Subgenres: Lyric Essay

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... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jun 6 to Oct 1
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

Hemlock Journal

Hemlock Journal’s focus is on the quality of the submissions regardless of the background of the writers or the poets. The editors believe literature belongs to all and must empower each and everyone.

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Mar 15
Nov 1 to Dec 15
Apr 1 to May 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry, Young Adult

Libre

Libre’s a small vessel, bent on publishing writing and art that wrestles with starlight, confronts madness, while letting us see the sweat. Repurpose the myth for our modern day melancholy. Provoke your demons—call them by their proper... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Regional, Short Fiction, Translation

Pink Disco

Pink Disco is an online arts and literature magazine that publishes works honoring and celebrating sex, sexuality, and the body. They are looking for character-driven stories, poetry with a strong focus on imagery and language, and... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Prose Poetry

unPublications

unPublications serves to discover emerging, unheard, unsung and unpublished poets, writers and artists. We specialize in digital and print publishing of high-quality books for those fighting for a voice or lost in the noise.

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Formal Poetry, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Visual Poetry

Callaloo

Callaloo is a journal devoted to creative work by and critical studies of the work of African Americans and peoples of African descent throughout the African Diaspora.We accept original submissions of scholarly articles, book reviews,... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry

Callaloo

Callaloo is a journal devoted to creative work by and critical studies of the work of African Americans and peoples of African descent throughout the African Diaspora. Read more

We accept original submissions of scholarly articles, book... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry

Judy Magazine

Judy Magazine wants to publish recipes taken from yellowed cards that you found stashed in the back of the pantry, stained by time—recipes that smell like home and make you burn for the days when everything was still possible. They want stories... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Jul 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Short Fiction

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