Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts offers visitors from around the world outstanding fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and reviews, as well as plays, visual art, new media, and video essays, which it presents in inventive...
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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: Aug 15 to May 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
To celebrate and champion the work of Canadian creatives, bringing exposure and support to both new and established writers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction -
BlazeVOX is a haven for undervalued writers to convene with readers worldwide.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Blood Tree Literature favors lyrical pieces despite genre that do not withhold depth or resonance. With that in mind, submit them your best, the box under your bed marked UNSHARABLE, the orphan poem, or black sheep...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to May 31, Aug 1 to Nov 15Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Bloodletter is a feminist horror magazine showcasing personal and analytical perspectives on the horrific by women, nonbinary, and trans writers. At Bloodletter the definition of horror is expansive, inclusive, and cooperative...
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Blossomer is a magazine dedicated to spreading youth voices on the environment and current environmental issues that threaten the earth and society. This magazine spotlights those whom express an ardent love for the planet and a spirited...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Speculative Poetry, Visual Poetry, Young Adult -
The Blue Collar Review is a quarterly journal of poetry and prose published by Partisan Press. Their mission is the preservation, expansion, and promotion of the literature of the working class, primarily poetry, which might not find a...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Political -
Blue Crystal Literary Magazine is the dream and vision of young, fresh minds who started this magazine to spread the light of creativity, imagination, and innovation among modern literary enthusiasts. Blue Crystal is the place...
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Blue Earth Review is Minnesota State University, Mankato’s literary magazine. Before being wholly revamped and renamed in 2003, BER was published under such titles as Medicine Jug, The Muse, and Minnesota River...
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Blue Lake Review is an online literary magazine looking for the best in fiction and poetry— literature that moves readers and makes them want to keep reading. They are interested in literary fiction and poetry of all types and topics....
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry -
Blue Marble Review is an online literary journal showcasing the creative work of young writers ages 13 to 22. The editors are looking for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essays, as well as art and photography. The goal of...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 1, Feb 1 to Jul 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Young Adult -
Blue Mesa Review is a literary magazine published by the creative writing department at the University of New Mexico. It accepts previously unpublished work in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, book reviews, interviews, graphic novels, and...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Feb 28Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Graphic/Illustrated -
Blue Mountain Review is a Southern publication, but it draws no boundaries or borders on that interpretation. It seeks pieces that boldly create something new.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry -
Blue Villa is an exclusively online art publication with a mission to keep art alive. Their dedicated editors curate top-notch content, offer editing services, and welcome your art, stories, and life experiences. Share your love, travel...
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Blueline seeks poems, stories, and essays relating to the Adirondacks, as well as regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on the shaping influence of nature. We also seek essays that interpret the literature and/or culture of...
Read moreReading Period: Jul 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Nature/Environmental -
Bluestem, a nationally recognized literary journal that publishes the brightest new, emerging, and established literary voices, has been published since 1966 and is produced by the English Department at Eastern Illinois University. The...
Read moreReading Period: Oct 1 to Nov 15, Mar 15 to May 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
The mission of boats against the current is to create a safe space where poets can gather to celebrate vulnerable and beautiful words. The editors cultivate an inclusive environment where poets from all backgrounds can share their work...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
Bodega releases digital issues on the first Monday of every month, featuring poetry, prose, and occasional interviews by established and emerging writers. The editors want to provide readers with a handful of essential pieces that can be...
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The Boiler was begun in 2011 by a group of writers at Sarah Lawrence College. It publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on a quarterly basis.
Reading Period: May 15 to Jul 15, Nov 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Founded in 1981, BOMB Magazine is dedicated to delivering the artist’s voice. The editors are looking for weird, unexpected, and exciting work. BOMB accepts submissions of previously unpublished poetry and short fiction through Submittable.
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Book XI is an online literary journal dedicated to publishing philosophically informed poetry and prose. Some issues have themes or focus on a particular genre.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
BoomerLitMag, an online quarterly magazine, has a home base in the Boomer generation but presents high quality and accessible writing from any writer on any theme. They’ve published college writers as well as internationally known ...
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Established in 2009, Booth publishes two print issues a year, usually in winter and summer. They invite submissions of art, poetry, prose, audio, lists, and literary comics. The editors welcome submissions by both...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 30, Jan 1 to Apr 16Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Boston Review is a web and print magazine of ideas, politics, and culture. Independent and nonprofit, animated by hope and committed to equality, we believe in the power of collective reasoning and imagination to create a more just world...
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Translation -
Bracken publishes fiction, poetry, and art. It seeks creative work that sets their sense of their nature resonating afresh with all nature. The aesthetic origins of Bracken are in the shadows of the woods.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Nov 30Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, TranslationSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry
