Founded in 1974, Black Warrior Review publishes contemporary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by award-winning writers alongside work by new and emerging voices. Issues also feature art, comics, and a curated chapbook. Each summer reading...
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Reading Period: Jun 1 to Sep 1, Dec 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Bloodletter is a feminist horror magazine showcasing personal and analytical perspectives on the horrific by women, nonbinary, and trans writers. At Bloodletter the definition of horror is expansive, inclusive, and cooperative....
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Established in 2009, Booth publishes two print issues a year, usually in winter and summer. They invite submissions of art, poetry, prose, audio, lists, and literary comics. The editors welcome submissions by both...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 30, Jan 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Boston Review is a web and print magazine of ideas, politics, and culture. Independent and nonprofit, animated by hope and committed to equality, we believe in the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just world...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Translation -
The Broken City is a semiannual literary magazine that deals in cutting-edge poetry, prose, illustration, and photography. Submissions from both new and experienced writers are welcomed.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
CALYX Journal publishes fine art and literature, art, and book reviews by developing and emerging women and non-binary authors and artists. CALYX is committed to publishing authors from diverse backgrounds. CALYX Journal...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction -
Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine is a multimedia arts magazine showcasing primarily young adult creators in the Carolinas. It publishes short stories, scripts, poetry, art and photography, music, and dance in a digital...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 15, Jun 1 to Aug 15, Oct 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
carte blanche believes there is more than one way to tell a story. Their mandate is to provide a venue for narrative of all forms. They accept previously unpublished works of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, comics,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 10 to Mar 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Translation -
Carve, named in honor of Raymond Carver, publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that respects the power of language and craft and elicits genuine emotional truths. The editors also strive to foster a sense of camaraderie among all...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Catamaran Literary Reader is a quarterly literary and visual arts journal. Catamaran features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and fine art in a full size, full color magazine.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The purpose of the Champagne Room, beyond creating a physical space for collecting and sharing writing that the editors believe in, is to generate, collaborate, and commune. The editors remain devoted to making this literary space...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 15 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Chaotic Merge is a literary/multimedia magazine that is home to obscure and honest work from the new and rising artists around the world. They believe that if diverse and different stories are put together, there can be a knowledgeable...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 11 to Dec 11Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Chapter House is an online literary journal promoting the ideals and vision of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Low Residency MFA Program. It publishes either Winter/Summer or Fall/Spring.
While Chapter House...
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to Jul 1, Nov 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry -
The Citron Review is a journal of brief literature seeking to publish short forms that shimmer. They love to discover fresh poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and micros of all sorts. They also nominate our published work for...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Dec 6Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 2013, Cleaver is Philadelphia’s international quarterly literary magazine. We publish cutting-edge contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, essays on craft and the writing life, and book reviews.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Clockwise Cat: Zen-Surrealism with a Dash of Dada is a seasonal literary webzine that features verse, reviews, and artwork. Clockwise Cat prefers to receive poems that are in some way akin to the Surrealist, Symbolist, Dadaist,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Club Plum publishes creative nonfiction, flash fiction, prose poetry and art that often straddles realities without losing clarity or emotion. Powerful, single-reality pieces are loved, too.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Colorado Review’s only commitment is to the publication of serious poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. It does not publish genre fiction nor do they subscribe to a particular literary philosophy or school of poetry or fiction. It is ...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Mar 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Cool Beans Lit publishes stimulating fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and visual art that all coalesce into stunning issues. Their editorial focus is challenging, thoughtful, experimental, and eclectic work from both new and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Crashtest is an biannual online magazine founded and run by the creative writing students at the Fine Arts Center, a public arts high school in Greenville, South Carolina, so that students in high schools all over the country will have a...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Cream City Review is Milwaukee’s leading literary journal devoted to pushing the boundaries of writing. Each issue features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Published biannually, Cream City Review is a...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 1, Jan 2 to Mar 2Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual, Visual Poetry, War -
Decolonial Passage welcomes writing from all writers engaged in the decolonial project, regardless of the writer’s race, origin, gender, disability, or geographical location. Simultaneously, Decolonial Passage centers African,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Deep Wild Journal is the home for creative work inspired by journeys to places where there are no roads. They seek work that conjures the experiences, observations, and insights of backcountry journeys. By “backcountry,” they mean away...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry -
The Delmarva Review publishes exceptional, new poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction annually in print and electronic editions. Submissions have been paused in 2024 to publish an anthology of "The Best of the Delmarva Review" (...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Mar 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Disclaimer Magazine is a literary and visual arts magazine published by Write253 in Tacoma, Washington. Submissions are open year-round to writers and artists ages fifteen to twenty-two, and issues are curated by an all-teen editorial...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry
