, art, photography.
An online journal of poetry, art, interviews, and reviews.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days. Acceptance rate of 5.13% based on 78 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #somewhat competitive
phoebe | Deadline: June 15
US-based literary magazine founded in 1971 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry.
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: $3 | Pay: $50
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 0.84% based on 118 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #highly competitive #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #super extra popular
Quibble Journal | Deadline: June 16
US-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry.
Quibble publishes in a dual format, debuting its pieces online and coalescing into a purchasable printed volume.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
The Plentitudes | Deadline: June 30
US-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry.
We are looking for pieces that are aligned with our philosophy: we believe in the power of writing—in its plentitudes of forms, styles, and modes of exploration—to move the spirit, shift the gaze, and offer new perspectives. We publish works from diverse contributors, from emerging writers to more established ones, and we especially love writing offering fresh perspectives and for the now.
Fee: $5 | Pay: $50
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Hominum Journal | Deadline: July 1
US-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, art, photography, play.
A creative arts journal that de/reconstructs the somatic and explores the anatomy of narrative.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 28 days. Acceptance rate of 4% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive
The Maine Review | Deadline: July 1
US-based literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry, review.
Biannual online literary journal that publishes culturally significant and innovative writing by writers living in Maine, across the country, and around the world.
Fee: $3 | Pay: $25-$50
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.56% based on 256 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #extra popular
Terrain.org | Deadline: September 3
US-based literary magazine founded in 1997 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, play, video.
An independent, ad-free online magazine founded in 1997 that focuses on place by publishing a mix of award-winning contributions, including poetry, nonfiction, fiction, editorials, interviews, reviews, recommended reads, artwork, and community/regional case studies.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #one week response time #independent #very competitive #beautiful design #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #extra popular
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Island Magazine | Deadline: May 13
Australia-based literary magazine founded in 1979 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art.
We aim to provide as many publishing opportunities as we can for new, emerging and established writers. While we will certainly consider more traditional forms, we have a strong interest in experimental and literary approaches to form and content.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time #30+ years old
Going Down Swinging | Deadline: May 13
Australia-based literary magazine founded in 1979 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Comics, and Audio.
Going Down Swinging works across platforms to produce high quality publications and events that support writers and artists telling stories worth sharing.
We're looking for works between about 6,000-10,000 words (or equivalent) total. Give us one long piece or a selection of short work, in any combination. We are, as ever, keen to be surprised and delighted by form. More than anything, we're looking for good, good writing.
Fee: None | Pay: $600
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #brecht top 1000 #30+ years old #has printed issues
Georgia Review | Deadline: May 14
US-based literary magazine founded in 1947 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review.
Award-winning literary journal featuring poetry, fiction, essays, art, & reviews. Published quarterly in Athens, GA, since 1947.
Fee: $3 | Pay: $50 per page.
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 240 days. Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #good vibes #engaged editors #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #nonfiction top prize winner #poetry top prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
Fish Barrel Review | Deadline: May 15
Founded in 2021. Publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art.
We are looking for dedicated, enthusiastic writers. We want work that challenges and inspires. We want work with empathy. We want work with urgency, work the world needs to see.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days. Acceptance rate of 5.56% based on 36 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #30-day response time #popular
A Velvet Giant | Deadline: May 15
US-based literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, art, wtf is genre, send anything.
We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that breaks everything down so that it can build.
Fee: None | Pay: $20
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Noteworthy: #active on socials #engaged editors #popular
Southern Indiana Review | Deadline: May 15
US-based literary magazine founded in 1994 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interview, art, photography.
Southern Indiana Review presents a cross-section of emerging and established artists and writers whose work is both regional and national in scope and degree of recognition. SIR is published in October and May by the University of Southern Indiana.
Fee: $1.75 | Pay: varies, see guidelines for details.
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time #university affiliated #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner
Honeyguide Literary Magazine | Deadline: May 15
US-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, comics.
A bi-annual magazine that features writing, art, and blog posts about animals and their human neighbors.
Fee: None | Pay: $25
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 16.67% based on 72 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials # beautiful design # consistent quality #somewhat accessible #engaged editors #popular
Wild Greens Magazine | Deadline: May 15
US-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, art, photography, audio.
