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Subgenres: Lyric Essay

The Core Review

The Core Review is engaged with environmental justice, postcolonial feminism, queerness in all its humanizing and messy forms, and supports writers' expansion beyond these topics in ways that move them. The publication values... Read more

Reading Periods:

Jul 1 to Sep 30

Jan 1 to Mar 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Austur

Austur’s (oosh-ter) mission is to promote multicultural voices from differing backgrounds and faiths from across the world—to celebrate how each individual honors God, family, nature and self-growth within its themed issues. Work that... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Visual Poetry

Humphrey Magazine

Humphrey Magazine, “a magazine of decadent whimsy” is a biannual theme-focused magazine founded by Humphrey Higgins The Cat. For upcoming themes, check the website. Strong adherence to theme will determine publication. All styles of... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry

Magazine1

Magazine1 serves as both a showcase of excellent writing from around the world, and a literary hub for the Sarasota / Saint Pete / Tampa area. The editors want to showcase work that challenges their understanding of what writing is and... Read more

Reading Period:

Sep 25 to Jan 26

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

Twelve House Books

Twelve House Books is an independent publisher that releases a variety of fiction and poetry every year. The Acquisitions Editor looks for Ghost Stories, Speculative Fiction, Narrative Poems and Collections,... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Historical, Humor, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Young Adult

Notch

Notch is a magazine founded with the goal of de-siloing the creative arts. It considers all genres with an equal level of seriousness: fiction, painting, tattoo art, essays, techno, poetry, nail art, animation, photography... Each issue has a... Read more

Reading Period:

Jun 1 to Aug 10

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation

EastWest Literary Forum

This magazine is for bilingual (and trilingual) readers and writers. All texts on this site are published with translations—into English if the text is in Russian or Ukrainian, and into Russian or Ukrainian if the text is in English.

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Temporarily closed to submissions

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, War

Sine Qua Non

Sine Qua Non publishes poetry, creative prose, and scholarly works. What differentiates us from other journals is one foundational philosophical principle: we believe that the proper object of literary theory is the... Read more

Reading Period:

Oct 15 to Dec 15

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Poetry

SWING

SWING is devoted to excellent poetry, fiction, essays, and comic art in print, and the editors are committed to a design that speaks to the contents within. The look and feel of their issues will always reflect the natural world and human hands... Read more

Reading Period:

Feb 15 to Mar 15

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Translation

Pearl Press

Pearl Press is an online publication that strives to create a community of diverse voices in writing and photography. They release bimonthly issues revolving around a theme; some past examples include Heirlooms, Cowboys, Notes, Self-... Read more

Reading Period:

Jan 1 to Dec 31

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Subgenres:

BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry

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