warning lines is an indie literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry with themes of Otherness, rebellion, Satanism, monstrosity, and other irreverences by queer, trans, and other marginalized creators.
Literary Magazines
Find a home for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching the publications vetted by our editorial staff and listed in the Literary Magazines database. Here you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, and contact information—everything you need to determine which publications match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find magazines with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: Jul 1 to Jul 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
West Trade Review strives to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (memoir/personal essays) and publishes a mix of established and up-and-coming writers. It is committed to the principles of diversity,...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Aug 1, Aug 15 to Dec 15, Jan 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
An online literary and poetry journal since 2007, Why Vandalism? features poetry and prose, new writing, speculative fiction, fantasy, science fiction, horror, experimental and sound art, curated from international contributors.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
wind-up mice wants to publish distinct voices, unforgettable imagery, your experiments. They love blending forms until they are unrecognizable. They seek the intimate, the mystical within mundanity. Give them your thoughts on the evening...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 15 to Aug 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature is a digital, open access, biannual journal of disability poetry, literature, and the arts.
Reading Period: Mar 1 to May 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry -
Writers Space Africa Magazine (WSA) is an international literary magazine, which features a rich diversity of writings from African writers to a global audience.
Reading Period: Sep 20 to Oct 15, Oct 20 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Poetry, Short Fiction, Young Adult -
The Writer’s Foundry Review is a print and online journal featuring poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art. The Review is a publication of the Writer’s Foundry, the MFA Creative Writing program at St. Joseph...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
WWPH Writes is looking for poetry and fiction that “celebrates, unsettles, and questions the lives in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas (DMV) and in the nation.”
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Short Fiction -
Wyldcraft is a grassroots, female-run literary magazine. The editors think of themselves as foragers, going out into the wild to find and elevate emerging literary voices. They’re committed to lowering the traditional barriers of entry...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Sep 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