A monthly magazine with themes, based in Philly.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Flights: the literary magazine of Sinclair Community College | Deadline: May 15
Flights: the literary magazine of Sinclair Community College is a US-based literary magazine that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry.
an annual literary magazine published in the fall of each year by Sinclair Community College
Fee: $2 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated
Broadsided Press | Deadline: May 15
Broadsided Press is a US-based literary magazine founded in 2005 that publishes micro fiction, flash cnf, poetry.
Free, original monthly broadsides for you to print & share. Seeking strong writing. Enabling you to get art & literature into your community. Founded 2005.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 63 days. Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #extremely competitive #10+ years old #poetry prize winner
The BeZine | Deadline: May 15
The BeZine is a US-based literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, video.
The BeZine’s mission is to foster proximity and understanding through our shared love of the arts and humanities and all things spirited.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 90 days. Noteworthy: #clmp member
Magazine1 | Deadline: May 15
Magazine1 is a US-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, poetry, wtf is genre, send anything.
Our magazine is an online publication based out of a real bookstore. We want any and every weird thing you can think of.
Fee: $5 | Pay: $40 per piece
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #clmp member #somewhat accessible
Nine Muses Review | Deadline: May 16
US-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, poetry, art.
An independent free-access online literary magazine that publishes poems, fiction, cnf, and art! :)
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 21 days. Acceptance rate of 15% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #30-day response time
Discretionary Love | Deadline: May 16
US-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, video.
A mixed media platform dedicated to sharing the story of love. We invite you to sift through the intense joys and uncomfortable no’s. We are deeply dedicated to exploring the emotions that yield hard truths.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 41.67% based on 24 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time #brecht top 1000 #accessible
erato literary magazine | Deadline: May 17
Canada-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, interview, art, photography, comics.
erato is a digital, non-profit, self-published literary magazine. we are a sapphic magazine looking to publish prose, poetry, non-fiction writing, and mixed media.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 53 days. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials
The Pinch | Deadline: May 17
US-based literary magazine founded in 1980 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography.
Bi-annual literary journal produced entirely by the students of the University of Memphis MFA Program and English Department.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 86 days. Acceptance rate of 11.58% based on 190 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #active on socials #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #nominates for industry awards #nonfiction top prize winner #mega super popular. woah. #has printed issues
Zero Readers | Deadline: May 18
US-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, interview.
We are Zero Readers, a literary magazine focusing on craft content as well as poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. We welcome writers of all experience, background, and niches to submit to our biannual issues. Our goal is to build a vibrant writing community.
Fee: None | Pay: $1 per piece
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days. Acceptance rate of 26.09% based on 23 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #30-day response time #extra popular
Theme Calls
ONLY POEMS | Deadline: May 15 | Theme: PROSE POEMS
US and Canada-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes poetry.
There are so many ways to delight in poetry. We are a bit obsessive — when we like a poem, we immediately want to see more of the poet’s work. Most literary magazines we love follow a poem-a-day model, focusing on the singular poetic spark. We invite poets to lay before us a small galaxy — show us the blackholes and supernovas, the many moons and solar flares of their work.
Fee: None | Pay: $22-$55
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 0.78% based on 384 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive #engaged editors
River Styx | Deadline: None noted | Theme: Posthuman
US-based literary magazine founded in 1975 that publishes nonfiction, fiction, flash fiction, poetry, translation, and play.
Cultivates contemporary literary arts in St. Louis and beyond through its magazine and community programs.
Fee: $3 | Pay: $0.05/word OR $50 per page for poetry
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days.
Writers Space Africa (WSA) | Deadline: May 15 | Theme: Religion
Founded in 2017. Publishes nonfiction, fiction, flash fiction, poetry.
A dynamic and inclusive international literary publication, dedicated to amplifying the voices of African writers and sharing their diverse perspectives with a global audience.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days.
Talk Vomit | Deadline: May 16 | Theme: Girlhood
US-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, review, interview, art.
Talk Vomit is a literary magazine based out of Massachusetts that harbors a willful longing for when the internet was still fun. We publish essays, short stories, reviews, experimental prose, and limited poetry.
Fee: None | Pay: $5-$30.
