Where to submit this week (09.16.24)
146 open submission opportunities (yup, same as amount last week)
Welcome to Sub Club’s Where to submit this week! Our weekly report is of up-to-date submission opportunities for writers. You can also check out our Where to Query this Week report last Wednesday for all things book publishing and agents:
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This week, we’ve got:
78 Recently Opened Submission Calls
10 Last Chance to Submit
30 Theme Calls To Inspire You!
5 Always Open
18 New Friends (new listings we’ve added to our database)
3 Contests Closing This Week
This week from our Sub Club Submissions Help Line:
If the poetry submission guidelines don't state their preference, am I better off putting my name and contact info in my doc or leaving it off? Some places feel very strongly about it one way or the other, but I'm always worried that the mags that are silent on the matter are silent because they think "obviously X is the standard so why bother saying it".
» For poetry, yes, just leave any identifying information off. For prose, I’d be more inclined to go with William Shunn’s formatting as a default.
In the process of making my first poetry manuscript (likely a chapbook, but we’ll see) I’m thinking about how, as my skill and style progress, I might end up not liking a lot (or some) of the pieces in the manuscript. I don’t want to submit/query with a manuscript that I won’t like in 2 years’ time. Do you have any advice on how to make sure the work I include is “correct” for both now and the future or is it a common experience for writers to outgrow their own works? (Keep in mind I am only 17, so I’m bound to develop my style quite a bit in the years to come)
» I understand this feeling. As a poet, this happens to me like every week ha, so yes…a couple year’s can certainly kick that feeling into overdrive. Here are some things that can help:
Accept it: it's very common for writers to outgrow their earlier work. This isn't necessarily negative - it's a sign of your development as a writer.
Focus on present authenticity: Include poems that genuinely represent your current voice and skills. Don't try to predict your future tastes.
Curate carefully: Choose your strongest pieces that you feel confident about now. Quality over quantity.
Consider themed sections: Group poems by theme or style. This can showcase your range and allow future you to still appreciate parts of the collection.
Include recent work: Prioritize your most recent poems, which likely reflect your current styles/abilities best.
Get feedback: Share your manuscript with trusted readers or mentors for objective opinions.
I wrote a book of short stories three years ago that I self-published - it was a finalist in the High Plains Book Awards. Can I submit one of the stories in contests? Or will that count as already been published and ineligible?
» Unless otherwise stated explicitly, self-published is, unfortunately (or fortunately??), considered published.
Hi! So a while ago, I submitted a few pieces to a magazine. Their submission terms said that no response is a rejection - I didn’t receive a response, no sweat, I moved on and kept submitting. Earlier this week I happened to check, and noticed that they had run 2 of my pieces without notifying me. I was mildly annoyed, which became outright frustration when one of the places I’d submitted to in the meantime reached out asking to publish one of those poems. The second magazine was really enthusiastic about the piece, and I think it’s a perfect fit in terms of subject/tone/style. To be honest, I’m pretty miffed that the first magazine ran my work without telling me, or even giving me the opportunity to review & approve formatting (and there are things I would’ve changed regarding format if I’d been given the opportunity). Should I let the poems stay up on the first mag and tell the second mag “no”, or should I contact the first and ask them to take my work down and give the second the go-ahead to publish? I know what I would prefer, but I don’t know how much of a no-no that would be.
» Oh fuck ‘em. Send a note to the first mag and ask for it to be taken down. And then tell the second, OK. If you want to be squeaky-clean polite then tell the second mag what happened first and see if they are OK with it having been up somewhere else for a bit. But yeah, if you got 0 communication before publishing, like, not even an acceptance letter? That’s unprofessional and more of a no-no than pulling a piece. BUT! Check your spam. Just make sure you didn’t miss a communication from them. Basically, if you really want to get the piece in the new magazine, you’ll have to communicate clearly to all parties involved, be polite, and be prepared for the piece to not be published at all if it doesn’t go your way. But then you could resubmit cause I wouldn’t consider that previously published.
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Literary Magazines & Journals
Recently Opened Calls
The Plentitudes | Deadline: September 30
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A quarterly international literary journal showcasing captivating short stories, personal essays, and poetry from diverse voices.
Fee: $5 | Pay: $50
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Presence Haiku Journal | Deadline: September 30
United Kingdom-based literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry.
Britain's leading independent haiku journal
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #independent
The Ocean State Review | Deadline: October 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2011 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Interview, Art, Photography.
Founded in 2011, publishers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and artwork, a project of the University of Rhode Island.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #university affiliated #somewhat competitive #10+ years old
Paterson Literary Review | Deadline: October 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1979 that publishes Poetry, Photography, Art, Nonfiction, Review, Fiction.
an anthology of poets and fiction writers both famous and new
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time # consistent quality #accessible #engaged editors #30+ years old #poetry prize winner
Last Stanza Poetry Journal | Deadline: October 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Poetry.
