Subgenres: LGBTQ Voices

The Plentitudes

The Plentitudes is a quarterly international literary journal showcasing captivating prose and poetry from diverse voices. They believe in the power of writing—in its plentitude of forms, styles, and modes of exploration—to move the... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Feb 1 to Mar 31
May 1 to Jun 30
Aug 1 to Sep 30
Nov 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Commercial Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Formal Poetry, Healing/Health, Historical, Humor, Journalism/Investigative Reporting, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction

Variety Pack

Variety Pack tries to live up their namesake! A bedrock of diverse voices, expressing a variety of arts & letters. Open to both genre and literary. Sure there’s an aesthetic, but it’s a broad atlas rather than a narrow stream!

Reading Periods: 
May 15 to Jul 15
Sep 15 to Nov 15
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War, Young Adult

Novel Slices

Novel Slices is dedicated solely to novel excerpts. Excerpts should feel like they come from novels that want to be read—they may pop readers into the action and leave them hanging at the end. They do not have to feel “complete... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Feb 26 to Apr 30
Aug 24 to Oct 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Fiction
Subgenres: 
Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Love, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation

After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine

After Dinner Conversation publishes short stories (1,500 to 7,000 words), of any genre, that ask interesting ethical and/or philosphical questions in a narrative format.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Political, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, War, Young Adult

Creative James Media

Creative James Media leans toward out-of-the-ordinary, genre-bending, unique stories. They don’t shy away from heavy topics.

Reading Period: 
Jun 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Fiction
Subgenres: 
LGBTQ Voices, Magical Realism, Young Adult

Evocations: A Literary and Art Review

Evocations Review publishes work that addresses feminism, queer topics, pop culture, politics, mindfulness, and environmentalism. Evocations is dedicated to publishing works featuring non-mainstream, non-patriarchal, LGBTQ+, POC... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Feb 1 to May 31
Aug 8 to Oct 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture

Illuminated Press

Illuminated Press is a micro publisher that amplifies a wide range of voices through publishing. Writers of any age and experience whose work explores social, political, and/or economic topics are encouraged to submit. Read more

They consider text,... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Jan 1 to Jan 31
Aug 1 to Aug 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Young Adult

Flare Journal

Flare is an international literary journal founded by a dedicated group of writers, photographers, and artists to explore the complexity of the human experience. They hope that their journal is able to empower through that mission.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult

SORTES

SORTES is an ongoing collection of stories, poems, songs, and illustrations. They have neither theme nor scene. 10 authors per issue and four issues per year, they publish both the sufficiently strange and insufficiently boring: swart... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Serialized Fiction, Translation

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