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 9.26% based on 54 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #consistent quality
Soft Star Magazine | Deadline: May 16 | Theme: Frontier
Soft Star Magazine is a US-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, review, art, photography.
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: $2 | Pay: $0-$20
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 7 days. Acceptance rate of 30% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time #nominates for industry awards #accessible #consistent quality
Peninsula Arts Magazine | Deadline: May 18 | Theme: Seasonal experiences in Michigan's natural environments and the outdoors
US-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, art, photography, comics, audio.
Publishing literary and visual arts focused on themes of Michigan's nature, the outdoors, and the environment. Print and online.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 60% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials
yolk literary | Deadline: May 19 | Theme: Scraps
Canada-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Review, Video, Art, and Photography.
Fragments of the discarded. To fight or quarrel. A word with a dirty connotation: you feed this to the dog. Or, the idea of scraps not as leftovers, but of scraps as a medium for rebuilding beautiful things; a means of disassembling what has been built and reinventing from the pieces; the collective power of combining disparate parts. What do we collapse, what structures do we leave behind, which do we salvage and resuscitate? Speak to it.
Fee: None | Pay: $30-$200
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #has printed issues
MQR Mixtape | Deadline: May 31 | Theme: DANGER, or Speak Anyway
US-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation.
A new, online imprint of Michigan Quarterly Review.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions. Repond within 365 days.
Waves of Words Literary Magazine | Deadline: July 1 | Theme: Relationships and Revelations
Founded in 2023. Publishes flash fiction, micro fiction, flash cnf, poetry, art.
A literary magazine for Christians that are looking for a place to connect religion and writing.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Northern Appalachia Review | Deadline: June 15 | Theme: northern Appalachia
US-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, interview.
A publication that seeks to represent writers from, living in, or writing about Northern Appalachia
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 45 days.
New friends
Neither Fish Nor Foul | Closed for submissions
UK-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes flash fiction.
We publish the odd, the not quite, the nearly and the almost because we believe in writing for sheer joy.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Noteworthy: #active on socials
A Sufferer's Digest | Closed for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes flash fiction.
We are looking for Gothic short stories or poems between 1-2000 words for rolling online publishing.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 31 days. Acceptance rate of 25% (reported by editors). Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials
Trash Cat Lit | Closed for submissions
UK-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes fiction, flash fiction.
The Unexpected Place for Treasured Words
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Noteworthy: #active on socials
Literary Namjooning | Closed for submissions
Singapore-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes flash fiction, flash cnf.
Publishing flash fiction and non-fiction narratives (500 words or fewer) centered around slowing down & self-care.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Noteworthy: #active on socials #nominates for industry awards
Streetlight Magazine | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2003 that publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, art.
Streetlight Magazine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to publish exceptional talent, both new and established, from our region and across the country.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Noteworthy: #brecht top 1000 #very accessible #20+ years old
PULP | Closed for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry, hybrid, art, photography, wtf is genre, send anything.
Pulp wants low brow work that would be abundant in sleazy stores with black out curtains and garbage cans.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 20 days. Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards
Quibble Journal | Deadline: June 16
US-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry.
An online monthly publication showcasing ingenious poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Ancient Exchanges | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes translation, art, interview, nonfiction, poetry, review, fiction, play.
Online journal devoted to literary translations of ancient texts
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Communicators League | Open for submissions
Nigeria-based literary magazine that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, review, art, photography, audio, video.
An online network of communicators created to bridge the gap between arts and humanity
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Books 'N Pieces Writing Magazine | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes fiction.
We’re all about writing and writers. Interviews/Short Stories/Writing Tips & more.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 42 days. Noteworthy: #accessible
Brittle Paper | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes wtf is genre, send anything, nonfiction, review, poetry, 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: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response #10+ years old
Out of Print Magazine | Open for submissions
India-based literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes fiction.
Online platform for short fiction with a connection to the Indian subcontinent
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Noteworthy: #has print issues #10+ years old
Munyori Literary Journal | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2007 that publishes review, photography, art, nonfiction, fiction, poetry, interview.
Munyori Literary Journal is a Zimbabwean-American literary platform that features works from global writers and artists. The word ‘munyori’ is Shona for “writer” or “author”.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Skink Beat Review | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, comics.
Skink Beat Review is an online literary journal: a labor of love founded in 2021 to give space to the untraditional.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days.
