Subgenres: Experimental

Factory Hollow Press

Factory Hollow Press publishes poetry and prose books, chapbooks and broadsides in both limited and trade editions. FHP is a publishing imprint of Sleepy Lemur Quality Enterprises, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts and publishing organization. Read more

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Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction

Button Poetry

Button Poetry values energy and voice and force, work that crosses borders or effaces them completely, work that enters into larger social conversations, work that lives in the world, work with calloused hands and a half-empty stomach. They think... Read more

Reading Period: 
Nov 15 to Jan 5
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Young Adult

KERNPUNKT Press

Kerpunkt Press is an independent publisher of literary works. They enjoy symbolism, non-traditional plots, and experimentation. They like challenging. In short, they value art over entertainment. Kerpunkt is the crux... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction

Foglifter

Foglifter is a biannual compendium of the most dynamic, urgent queer writing today. It’s a space where queer writers celebrate, mourn, rage, and embrace.

Reading Periods: 
Mar 1 to May 1
Sep 1 to Nov 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Cross-genre, Experimental, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Political

Roanoke Review

Roanoke Review publishes three to seven featured pieces every month—focusing primarily on poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, flash, graphic narrative, and visual poetry. Read more

On occasion, they review small press, literary books, or... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Dec 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

Azure: A Journal of Literary Thought

Azure publishes work that is linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally demanding of its reader. It seeks pieces that increase in complexity upon each visitation and exhibit a density worthy of scholarly or artistic study. Azure... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction

Raising Mothers

Calls (sub window): Read more

  • Radical Joy (closes July 31) 
  • Books on Books; Connections; The Fiction That Changed Me (closes July 31)

Calls (always open): Read more

  • Write Here, Write Now  
  • Writers on Writers...
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

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