Last Stanza Poetry Journal is published worldwide in ebook, hardcover, and softcover, available from these sites and others: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Book Depository, Blackwell, Powell's.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive
Pennine Platform | Deadline: October 1
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 1973 that publishes Poetry.
One of the oldest continuously published poetry magazines in the UK.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #50+ years old
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry | Deadline: October 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Poetry, Translation, Review.
a venue for publication of poetry written by authors whose work is informed by the Catholic faith.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 150 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
Moria | Deadline: October 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2017 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid.
A national literary magazine with an all-student editorial board based at Woodbury University
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 33.33% based on 21 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated
Potomac Review | Deadline: October 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1993 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Potomac Review, based in Rockville, Maryland, is a peer-reviewed literary magazine with a global audience.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 3.21% based on 156 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #very competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #nonfiction prize winner
The Normal School | Deadline: October 3
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Comics, Audio, Video.
An online journal featuring nonfiction, fiction, poetry, criticism, journalism, author interviews, and multi-media texts. The bi-annual print magazine finished in spring 2019, ending its 11-year run.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 8.91% based on 101 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #krouse top 500 #super extra popular
Prachya Review | Deadline: October 5
Bangladesh-based literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Review, Art.
A cross-cultural literary webzine
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Middleground Magazine | Deadline: October 10
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Art, Interview, Photography.
An art and literary magazine for mixed-race people's identities, stories and voices
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
just femme & dandy | Deadline: October 11
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Review, Art, Photography, Video, Wtf is genre, send anything.
A biannual literary & arts magazine for and by the LGBTQIA+ community on fashion! We cover skincare, DIY, fat fashion, sports, and whatever else comes that to mind when thinking of fashion and style. Not sure your piece fits? Try us anyway—you might be surprised!
Fee: None | Pay: varies, see guidelines for details
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 53.57% based on 28 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #popular
The Kudzu Review | Deadline: October 12
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1988 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Comics.
The Kudzu Review is Florida State University’s premiere undergraduate journal of literature and art. We publish biannual magazines featuring exceptional work from undergraduate creatives across the country.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time #university affiliated #30+ years old
Poetry in Plain Sight | Deadline: October 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Poetry.
Brings North Carolina poetry and poets to the public eye.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
LEON Literary Review | Deadline: October 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Flash Fiction.
a bimonthly online publication that honors the memory of Leon N. Shapiro
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 0.96% based on 104 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #brecht top 1000 #clmp member #somewhat competitive #engaged editors #poetry prize winner
the minnesota review | Deadline: October 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1960 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Interview.
Publishing contemporary poetry and fiction as well as reviews, critical commentary, and interviews of leading intellectual figures, the minnesota review curates smart, accessible collections of progressive new work.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 3.93% based on 229 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time #extremely competitive #50+ years old #mega super popular. woah.
Little Patuxent Review | Deadline: October 16
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2006 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A journal of literature and the arts, publishing poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction and artwork. LPR welcomes most US-based contributors and prides itself on supporting both up-and-coming and well-established artists and writers.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 150 days. Acceptance rate of 13.47% based on 52 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues # consistent quality #highly competitive #engaged editors #10+ years old #poetry prize winner
Kelp Journal | Deadline: October 17
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
А premier digital and print literary magazine. With a global reach and the spirit of adventure in our DNA, we are searching for new and established voices from around the world. We are especially interested in stories pertaining to oceanic and conservationist themes.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6.67% based on 30 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
Metonym Literary Journal | Deadline: October 21
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Art, Photography.
an annual publication of William Jessup University's undergraduate English program located north of Sacramento
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated
New Writing Scotland | Deadline: October 31
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 1982 that publishes Nonfiction, Art, Play, Humor, Fiction, Poetry.
New Writing Scotland is an annual volume publishing poetry and prose from both emerging and established writers. Every piece appears here in print for the first time, and has been drawn from a wide cross-section of Scottish culture and society.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #extremely competitive #30+ years old
Men Matters Online Journal | Deadline: October 31
Malaysia-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Play, Review, Interview, Translation.
a peer-reviewed international online literary journal
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Libretto Magazine | Deadline: November 1
Nigeria-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Art, Photography, Play.
Libretto Magazine seeks unique works with strong sense of imagery, desire, and emotion; words that resonate, that are produced in styles which push boundaries, complete with an elegant and fascinating use of language or imagery.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #nominates for industry awards
Loch Raven Review | Deadline: November 2
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry.
Maryland-based Literary Journal ISSN: 1557-7627 Print and Digital Editions
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 42 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #somewhat accessible
Oracle: Fine Arts Review | Deadline: November 2
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2003 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art.
Accepting submissions in prose, poetry, and visual arts for the theme "magic."
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 45 days.