The Capra Review | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes fiction, nonfiction, photography, art.
Biannual online magazine of fiction, non-fiction, and art.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Yellow Mama | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry.
A crime fiction 'zine as sizzling as the chair it's named after.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Acceptance rate of 57.14% based on 42 tracked submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
The South Shore Review | Open for submissions
Canada-based literary magazine that publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interview, review, art, photography, video, audio.
The South Shore Review is published in Shelburne, NS and features artists across Canada as well as from all around the world. We have the opportunity give a platform to writers, poets, visual artists, media artists — artists of all kinds, emerging and established. If you’re a writer, artist, photographer, or in the business of creating, we’d love to hear from you.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #one week response time
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal | Closed for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2001 that publishes fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, flash cnf, poetry, review.
Literary Journal + Writing Community
Fee: None | Pay: No
Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 150 days. Noteworthy: #20+ years old
The Society of Classical Poets Journal | Open for submissions
US-based literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes nonfiction, poetry, review, translation, audio.
The Society’s mission is to preserve humankind’s artistic traditions with a particular emphasis on beautiful poetry; to reestablish poetry as one of the most widely appreciated forms of literature, communication, and entertainment...
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #accessible
Opt West | Closed for submissions
Publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, art, photography.
Opt West is a literary and arts magazine dedicated to places.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
Reverie | Deadline: June 5
Publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography.
International literary magazine showcasing poetry, original writing, and visual art from a diverse range of creative visionaries.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 20 days. Noteworthy: #active on socials #30-day response time
Contests That Probably Won’t Scam You
The Adrift Poetry Chapbook Competitions | Deadline: July 15
Poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are all welcome.
15-40 pages of poetry (this does not include title, section break, or acknowledgement pages). We won't turn you away if you are a few pages over or under, but please stay close to that limit.
Fee: $25 | Awarding: $750 + 20 copies | Judge: Diane Seuss
Noteworthy: Driftwood Press has a gorgeous website and aesthetic and they are fast becoming a lauded publication.
53 Word Story Contest | Deadline: May 15
Our Prompt for May: If you’re wanting for writing inspiration, look for the Eta Aquariids peaking this month. Meteors, like a good story, make their presence known quickly, flash brilliance for their beholders, and never, ever, linger longer than they should. But, whatever it is that moves your pen this month, just try to keep it clean.
Write a 53-word story about showers
Fee: Free! | Awarding: Free copy of Elegant Punk by Darin’ Neal and publication online + print | Judge: Editors
Noteworthy: I love unique and fun contests (especially if they’re free). Plus, Press 53 is an award-winning press that’s been around since 2005!
Arts & Letters Unclassifiables Contest | Deadline: July 31
This contest is for unclassifiable works: works that blur, bend, blend, erase, or obliterate genre and other labels.
Works of up to 5000 words considered.
Fee: $10 | Awarding: $500 | Judge: Michael Martone
Noteworthy: Arts & Letters is one of the top lit mags out there across all categories. I love the idea of an “unclassfiables” contest, plus the fee is modest.
Baltimore Review Contests (Flash Fiction, Flash CNF, Prose Poems) | Deadline: May 31
No theme! Subject matter is entirely up to you. Surprise us.
One, two, or three flash fiction works in one Word doc, but no more than 1,000 words for all stories combined. Seriously. And shorter is often better. We love shorts.
Fee: $8 | Awarding: $400 | Judge(s): Editors
Noteworthy: Like Arts & Letters, The Baltimore Review is an award-winning lit mag, plus they are super popular. I love the modest submission fee and that the contest is especially open to prose poems.
The Castro Prize | Deadline: October 1
$500 Grand Prize, $150 Runner-Up, $50 Second Runner-Up
Maximum word count: 300 words (including title). Please submit only one piece per submission. You may submit additional stories using the Additional Entry option for $5.
Fee: $20 | Awarding: $1000 | Judge(s): Editors
Noteworthy: River Styx used to be up there with the cream of the crop and are now coming back strong and transformed after a brief hiatus.
Below you will find a spreadsheet download of today’s list. This will be provided each week for paid subscribers.
Our spreadsheets include all of the information you see above along with a column to check if you’ve submitted. They look something like this: