Subgenres: Experimental

Carve Magazine

Carve, named in honor of Raymond Carver, publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that respects the power of language and craft and elicits genuine emotional truths. The editors also strive to foster a sense of camaraderie among all... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Bellingham Review

Bellingham Review publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, and hybrid work on a now fully digital platform. Established in 1977, Bellingham Review has earned a reputation for publishing both established and emerging... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 15 to Dec 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Apple Valley Review

The Apple Valley Review is an online literary journal. It is published twice annually, once in spring and once in fall. Each issue features a collection of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. The goal of the journal is to... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Apogee Press

Apogee Press publishes the work of innovative and experimental poets. Culturally and formally diverse, their poets share an original use of language.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry
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Black Lawrence Press

Black Lawrence Press is an independent publisher of contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. They also publish the occasional translation from German. They hold open reading periods during the months of June and November. They also... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jun 1 to Jun 30
Nov 1 to Nov 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Coffee House Press

Coffee House Press creates new spaces for audiences and artists to interact, inspiring readers and enriching communities by expanding the definition of what literature is, what it can do, and who it belongs to. Read more

Coffee House Press publishes... Read more

Reading Periods: 
May 1 to May 31
Oct 1 to Oct 30
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Litmus Press

Litmus Press cultivates a critical, poetic space in which disparate languages, genres, geographies, and artistic lineages converge, bringing forth singular, expansive works of contemporary literature.

Reading Period: 
Jun 1 to Jul 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Translation

McPherson & Company

An independent house since 1974, McPherson & Company publishes contemporary English and American fiction, 20th century international fiction in translation, nonfiction in the areas of art theory, ethnography, and (rarely) belles lettres. It... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Nov 30
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

New Michigan Press

NMP is a publisher of chapbooks and broadsides. The press has a pretty wide aesthetic range and acquires manuscripts primarily through their yearly chapbook contest ($1,000 prize, deadline in Spring). See the website for more information.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Wave Books

Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington, dedicated to publishing poetry and books by poets. Read more

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Charlie Wright, Publisher
Joshua Beckman, Editor in Chief
Heidi... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

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