Noteworthy: #active on socials #university affiliated #20+ years old
Syncopation Literary Journal | Deadline: November 3
Canada-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
A free online open-access literary journal for musicians, and for writers inspired by music.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 120 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #nominates for industry awards #brecht top 1000 #accessible #chillsubs community nomination
The Penn Review | Deadline: November 9
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1951 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
Publishes original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork, and feature a blend of emerging and established voices. Ranked as one of the 25 Fastest Fiction & Poetry Markets in Duotrope's database.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 7 days. Acceptance rate of 1.02% based on 295 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #50+ years old
MSU Roadrunner Review | Deadline: November 13
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
a student-curated literary journal out of the Creative Writing program at Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #university affiliated
Lowestoft Chronicle | Deadline: November 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Humor.
an online literary magazine, published quarterly, accepting flash fiction, short stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days.
Noteworthy: #30-day response time #somewhat competitive #10+ years old
Pangyrus | Deadline: November 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Art, Comics.
A literary magazine that is dedicated to art, ideas, and making culture thrive. Our name is a portmanteau of pan (all) and gyrus (the folds on the cerebral cortex of the brain). Pangyrus is about connection.
Fee: $3 | Pay: $20
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 12% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #nominates for industry awards #poetry prize winner
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts | Deadline: November 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Translation.
an acclaimed online global journal housed at the Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service at Northeastern University
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated #somewhat accessible
Notre Dame Review | Deadline: November 16
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1995 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Art.
The Notre Dame Review is an independent, non-commercial magazine of contemporary American and international fiction, poetry, criticism and art.
Fee: $3 | Pay: Yes
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 10% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #independent #very competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old
River Heron Review | Deadline: November 30
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2016 that publishes Poetry.
a free access online poetry journal publishing great
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 20 days. Acceptance rate of 2% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive
Poet Lore | Deadline: November 30
United States-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. Respond 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
Postcard | Deadline: November 30
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry.
Postcard is a twice-yearly literary magazine that features 10 poems by 10 poets published on 10 postcards.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials
Oxford Poetry | Deadline: November 30
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 1910 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Review.
Founded in 1910, Oxford Poetry is the oldest dedicated poetry magazine in the UK, and one of the oldest in the world.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials
Meridian | Deadline: November 30
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1998 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Art.
An annual literary magazine produced at the University of Virginia in conjunction with the university’s MFA in Creative Writing Program, whose students serve as the magazine’s editors.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 6% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #very competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #20+ years old
Jelly Bucket | Deadline: December 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Fiction, Flash Fiction.
Bluegrass Writers Studio's annual graduate-student-produced literary journal
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive #krouse top 500 #10+ years old
Nude Bruce Review | Deadline: December 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Our mission is to publish compelling, high-quality work from writers from all over the world to spotlight their voices. To this end, we welcome submissions from writers of all identities and backgrounds, and we do not charge reading fees.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #nonprofit #10+ years old
Oakwood Magazine | Deadline: December 31
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1975 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
Oakwood is the literary and arts annual of South Dakota State University, publishing the work of writers and artists of the Northern Great Plains region since 1975.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated #30+ years old
The Meadow | Deadline: January 15
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Photography, Art.
The Meadow publishes work each summer from beginning and experienced writers and artists. We are one of the few literary journals in the country that publishes our students alongside established writers.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated #very competitive
New American Writing | Deadline: January 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1986 that publishes Poetry.
Founded in 1986, New American Writing is a literary magazine emphasizing contemporary American poetry. Edited by Paul Hoover, it appears once a year in early June. The magazine is distinctive for publishing a range of innovative writing.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #30+ years old
Perceptions | Deadline: January 31
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1969 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography.
Mt. Hood Community College's magazine of the arts is edited, designed, and published by students at Mt. Hood Community College. Each issue runs 200+ pages and includes photography, visual art, poetry, nonfiction, fiction,
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #50+ years old
Kennings Literary Journal | Deadline: February 14
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography.
Student-Run Artistic and Literary Journal of Hanover College
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated
Ninth Letter | Deadline: March 2
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2004 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, 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
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days. Acceptance rate of 1.76% based on 227 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #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.
Passages North | Deadline: April 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1979 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid.
Passages North, the annual literary journal sponsored by Northern Michigan University, has published short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid writing since 1979.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 1.47% based on 543 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #highly competitive #krouse top 500 #30+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
The Laurel Review | Deadline: May 2
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
The Laurel Review is a biannual print magazine seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, review, script, and those that blur the lines between genres.
Fee: $2 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
Prairie Schooner | Deadline: May 2
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1926 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review.
Prairie Schooner, a national literary quarterly published with the support of the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Press, is home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews being published today by beginning, mid-career, and established writers.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 150 days. Acceptance rate of 2.24% based on 223 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #nonfiction prize winner #poetry prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
Kweli Journal | Deadline: May 30
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
an online literary journal that celebrates community and cultural kinships
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #brecht top 1000 #10+ years old #poetry prize winner
Poetry | Deadline: June 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1912 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Review, Translation, Video.
An independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture
Fee: None | Pay: from $300
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 240 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #independent #100+ years old #poetry top prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
Grain | Deadline: June 15
Canada-based literary magazine founded in 1973 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Play, Comics, Wtf is genre, send anything.
Grain, the journal of eclectic writing, is a literary quarterly that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists.
Fee: None | Pay: CA$50 per page
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 9.38% based on 32 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #50+ years old #extra popular
The MacGuffin | Deadline: June 30
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1984 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Art.
The MacGuffin, established in 1984, is a national literary magazine created on campus. The journal is a 160-page, 6-inch by 9-inch perfect-bound collection of poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 112 days. Acceptance rate of 3.22% based on 31 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #clmp member #very competitive #krouse top 500 #30+ years old
Okay Donkey | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry.
At OKD Magazine, 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 90 days. Acceptance rate of 2.10% based on 285 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #nominates for industry awards #mega super popular. woah.
Portland Review | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1956 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Review, Poetry, Art.
Founded in 1956, Portland Review publishes prose, poetry, art, and translations reflecting a wide spectrum of aesthetic styles and voices. Produced by the graduate students in Portland State University’s English Department, Portland Review is proud to publish both established and emerging writers.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 8.33% based on 36 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #extremely competitive #krouse top 500 #50+ years old #poetry prize winner #extra popular
Plume | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2011 that publishes Poetry, Translation.
A magazine dedicated to publishing the very best of contemporary poetry. To that end, we will be highly selective, offering twelve poems per monthly issue.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time #extremely competitive #consistent quality #poetry prize winner
POETRY SANGO-OTA | Open for submissions
Nigeria-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Poetry, Translation.
We are interested in poems with a keen connection to a sense of place, nature, or otherworldly geographies. We publish only AFRICAN POETS. We are open for submissions from 1st to 10th of each month.
Fee: None | Pay: ₦2500 per piece
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 14 days.
Noteworthy: #two week response time
The Lincoln Review | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Interview, Art, Photography, Comics.
An international literary journal published annually by the Creative Writing programme at the University of Lincoln and sponsored by the School of Creative Arts.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 150 days.
Noteworthy: #active on socials #university affiliated #extremely competitive
Literary Mama | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2002 that publishes Poetry, Review, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Interview.
Literary Mama believes that all mothers have a story worth sharing and honors the many faces of motherhood by publishing work that celebrates the journey as well as the job
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 4.00% based on 25 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #clmp member #somewhat competitive #community #20+ years old
Medical Literary Messenger | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2013 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Photography, Art.
The Medical Literary Messenger aims to promote humanism and the healing arts through prose, poetry, and photography.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #10+ years old
Landfall: Aotearoa New Zealand Arts & Letters | Open for submissions
New Zealand-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Translation.
New Zealand's foremost and longest-running arts and literary journal. It showcases new fiction and poetry, as well as biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Journal of the Plague Year | Open for submissions
literary magazine that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry.
Literary, Journalistic, Irreverent Yet Oddly Serious
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 14 days.
Noteworthy: #two week response time
Magnets and Ladders | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
Active Voices of Writers with Disabilities
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 14 days.
Noteworthy: #two week response time
Lovecraftiana | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
a quarterly publication available from Rogue Planet Press
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 7 days. Acceptance rate of 49.99% based on 48 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Plenitude Magazine | Open for submissions
Canada-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review.
Plenitude Magazine is Canada’s only queer literary magazine. We promote the growth and development of LGBTQ2S+ literature through online publication of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and interviews by both emerging and established LGBTQ2S+ writers.
Fee: None | Pay: CA$50-CA$100
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 5.84% based on 120 tracked submissions.
The Missing Slate | Open for submissions
Pakistan-based literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction, Art.
A creative arts mag and safe space for women and marginalized creators across the globe.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 28 days.
Noteworthy: #30-day response time #10+ years old
PLU Magazine | Open for submissions
France-based literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, Art.
An artistic community in Paris, City of Light
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
The Opiate | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Play.
A quarterly literary journal dedicated to publishing narcotically good works.
Fee: $2 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #one week response time # good vibes # consistent quality #somewhat accessible #engaged editors
Paper Crane Journal | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Humor, Play, Comics, Wtf is genre, send anything.
ꕤ words that speak, art that breathes ✿ a literary journal for teens, by teens
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 56 days. Acceptance rate of 14% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #somewhat accessible
Landfill Journal | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry.
publishers of beautiful weirdos
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days.
Poetry London | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 1988 that publishes Poetry, Translation.
A leading international magazine, where new names share pages with acclaimed contemporary poets. We also publish a wide range of poetry in translation.
Fee: None | Pay: £30
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #somewhat competitive #30+ years old
The Orchards Poetry Journal | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2016 that publishes Poetry.
Inspired by the small plot of apple trees near Cambridge, England, where writers have gathered for years with their books and pens, we welcome you to pull up a chair and enjoy poetry in the orchard.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 90 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive
New Plains Review | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1986 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Play.
The New Plains Review seeks quality creative works ranging from poetry and prose to plays/screenplays and music and short films.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 48 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #university affiliated #30+ years old
Pearl Press | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Poetry, Hybrid, Photography, Video.
Pearl Press is an online publication that strives to build a proud community of diverse voices. We are seeking writers and photographers. Open calls release bimonthly and are centered around a theme.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 21 days. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time #somewhat competitive
MyrtleHaus Magazine | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry.
A Queer/Woman-Owned magazine dedicated to showcasing artists & writers, with an emphasis on women, POC, and LGBTQ+.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 8 days. Acceptance rate of 85% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #two week response time #independent #accepts most
Prairie Margins | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1963 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
Prairie Margins is the national undergraduate literary magazine at Bowling Green State University.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time #university affiliated #50+ years old
Judy Magazine | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Audio, Video.
recipes - stories - nostalgia - art
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials
The Marlowe Review | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
We seek creative interpretations of the travelogue in the form of fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry and essays.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #active on socials #one week response time
Last Chance to Submit
Miracle Monocle | Deadline: September 16
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Wtf is genre, send anything.
A journal of innovative literary and visual art. Housed at the University of Louisvillle; powered by a love of genre-bending literature.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 9.09% based on 22 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #very competitive #10+ years old
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine | Deadline: September 17
Colombia-based literary magazine founded in 2010 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Art, Audio, Video.
a literary journal dedicated to promoting the theory and practice of narrative medicine, an interdisciplinary field that enhances healthcare through the effective communication, empathy and understanding between clinicians, caregivers and patients
Fee: $5 | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #somewhat accessible #10+ years old
carte blanche | Deadline: September 17
Canada-based literary magazine founded in 2004 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, Photography, Comics.
A Quebec-based online literary magazine published by the Quebec Writer’s Federation that presents eclectic narratives in all forms and supports Canadian and international writers and artists
Fee: None | Pay: CA$75
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 4.09% based on 220 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: # consistent quality #engaged editors #extra popular
Gutter Magazine | Deadline: September 18
United Kingdom-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction.
An award-winning, high quality, printed journal for fiction and poetry from writers born or living in Scotland and featuring literature from around the world.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues # consistent quality #beautiful design
Island Magazine | Deadline: September 18
Australia-based literary magazine founded in 1979 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
a premium Australian literary magazine of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and arts features
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time
Hole In The Head Review | Deadline: September 20
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry, Art, Photography, Video.
A journal of art, photography, & poetry. We're online only so we can do things you just can't do with print - video, music, and pop-up issues. We're viewed around the world more than 1,500 times a month. We feature established artists and writers as well as newcomers.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 45 days.
Noteworthy: #poetry prize winner
The Garfield Lake Review | Deadline: September 21
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1971 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Play.
The Garfield Lake Review is the annual literary and visual arts magazine produced by Olivet College students, and it is a proud member of the Olivet College Media Board.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #university affiliated #accessible #50+ years old
Gramarye | Deadline: September 21
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Nonfiction, Review, Fiction, Poetry, Photography, Art.
Gramarye is the Chichester Folk Tale Centre’s journal for folklore, fairy tales and fantasy. It is designed to appeal to both academics and the interested public and has been published since 2012.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
Literary Liberation | Deadline: September 22
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Nonfiction, Interview, Comics.
A storytelling platform and community for artists, writers, and activists working towards collective liberation.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 31 days.
Noteworthy: #active on socials
Ponder Review | Deadline: December 15
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2016 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Play, Audio, Video.
We're published by the low-res MFA in Creative Writing at Mississippi U. for Women and include fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama, art, and new media.
Fee: $2 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days. Acceptance rate of 9% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #nominates for industry awards #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 #very competitive
Theme Calls To Inspire You!
Flora Fauna | Deadline: September 30 | Theme: The Table of Bacchus
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Wtf is genre, send anything.
Flora Fauna is a youth-run digital magazine and blog dedicated to giving spaces to small or aspiring creatives.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 31 days. Acceptance rate of 35% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #nominates for industry awards
Midnight Echo | Deadline: September 30 | Theme: WILDERNESS
Australia-based literary magazine founded in 2005 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Interview, Art.
the magazine of the Australasian Horror Writers Association
Fee: None | Pay: varies, see guidelines for details
Do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Livina Press | Deadline: October 1 | Theme: Golden
literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Whatever you believe is worth writing about is what we want to read.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 35 days. Acceptance rate of 38.60% based on 57 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials
Moss Puppy Magazine | Deadline: October 1 | Theme: Boneyard
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Art, Photography.
