Papers Publishing believes in putting the writing first. A group of creatives jumpstarted Papers as a way for writers and readers alike to go back to where it all started—the page. Writers come from all backgrounds, and the...
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Find a home for your poems, stories, essays, and reviews by researching the publications vetted by our editorial staff and listed in the Literary Magazines database. Here you’ll find editorial policies, submission guidelines, and contact information—everything you need to determine which publications match your vision for your writing and your writing life. Use the filters below to find magazines with reading periods that are open now or opening soon (within the next thirty days), accept unsolicited submissions, and match all of your criteria for the perfect publisher of your work.
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Passager journal publishes two issues per year, featuring poetry and prose by writers over fifty—a poetry contest issue and an issue featuring poetry, short fiction, and memoir/personal essay. Its mission is to bring attention to the...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 15 to Sep 15, Feb 15 to Apr 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Passages North publishes diverse, literary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, short-shorts, and hybrid work by emerging as well as established writers. The journal is open to submissions of poetry, short-shorts, nonfiction, and hybrid work...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 15, Jan 1 to Feb 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: BIPOC Voices, LGBTQ Voices, Short Fiction -
Passionfruit is an online journal for work that engages with love in the broadest possible sense: writing which seeks love out or runs screaming from it; which delights in, is bored of, resents, yearns for, abhors, or denies love.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Paterson Literary Review (PLR), edited by Maria Mazziotti Gillan since 1979, is huge in every sense of the word. It is a journal of poets and fiction writers both famous and new. Brimming with energy and vitality, PLR...
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Pattern Recognition publishes well-written short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and comics. Experimentation is always welcome.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Peach Fuzz is a women-run, 31-spread, old-fashioned nudie magazine printed twice a year in full color. The magazine publishes writing and art of all genres and subject matter, with a focus on expansive and inclusive work about sex and...
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Pearl Press is an online publication that strives to create a community of diverse voices in writing and photography. They release bimonthly issues revolving around a theme; some past examples include Heirlooms, Cowboys, Notes, Self-...
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Peatsmoke Journal is committed to diverse voices, an accessible journal, a journal for everyone. They’re interested in the work a writer produces—not where they’ve been published before. Their passion lies in giving readers a place to...
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Founded in 1951, the Penn Review is the oldest continuously published and premier literary magazine at the University of Pennsylvania. Devoted to the literary and visual arts, the Penn Review publishes original poetry, fiction,...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 9 to Mar 17, Sep 10 to Nov 8Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Pennsylvania Literary Journal is a printed and digital journal that publishes scholarly essays on a range of different topics, periods, genres and fields, as well as book reviews, short fiction stories, interviews, photographs, art, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Pensive publishes work that deepens the inward life; expresses a range of religious/spiritual/humanist experiences and perspectives; envisions a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world; advances dialogue across difference; and...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to May 15, Aug 1 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Short Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry -
Peregrine has provided a forum for national and international writers since 1983 and is committed to finding exceptional work by established as well as emerging writers.
Reading Period: Feb 1 to Mar 15Genres: Literary Fiction -
Peripheries is a nonprofit literary and arts journal established in 2017 that publishes artistic work that is, broadly understood, “peripheral”; work that explores the interstices between discourses, traditions, languages, forms, and...
Read moreReading Period: Dec 1 to Jan 15, Aug 28 to Oct 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationGenres: Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Permafrost, the farthest north literary journal for writing and the arts, publishes original work in all genres, including fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid. They publish two issues annually, one print and one online....
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Persimmon Tree, a quarterly magazine of the arts, brings the creativity and talent of women over 60 to a wide audience of readers of all ages. The magazine seeks work that reveals rich experiences and a variety of perspectives. Each...
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The Petigru Review (TPR) is named after James Petigru, an atypical South Carolinian who publicly opposed secession in 1860 and fought for the rights of Black people.
Reading Period: May 1 to Aug 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Phantom Drift is one of the few literary journals in the United States focused on fabulist writing. It aims to nurture the literature of fabulism, the fantastic, and the surreal by publishing an appealing, top-quality perfectly bound...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to May 10Genres: Cross-genre, Literary Fiction, Prose Poetry -
Phare, an old English word for lighthouse or beacon to guide seafarers, is a UK-based literary magazine which, true to its name, “shines a light on exceptional writing from around the world.” They like reading words that hold a mirror up...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 15 to Jun 30, Oct 4 to Nov 29Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Phoebe prides itself on supporting up-and-coming writers, whose style, form, voice, and subject matter demonstrate a vigorous appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of our readers. It chooses writers because they believe their...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Pidgeonholes prefers the weird, in the etymological meaning of the word: that which comes. Literary, speculative, experimental, or absurdly unclassifiable, just make it bold and beautifully written.
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Pigeon Review publishes new and emerging writers. It likes stories that meander and explore the world, stories that tend to blur the line between fiction and reality. It also accepts art submissions!
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Fiction -
The Pinch is a nationally recognized literary journal published by the University of Memphis. Its name is derived from the historic Pinch District in Memphis. By referencing one of Memphis’ first communities, it aims to reflect the heart...
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Established in 2014 in association with The College of Saint Rose as part of its M.F.A. in creative writing program, Pine Hills Review was founded by Daniel Nester and Sarah Sherman. Since the closure of The College of Saint Rose in June...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Apr 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Pink Disco is an online arts and literature magazine that publishes works honoring and celebrating sex, sexuality, and the body. They are looking for character-driven stories, poetry with a strong focus on imagery and language, and...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
