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Reading Period: Feb 1 to Jun 15, Aug 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult -
Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing is focused on art and healing. We publish orginial pieces from established and emerging writers from around the globe. You can see this year's issue at...
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So to Speak was founded as a feminist journal in 1993 by an editorial collective of MFA candidates at George Mason University. As the journal has evolved over the years, so has its outlook on feminism. So to Speak believes in an...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 15, Feb 1 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices -
SoFloPoJo considers all genres of poetry. The editors especially like surrealistic fairy tales, magic realism, haunting prose poems, lyrical vignettes, and crafted narratives. They do not shy away from truth-telling but appreciate the...
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Sojourners magazine sits at the intersection of faith, politics, and culture. Sojourners’ three key commitments are racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship. They are an ecumenical Christian...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Feminist, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Political, Religious/Spiritual, War -
Solstice is committed to publishing works by diverse authors, and writers on the margins. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We publish poetry, poetry in translation, fiction, nonfiction, and graphic literature, as well as photography. We are...
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Solum Journal is a Christian literary journal featuring poetry, short stories, and homilies.
Reading Period: Sep 16 to Oct 31Subgenres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual -
Somos en escrito: The Latino Literary Magazine is dedicated to providing an outlet to new and established writers in the various fields of literature: fiction (short stories, novellas, excerpts from novels), essays, poetry (all genre),...
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Songs of Eretz publish quality poetry of any genre and length congruent with their quarterly themes, including traditional poems, form poems, prose poems, and narrative poems. They also consider extraordinarily good poems that are not...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Feb 15, May 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Aug 15, Nov 1 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry -
Survivors to Superherores’ literary journal, Songs of Survival, strives to aid survivors and their loved ones in healing after experiencing sexual violence.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry -
Since the magazine’s inception in 1980, editors and readers have worked to keep alive the journal’s tradition of publishing both established and emerging writers who uphold the highest standards of innovative prose and poetry.
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Sontag Mag is a literary magazine appearing triannually and devoted to fostering a community of poets and translators and promoting works exceptional in craft.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Mar 1, May 1 to Jul 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1Genre: Poetry, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Feminist, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry -
SORTES is an ongoing collection of stories, poems, songs, and illustrations. They have neither theme nor scene. 10 authors per issue and four issues per year, they publish both the sufficiently strange and insufficiently boring: swart...
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Soundings East, the literary journal of Salem State University, has published quality fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for 40 years. The magazine is published annually with support from the Center for Creative and Performing Arts. Edited...
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The goal of the editors in putting TSR together is to create a literary journal filled with debut, emerging, and established authors; a literary journal that is inclusive of marginalized voices; a literary journal in which their readers...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 7 to Mar 15, Sep 10 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Southeast Review is a nationally acclaimed literary magazine, first established in 1979 as Sundog, that gives voice to underrepresented and emerging writers on the same stage as well-established ones. They publish fiction, nonfiction,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, Young Adult -
Southern Humanities Review publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Translations in all genres have also appeared in the journal. The journal recently established the Auburn Witness Poetry Prize Honoring Jake Adam York, poet...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Mar 14Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation -
Southern Indiana Review presents a cross-section of emerging and established artists and writers whose work is both regional and national in scope and degree of recognition.
Reading Period: Sep 15 to Dec 15, Feb 15 to May 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
SPR reads submissions year-round and annually sponsors the Guy Owen Prize Contest. The result is a semiannual literary publication showcasing poems by leading poets as well as those writers the editors think will become leading poets....
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Established in 1951, the Southern Quill is the literary publication of Utah Tech University. It accepts poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from anyone living in the United States.
Reading Period: Oct 12 to Mar 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Southern Review is one of the nation’s premier literary journals. Hailed by Time as “superior to any other journal in the English language,” they have made literary history since their 1935 founding. The Southern Review...
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Southland Alibi is published by the Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension. The editors seek high-quality, original creative work that represents diverse viewpoints and experiences from emerging creatives, as well as established writers and...
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Celebrating over 100 years of publication and located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, the Southwest Review is the third oldest, continuously published literary quarterly in the United States. Selections from the ...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Our summer issue is composed of prizewinning entries from our Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition, Southword Editor's Poetry Award, Seán O’Faoláin International Short Story Competition, and Subscriber Poetry & Flash Fiction...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Feb 28Subgenres: Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Spank the Carp publishes unique, thought-provoking fiction and poetry that isn’t obscure or pretentious. Its goal is to invite readers to wade into the stream, not make them afraid of water for fear it’s too cold. They look for tight,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
