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.
Red Rook Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 15 to Sep 15, Oct 15 to Dec 15, Jan 15 to Mar 15
Revue {R}évolution: a scholarly review of poetry and art |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Apr 21 to Sep 22
Right Hand Pointing |
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Poetry, Fiction
Feb 1 to Mar 15, May 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15
Same Faces Collective |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 15 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Oct 1, Dec 15 to Feb 1
Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Feb 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Dec 15
Songs of Eretz Poetry Review |
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Poetry
Feb 1 to Feb 15, May 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Aug 15, Nov 1 to Nov 15
Split Lip Press |
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Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1
Stone Poetry Quarterly |
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Poetry
Sep 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jul 31
subTerrain Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 15, Mar 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Sep 15
Sundress Publications |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jun 1 to Aug 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 31
Sunspot Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 31, Apr 1 to Jun 30, Jul 1 to Sep 30, Oct 1 to Dec 15
Superpresent |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1
swamp pink |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Dec 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to May 31
Thimble Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 30, Aug 1 to Sep 30, Nov 1 to Dec 31
Think: A Journal of Poetry, Fiction, and Essays |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Dec 31
Timada’s Diary |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Dec 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to May 31, Jun 1 to Aug 30, Sep 1 to Nov 30
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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