Café Review is a volunteer, quarterly print publication based in Portland, Maine that has been publishing art, poetry, and book reviews for over 25 years. It searches for new, strong voices in poetry and art, both in Maine and beyond...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry, Poetry -
Cagibi is invested in sharing the universal human experiences to be found in works of prose and poetry set within places unfamiliar to readers; thus, an expressed interest in international—or world—literature and works in translation. ...
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The Calendula Review is a creative journal of Narrative Medicine. NM is a newer area of practice that supports an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. Narrative medicine emphasizes understanding patients’ and caregivers’ personal...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 15, Aug 15 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Calla Press is dedicated to publishing Christian prose, poetry, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction. While one’s work does not need to be directly Christian, it must be tactful to the mission statement. Calla Press accepts...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
CALYX Journal publishes fine art and literature, art, and book reviews by developing and emerging women and non-binary authors and artists. CALYX is committed to publishing authors from diverse backgrounds. CALYX Journal...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction -
Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine is a multimedia arts magazine showcasing primarily young adult creators in the Carolinas. It publishes short stories, scripts, poetry, art and photography, music, and dance in a digital...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 15, Jun 1 to Aug 15, Oct 1 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
carte blanche believes there is more than one way to tell a story. Their mandate is to provide a venue for narrative of all forms. They accept previously unpublished works of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, comics,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 10 to Mar 10Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Translation -
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 moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Christians, primarily Catholics, many of whom are new to poetry. We welcome all forms of poetry and are looking for work that reflects the author's faith more by the poetic experience--voice, imagery, a heightened sense of language--than by...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry, Religious/Spiritual -
The purpose of the Champagne Room, beyond creating a physical space for collecting and sharing writing that the editors believe in, is to generate, collaborate, and commune. The editors remain devoted to making this literary space...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 15 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Chaotic Merge is a literary/multimedia magazine that is home to obscure and honest work from the new and rising artists around the world. They believe that if diverse and different stories are put together, there can be a knowledgeable...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 11 to Dec 11Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Chapter House is an online literary journal promoting the ideals and vision of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Low Residency MFA Program. It publishes either Winter/Summer or Fall/Spring.
While Chapter House...
Read moreReading Period: May 1 to Jul 1, Nov 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry -
Chestnut Review is an international magazine and chapbook press that craves narrative work in all genres. Their 60+ staff members collaborate to produce quarterly issues while privileging paying artists and compensating readers and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Chiron Review presents the widest possible range of contemporary creative writing—fiction and nonfiction, traditional and off-beat, in a perfect-bound, softcover format, including art and photography. It has published many well-known...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Jan 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Experimental, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation -
Tight work which will leave a scar on a reader.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Poetry -
Clockwise Cat: Zen-Surrealism with a Dash of Dada is a seasonal literary webzine that features verse, reviews, and artwork. Clockwise Cat prefers to receive poems that are in some way akin to the Surrealist, Symbolist, Dadaist,...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Cola Literary Review, the annual print literary journal of the University of South Carolina MFA program, has published fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction since 1993. “Cola” is an affectionate abbreviation for Columbia, South...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Jan 1Subgenres: BIPOC Voices, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Short Fiction -
Collateral is an online literary journal run by volunteers who are directly and indirectly impacted by violent conflict and military service. It showcases high-quality poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art that explores those...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, War -
Coneflower Cafe focuses on literary short stories. We do not accept any story shorter than 3,000 words or longer than 10,000 words. We also publish poetry and art in our magazine, but we have separate submission guideline webpages for...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Poetry -
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 moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Cordella Magazine is a biannual online magazine with an annual print edition, featuring the work of women-identified and nonbinary creatives, published by Cordella Press. They only accept work from women-identifying and non-...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Healing/Health, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry -
The Courtship of Winds publishes poetry, fiction, plays, essays, photography, art, and short pieces of music. For more on the editorial philosophy behind The Courtship of Winds, read the “Editor’s Desk” page....
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Crashtest is an biannual online magazine founded and run by the creative writing students at the Fine Arts Center, a public arts high school in Greenville, South Carolina, so that students in high schools all over the country will have a...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