We are curly haired swamp creatures howling into the moonlight, doggy paddling and barking at toads and flies. We want your weird, muddy, and messy - the turtles without shells, boiled frogs, & mushroom-capped fairies.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 14 days. Acceptance rate of 41.82% based on 55 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #two week response time #somewhat accessible #extra popular
Lunch Ticket | Deadline: October 1 | Theme: Resistance and Liberation
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2012 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, Art.
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: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days. Acceptance rate of 0.89% based on 225 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #30-day response time #university affiliated #brecht top 1000 # consistent quality #extremely competitive #fosters inclusivity #krouse top 500 #10+ years old #extra popular
The Offing | Deadline: October 1 | Theme: Humor
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2015 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, Art, Comics.
An online literary magazine publishing creative writing in all genres and art in all media.
Fee: None | Pay: $25-$100
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 3.63% based on 330 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #nominates for industry awards # consistent quality #engaged editors #chill subs community favorite #mega super popular. woah.
Moss Piglet Zine | Deadline: October 2 | Theme: Patterns
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2016 that publishes Flash Fiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Art, Photography.
This zine has grown from a 16-page, black-and-white, saddle-stitched publication to a full-color and perfect bound edition that's professionally printed on high-quality stock.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time
Mystic Owl Magazine | Deadline: October 2 | Theme: Halloween
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
Mystic Owl is a poetry and fiction magazine. Speculative work is the focus, but we also want pieces that weave strange and weird language through real human emotions. We aim to publish three issues yearly: in the spring, summer, and fall.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 15 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time
Penumbra Online | Deadline: October 12 | Theme: Dirt
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1989 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Review, Art.
Literary and Art journal housed in the English department of California State University- Stanislaus. Publishing prose, poetry, & art for more than thirty years.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 42 days. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #university affiliated #somewhat competitive #30+ years old #popular
PENning Magazine | Deadline: October 16 | Theme: Change
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Translation.
the Scottish branch of PEN International campaigning for freedom of expression, oppressed writers, and marginalised linguistic groups
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Lines + Stars: A Journal of Poetry and Short Prose | Deadline: November 2 | Theme: In The Blood
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2006 that publishes Photography, Art, Fiction, Poetry, Review.
a journal of poetry and short prose
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #10+ years old
Jelly Squid | Deadline: November 15 | Theme: passage
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art.
Jelly Squid is a brand-new online literary magazine that seeks to showcase emerging and previously unpublished writers & artists.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 130 days. Acceptance rate of 20% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials
Spell Jar Press Anthology | Deadline: November 30 | Theme: Tarot
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Flash CNF, Art, Photography, Wtf is genre, send anything.
We publish print anthologies about all things witchy, wonderful, metaphysical, and magickal. We are interested in works about feminism, sex, desire, witchy and earthly stuff, spirituality, the natural world, and experiences of women & non-binary folk.
Fee: $3 | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 40 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials
The North Meridian Review | Deadline: December 1 | Theme: White Kites Over Gaza: Woven Tales on Palestine
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Nonfiction, Poetry, Review.
An independent, interdisciplinary journal of history, the humanities, culture, and poetry based in northern Indianapolis.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time #independent
Let's Stab Caesar! | Deadline: December 2 | Theme: The Sacred Edition
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Review, Interview, Translation, Art, Photography, Humor, Play, Comics.
An arts magazine for the destitute and the disobedient.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 30% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #one week response time #somewhat accessible
inScribe: Journal of Creative Writing | Deadline: December 17 | Theme: SCIENCE
Australia-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction.
inScribe is a bi-annual print journal and perennial website that aims to share and inspire meaningful encounters with the world through the diverse art of creative writing.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #one week response time #somewhat competitive
On-the-High Literary Journal | Open for submissions | Theme: hear me out
literary magazine founded in 2022 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
An online literary journal that publishes the brilliant ideas that arise from being high: poems, short stories, essays, art and other forms of writing that have been born in the stoned minds of individuals.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Tales from the Kitchen | Deadline: September 17 | Theme: The Kitchen
literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
Tip: For much of recorded history, the kitchen has been the center—the heart—of the home. Food can bring people together or tear them apart. Important conversations happen around the kitchen table, kids learn self-sufficiency, and traditions begin in this space.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 35% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards
Gigantic Sequins | Deadline: September 17 | Theme: Teen Sequins
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Comics.
A good-looking biannual black & white indie literary arts journal that has been in print since 2009.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 120 days. Acceptance rate of 0.72% based on 139 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #independent #super extra popular
lemonade | Deadline: September 20 | Theme: kitchen
literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography.
'a magazine dedicated to unchecked reminders, the smell after rain and the curious existence of the ordinary.'
