Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts seeks high quality submissions from both emerging and established writers. It publishes craft essays and interviews as well as fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Literary Magazines
Find a home for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching the publications vetted by our editorial staff and listed in the Literary Magazines database. Here you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, and contact information—everything you need to determine which publications match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find magazines with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: May 15 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1952, Grub Street is Towson University’s literary journal. Produced annually, it publishes works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art.
Reading Period: Aug 31 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Guernica publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. The magazine looks for work that feels global and outward-looking; fearless in its willingness to ask tough questions; original in the ways it enters and illuminates the fray; and,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Gulf Coast publishes fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and critical art writing, as well as reviews and interviews, by both emerging and established writers. Each issue features two full-color art sections.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Mar 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Translation -
Gulf Stream Magazine, started in 1989, is a national literary magazine published by the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University. It is a biannual online journal dedicated to publishing great fiction, nonfiction,...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 10 to Nov 1, Feb 14 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Gutter is an award-winning, high quality, printed journal for fiction and poetry from writers born, living in, or somehow connected to Scotland, though the writing in Gutter spans the globe. The editors believe there is a need...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Mar 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Gyroscope Review publishes fine contemporary poetry in a variety of forms and themes. They welcome both new and established writers.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 1, Jan 15 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry -
Based out of Eastern Canada, Haiku Avenue concentrates on the extremes of the English-language haiku, from the syllabically traditional to the monoku to the “eyeku.” The publishing criterion is first and foremost quality, and the editors...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Haikuniverse publishes a haiku or micro poem every day. Haikuniverse is edited by Poetry Super Highway’s Rick Lupert.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry -
Half Mystic Journal, established in 2015, is an international and independent literary journal dedicated to the celebration of music in all its forms.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Hamilton Stone Review is part of a movement of small, independent publishers and publications dedicated to distributing high quality fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Oct 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
For more than half a century, Hanging Loose Press has championed and the work of groundbreaking poets and writers whose work has been marginalized by mainstream publishing—work frequently less visible, whether because of gender, race, age, class...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir -
Harpur Palate seeks submissions of high quality work without restriction on form or content.
Reading Period: Jan 15 to Apr 1, Aug 15 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Harvard Review is a major literary journal that publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, and book reviews. Writers at all stages of their careers are invited to apply; however, the magazine can only publish a very small fraction of the...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Aug 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Havik: The Las Positas College Journal of Arts, Literature, & Academic Writing, founded in 1978, has served as a student-led publication for the past four decades. Their journal was established by David A. Wright, an English...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Hawai‘i Pacific Review is looking for poetry, short stories, and personal essays from diverse perspectives. They feature work from Hawaii and the Pacific region, but they are interested in great writing from anywhere in the world.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Regional -
Hayden’s Ferry Review is a semiannual journal of literature and art out of Arizona State University. Their mission is to identify and support emerging writers and visual artists whose work we feel is of significant cultural merit. ...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 1 to Jul 30, Nov 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Headlight Review features new creative writing that demonstrates the persistent value of imaginative literature. The editors seek submissions that push the boundaries of form, langauge, plot, character, and prosody, especially from...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Nov 30, Feb 1 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Headmaster, the biannual art magazine for man-lovers, is published twice a year in an edition of 1,000. All work in Headmaster is assigned by the editors. While primarily a visual magazine, each issue of the magazine features...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Healing Muse is the annual journal of literary and visual art published by SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Center for Bioethics & Humanities. It welcomes fiction, poetry, narratives, essays, memoirs, and visual art,...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
HEART is a small literary journal from the lowcountry of South Carolina published by Nostalgia Press. Its spirited and struggling editor-publisher has freely given voice to poets from all over the world since 1986. HEART uses...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Prose Poetry -
Heart of Flesh is a semiannual literary journal that seeks quality writing and art with Christian themes.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 31, Aug 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Hektoen International publishes literary and visual works that explore the intersection of culture and health.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Helix seeks to shed a light on the many different literary avenues of the world. They publish writers who have previously gone unnoticed or unpublished before. They focus on the editorial process and promote professionalism while taking...
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Hellbender Magazine—formerly Cheat River Review—is a home for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art that isn’t afraid to share its unique perspective and tone of resilience with the world. They are a hardworking...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
