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.
Gravity of the Thing |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 1 to Mar 31, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Sep 30, Dec 1 to Dec 31
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 1 to Mar 1
Half Mystic Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 1
Headlight Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Nov 30, Feb 1 to May 31
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Mar 31, Aug 1 to Sep 30
Hemlock Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jul 1 to Aug 31, Dec 1 to Jan 31, Apr 1 to May 31
Humana Obscura |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Dec 1 to Feb 1, Mar 1 to May 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1
Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Aug 16 to Sep 16, Mar 1 to Apr 1
Journal of Compressed Creative Arts |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Dec 15, Apr 1 to Jun 15
Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Feb 14
kerning: a space for words |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Aug 15 to Sep 15, Mar 1 to Apr 1
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
Men Matters Online Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Oct 31
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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