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...
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Reading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 5Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Naugatuck River Review publishes only narrative poetry, which means the poem is well-crafted, has a strong emotional core, and the narrative is compressed.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Poetry -
NELLE proudly publishes the best, most exciting poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction written exclusively by women.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Apr 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
New England Review publishes quality fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that is both challenging and inviting to the general reader. The selections present a broad spectrum of viewpoints and genres, including traditional and experimental...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 1, Mar 1 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation -
The New Guard is a contest-centered, independent literary review, publishing 35+ emerging writers each volume from the United States and abroad. They proudly publish in print and have short pieces published online on their BANG! page....
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jan 11Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
New Note Poetry believes poetry is the jazz of the written word. Expect wild, untamed, idiosyncratic, bold, and even a little shocking from our magazine. They aim to do for poetry what Blue Note did for jazz: present new, genre-breaking...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Nov 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Poetry -
Night Picnic is a literary journal that publishes novels, novellas, plays, short and flash stories, fairytales for adults, poetry, interviews, essays (including popular science essays), letters to the editors, and artwork.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Nimrod International Journal’s mission is the discovery of exciting new writing from around the world. The journal publishes two issues a year and hosts two prizes: the Pablo Neruda Award for Poetry and the Katherine Anne Porter Award for...
Read moreReading Period: Nov 1 to Nov 30, Apr 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Each issue is themed, and NonBinary Review explores the edges of those themes through speculative fiction, poetry, and art. NonBinary Review is looking for works that approach its themes in unexpected but completely fitting ways...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The Nonconformist is a literary magazine dedicated to publishing fiction, poetry, experimental fiction and poetry, book reviews, literary criticism, and various culture-related articles. The editors believe in reconfiguring the world...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
The literary journal Nostos, containing poetry, short fiction, and art, is published by Longship Press of San Rafael, California. The tenth edition of Nostos celebrates the milestone anniversary by inviting the original writers...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 15 to May 1Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry