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time
The Literary Times | Deadline: September 20 | Theme: Memory
Pakistan-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
The Literary Times, is an independent literary and arts e-magazine and blog accepting varieties of genres including, poetry, short story, flash fiction, non-fiction, art and more.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 130 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #nominates for industry awards
Culterate | Deadline: September 20 | Theme: ISSUE I: A World Reborn
literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Review.
bit.ly/culterate | A literary magazine in society and global affairs
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 7 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time
Usawa Literary Review | Deadline: September 20 | Theme: Gender and its Discontents
literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Review, Interview, Translation, Photography.
A bi-annual literary magazine dedicated to feminist literature and writings by and about underrepresented communities.
Fee: None | Pay: Yes
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time
Lobster Salad and Champagne | Deadline: September 20 | Theme: Female Perspective
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Translation, Art.
Feminist literary magazine that publishes uplifting work
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 20 days. Acceptance rate of 30% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #30-day response time
Powders Press | Deadline: September 21 | Theme: Masquerade
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2021 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid.
A biannual online journal of queer writing by LGBTQIA+ writers. We publish fiction and poetry that explores the intersections of sexuality, gender, class politics, and identity.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 30 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #30-day response time
Barrelhouse | Deadline: September 22 | Theme: Baby One More Time
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2004 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Review, Art, Photography.
Barrelhouse bridges the gap between serious art and pop culture. It's an annual print journal featuring fiction, poetry, interviews, and essays. Barrelhouse Books publishes 2 books (1 poetry, 1 NF) per year.
Fee: None | Pay: $50
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days. Acceptance rate of 1% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #has print issues #nominates for industry awards #extremely competitive #fiction prize winner #krouse top 500 #nonfiction prize winner #mega super popular. woah.
The Ancient Post | Deadline: September 22 | Theme: RETOLD, REWRITTEN
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography.
CONNECTING OUR LITERARY PRESENT WITH THE BEAUTY OF OUR HISTORICAL PAST
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 28 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #30-day response time
Litmora | Deadline: September 22 | Theme: Beyond the Cosmos
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Comics.
Based in WESTERN NEW YORK, Litmora is the collaborative work of a bunch of students working to make their strange dream a strange reality. Two are writing majors, but all are fans of cats.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time
The Cove Review | Deadline: October 15 | Theme: The Great Myths and Tragedies of Human Existence.
The Cove is a literary and art magazine that wants to help beginner artists and writers find their audience.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #active on socials #one week response time
Always Open!
Translators Aloud - YouTube project | Open for submissions
United Kingdom-based literary magazine founded in 2020 that publishes Translation, Video.
**TRANSLATORS ALOUD: The Voice of Translated Literature** A YouTube project run by Tina Kover & Charlie Coombe, shining the light on translators reading from their own work. A positive space for sharing great literature, read aloud by the translators themselves.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 2 days. Acceptance rate of 99% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #one week response time #accepts most #2-day response time
X-R-A-Y | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2018 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash CNF, Art, Comics, Wtf is genre, send anything.
X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine’s vision is to publish uncomfortable, entertaining, and unforgettable prose that shines brighter than the skeleton in your body, prose that sees through the skin and reveals something deeper
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 60 days. Acceptance rate of 4.76% based on 168 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: # consistent quality #good vibes #super extra popular
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1956 that publishes Fiction.
The finest in crime and suspense short fiction.
Fee: None | Pay: $0.05 per word
Accept simultaneous submissions. Acceptance rate of 6.23% based on 385 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time #somewhat competitive #50+ years old #popular
Irish Pages | Open for submissions
Ireland-based literary magazine that publishes Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction.
a biannual journal, edited in Belfast and publishing, in equal measure, writing from Ireland and overseas
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 240 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues
Microfiction Monday Magazine | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2014 that publishes Fiction.
exceptional stories told in 100 words each Monday
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 45 days. Acceptance rate of 26.43% based on 140 tracked submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free
New friends
BRAWL | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Poetry, Art.
BRAWL is a poetry and visual arts magazine where submitters choose their readers. We publish anything strange and true!
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 140 days. Acceptance rate of 19% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #nominates for industry awards
Folklore Review | Closed for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
Speculative-ish literary magazine that specializes in pieces based on folklore
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time
Mikrokosmos and Mojo Literary Journal | Deadline: November 1
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1958 that publishes Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Comics.
We are an MFA-run literary magazine at Wichita State University in Kansas. Send us works both beautiful and strange.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Hiraeth Hollow | Open for submissions | Theme: Themes are assigned to each issue
India-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Wtf is genre, send anything.
Hiraeth Hollow is a non-profit, online literary magazine devoted to voicing young writers around the globe.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 45 days.
Noteworthy: #active on socials
Haunted Portal Magazine | Deadline: December 26 | Theme: Dreamscapes
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Play, Comics, Wtf is genre, send anything.
Odd, fantastical, and macabre art and literature.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials #one week response time #nominates for industry awards
On Gaia Literary Magazine | Closed for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Poetry.
Shoving the most decadent poems we can find down your throat. Consensually, of course.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials
Open Secrets Magazine | Deadline: December 31
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2023 that publishes Nonfiction.
Open Secrets is a home for memorable, revealing personal essays about all the subjects we're taught to keep “secret."
Fee: None | Pay: $50 per piece
Do not accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 31 days. Acceptance rate of 5% (reported by editors).
Noteworthy: #active on socials
Headlight Anthology | Closed for submissions
Canada-based literary magazine founded in 1998 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Concordia University's (Montreal) graduate literary journal, open for all to submit.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 185 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials
Mukoli: The Magazine for Peace | Deadline: November 5
United States-based literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art.
We’re reading again! Send us fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and multimedia art creations that engage with our vision.
Fee: None | Pay: $75
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #read for free #one week response time
Magnolia Magazine | Deadline: October 1 | Theme: Through the Decades
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Art, Photography, Humor, Audio.
We are a youth literary magazine dedicated to allowing young creatives to blossom.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Do not accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints.
Noteworthy: #active on socials #one week response time
The Night Heron Barks | Closed for submissions
literary magazine founded in 2019 that publishes Poetry.
All types of poetry are welcome.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 60 days.
Noteworthy: #active on socials #nominates for industry awards
SAND Journal | Deadline: September 30
Germany-based literary magazine founded in 2009 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
SAND (est. 2009) is a journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry & art made by an international team of volunteers in Berlin
Fee: €3 | Pay: €20-€40
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 180 days.
Noteworthy: #has print issues #active on socials #nominates for industry awards
Sturgeon Moon Review | Open for submissions
literary magazine that publishes Fiction, Poetry.
A literary magazine for prose and poetry that celebrates the beauty of words.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions.
Noteworthy: #one week response time
Southeast Review | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 1979 that publishes Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Interview.
FSU's graduate-run literary magazine
Fee: $3 | Pay: $100
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 250 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials
Sweet 'N' Simple Lit Mag | Deadline: October 15 | Theme: Change
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Wtf is genre, send anything.
We are a youth-led lit mag dedicated to showing short and simple pieces that share the complexity of life and writing.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions and some reprints. Respond within 31 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #active on socials
Pineberry Literary Journal | Open for submissions
United States-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Poetry.
Pineberry Literary Journal welcomes submissions by emerging and established poets.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 90 days. Acceptance rate of 40% (reported by editors).
Abhartach Magazine | Open for submissions
Ireland-based literary magazine founded in 2024 that publishes Wtf is genre, send anything.
A new publication for creatives of all mediums/experience levels. Each issue is themed around a horror sub-genre.
Fee: None | Pay: No
Accept simultaneous submissions. Respond within 2 days.
Noteworthy: #read for free #has print issues #active on socials #one week response time
Contests Closing This Week
ROOM Poetry Contest | Deadline: Sep 16
An entry (both initial and additional) can include up to three poems or 150 lines of poetry in a single document. Please start each poem at the top of a new page.
Unless form requires, submit your work in 12-point font, Times New Roman preferred.
Fee: $35 CAD | Awarding: $1000 | Judge(s): Editors
Flashback: Canning Dock Flash Fiction Competition | Deadline: Sep 22
Age categories: under 11, 11 - 17, 18+
Word count: 500 maximum
To get you thinking, writer Phil Olsen has created a series of prompts and writing exercises to help you structure your short story.
Choose one of the four prompts below as inspiration for your 500-word story. You can simply use a prompt as a jumping-off point to get started, or you can delve deeper into the history of the Canning Graving Docks.
The accompanying writing exercises are completely optional - feel free to mix them up and try them out with any of the prompts. The final flash fiction piece that you submit does not have to incorporate the exercises, it just needs to respond to one of the four prompts.
Fee: FREE | Awarding: Prizes will include NML membership for a year, a book bundle from Writing on the Wall and a voucher to spend at NML shops and cafes. | Judge(s): Editors
The Rising Poety Prize | Deadline: Sep 23
For this prize, we are only accepting unpublished work from new and emerging poets: poets without a full-length collection published at the time of submission. Poets with no publication history are especially encouraged to submit. Poets with only chapbooks published are also eligible. Poets with self-published full-length collections, however, are ineligible.
Submissions are open internationally, to any poet writing in English—inclusion of other languages is welcome, as long as the poem is largely written in English.
DO NOT INCLUDE your name or identifying information in the document OR submission title box.
We are only accepting unpublished work. If your poem has been published elsewhere, even on a blog or on social media, it is not eligible.
We accept simultaneous submissions—just please send us a note if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere.
Your submission must be no more than three poems and under ten pages. Please submit all your poems in ONE document. Please begin each poem on a new page and include each poem's individual title.
Fee: $20 | Awarding: $3000 | Judge(s): Morgan Parker
Below, we have a downloadable spreadsheet for this week’s opportunities for paid subscribers.