Subgenres: Lyric Essay

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

Same Faces Collective

Same Faces Collective is open to all genres but is especially interested in hybrid/experimental fiction and nonfiction.

Reading Periods: 
Apr 15 to Jun 15
Aug 15 to Oct 1
Dec 15 to Feb 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Fruitslice

Fruitslice is a grassroots publication created to spotlight queer artists, writers, creators, /etc. Fruitslice strengthens community by highlighting and archiving the ‘goings on’ in the hearts and minds of queer people. ... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 5 to Jan 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Visual Poetry

Cool Beans Lit

Cool Beans Lit publishes stimulating fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and visual art that all coalesce into stunning issues. The editorial focus is challenging, thoughtful, experimental, and eclectic work from both new and... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry

Long River Review

Founded in 1997, the Long River Review is an annual literary journal of art and literature staffed by undergraduates at the University of Connecticut. Today, Long River Review is dedicated to championing the best work from... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 15 to Dec 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation, Young Adult

Long River Review

Founded in 1997, the Long River Review is an annual literary journal of art and literature staffed by undergraduates at the University of Connecticut. Today, Long River Review is dedicated to championing the best work from... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 15 to Dec 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation, Young Adult

MacQueen’s Quinterly

MacQueen’s Quinterly (also known as MacQ) is a smorgasbord of memorable works of art and literature, in multiple genres and short-forms: prose poetry; flash and microfiction; essays and creative nonfiction; photographs, drawings... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Mar 20 to Mar 26
Jul 7 to Jul 16
Nov 7 to Nov 16
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry

La Mosca

La Mosca is the literary and arts magazine of Northeastern Illinois University. They are looking for poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, short fiction, and hybrid work that either makes them think, feel, laugh, experiments with form... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

Nassau Review

The Nassau Review welcomes work that is innovative, captivating, well-crafted, and unique work that is traditional as well as pieces that cross boundaries of genre and tradition. New writers and... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Dec 5
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction

Kavya Kishor

Kavya Kishor, a distinguished online literary magazine of Bengali young adult literature hailing from Bangladesh, stands as a beacon of literary and cultural expression. With a focus on Bengali languages, this internationally published... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Historical, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry

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