Open Reading Periods: Journals and Presses Ready to Read Your Work Now
Looking for a place to submit your work? The literary magazines and small presses below, culled from our carefully curated and vetted databases, are currently open for submissions or are opening soon (within the next thirty days). And further down is a list of publishers that are open all year for submissions. This list is continually updated, so check back often. Once you’ve found a place to submit your work, try our Submission Tracker to help you stay organized and keep track of your submissions.
Journal of Compressed Creative Arts |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Dec 15, Apr 1 to Jun 15
Lakeshore Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30
Maine Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30
Meow Meow Pow Pow Lit |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 1, Apr 1 to Jul 1
Milkweed Editions |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Dec 1 to Feb 28, Apr 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Oct 15
New American Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 15 to Jan 15, Feb 15 to Jun 15
New Feathers Anthology |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Jul 1, Oct 1 to Nov 1
Nightboat Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 15 to Jul 9, Sep 1 to Nov 15
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora |
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Poetry, Fiction
May 15 to Oct 15, Oct 15 to Jan 1
Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Nov 15
The Phare |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 15 to Jun 18, Oct 4 to Nov 29, Feb 2 to Mar 2
The Plentitudes |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, Apr 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Oct 31
A Public Space |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
May 1 to May 31, Sep 15 to Oct 15
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Open All Year
Below is the list of literary magazines and small presses that are open for submissions all year.
After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine |
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Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Illuminations: An International Magazine of Contemporary Writing |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Persimmon Tree: an online magazine of the arts by women over sixty |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
TORCH: Poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction