VAINE is an online literary and arts magazine for and by emerging artists and writers. The focus of its issues is on topical themes. Contributors are also welcome to present work about any relevant current events. It aims to give a voice...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Valiant Scribe is a platform that focuses on faith and social issues. It covers a wide range of topics, including violence against women, forced labor, human trafficking, criminal justice, mental health, climate change, poverty, and...
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Variety Pack tries to live up their namesake! A bedrock of diverse voices, expressing a variety of arts & letters. Open to both genre and literary. Sure there’s an aesthetic, but it’s a broad atlas rather than a narrow stream!
Reading Period: May 15 to Jul 15, Sep 15 to Nov 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
The Vassar Review aims to reconsider the traditions that have defined many publications and structures, those that are not open to all, open to interpretation, or open to change, and unfold them into a collaborative journal that believes...
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A Velvet Giant is a literary journal for work that exists outside the boundaries of genre.
Reading Period: Mar 15 to May 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Black Sun Lit is the publisher of Vestiges, an irregularly printed journal of poetry, prose, essay, translation, art, and ontological inquiry.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 30, Oct 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
TVBR publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, photography, and visual art that memorably express what it means to be human. Its editorial focus is on authentic voices and evocative images. The editors seek work that haunts them.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Voices de la Luna inspires and promotes literature and arts and serves as a platform for all authors and artists to share their work with others. It further uses literature and arts for both educational and healing purposes in the...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Visual Poetry
