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...
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Reading 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 -
Founded in 2001, Collision Literary Magazine is a student-run publication that accepts poetry, creative nonfiction prose, literary criticism, art, and photography by undergraduate students. Their goal is to represent a variety of young...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Feb 25Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction -
Concision Poetry Journal publishes experimental poetry and visual art. While formatting is considered, it takes a back seat to experimenting with language and line. Narrative poetry is generally not accepted.
Reading Period: Feb 15 to Mar 15, Jun 15 to Jul 15, Oct 15 to Nov 15Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Political -
Cordite Poetry Review is a quarterly Australian journal of poetry and its criticism. International authors are most welcome. Each issue is themed (broadly), so please be sure to look at the submissions page. Cordite Scholarly is a fully...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Aug 20Genre: Poetry -
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...
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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 -
decomp journal is an online literary magazine that is published three times a year. They are an in-house journal for the Social Justice Institute at the University of British Columbia, and they publish prose, poetry, art, and creative...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Dec 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry -
Diode Poetry Journal is looking for poetry that excites and energizes, that uses language that crackles and sparks. It is looking for poetry from all points on the arc, from formal to experimental.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction -
Dream Noir is a magazine for all the appreciation art has to offer. This platform was founded in 2018 to promote artistic expression, enhancing the creativity of artists of all types, especially, marginalized voices.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Ekphrastic Review is an online journal devoted entirely to writing inspired by visual art. Their objective is to promote ekphrastic writing, promote art appreciation, and experience how the two strengthen each other and bring...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Mar 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Poetic discourse idioms. Eratio has a new look and a new policy: Eratio no longer publishes issues. Rather, as works are accepted, so they will appear. New work appears two or three times a week or as accepted.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
escarp explores the potential of super-brief literature.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry -
Eunoia Review is a Singapore-based online literary journal committed to sharing the fruits of “beautiful thinking.” Each day, it publishes two new pieces of writing for your reading pleasure. The editor believes that Eunoia Review...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
At Five South, we amplify diverse voices and narratives that challenge convention and explore the intricacies of the human experience. We seek emotionally resonant, thought-provoking, and innovative submissions, whether they push the boundaries...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Flare is an international literary journal founded by a dedicated group of writers, photographers, and artists to explore the complexity of the human experience. They hope that their journal is able to empower through that mission.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult -
Haunted Waters Press is an independent publisher located in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia along the banks of the Shenandoah River. The press accepts works from new, emerging, and established writers. From the Depths...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Sep 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
From Whispers to Roars was founded on that idea that even the quietest of voices can roar: the story you’ve been hiding in a journal, afraid to share; the poems that have been stacking up on your bedside table; the weirdest thing you’ve...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Furious Gazelle is striving to provide the best collection of original writing and art from across the World Wide Web.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Gargoyle Magazine has always been a scallywag magazine, a maverick magazine, a bit too academic for the underground and way too underground for the academics. They are a writer’s magazine in that we are read by other writers and have...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 10 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
GAS: Poetry, Art, and Music is an online journal that publishes poetry as well as a combination of art, music, and interviews. It’s best to read a few features to get the sense for what is published. They also do occasional interviews,...
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The Gettysburg Review, published by Gettysburg College, is recognized as one of the country’s premier literary journals.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Gigantic Sequins is print-based and biannual. Its black and white journal is known for its quality writing and its unique design/aesthetic. It accepts work from unpublished writers in addition to those who have an already established...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Jan 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Glassworks is a publication of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing program. In addition to providing opportunities for graduate students to participate as literary citizens, Glassworks publishes literary work from both...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
