Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry is a sporadically published online literary journal devoted to all kinds of poetry. Its founding principle is change. Each issue focuses on a different kind or aspect of poetry,...
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Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry -
Poet Lore is a biannual print journal of poetry and translation, showcasing the finest established contemporary writers alongside exciting emerging poets.
Reading Period: Apr 1 to May 31, Oct 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, TranslationSubgenres: Poetry, Translation -
After more than 60 years, Poetry Northwest remains committed to publishing the best in contemporary poetry, especially work willing to take risks. Edited and published on the lip of the Pacific Rim, adjacent to the border with Canada,...
Read moreReading Period: Apr 1 to Apr 30, Nov 1 to Nov 30Genre: Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Nonfiction, Poetry -
The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people’s poetry as possible. There are no content or style restrictions. They publish a wide variety of styles, form, and otherwise. Read past issues...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Ponder Review seeks stories that challenge, stories that shift their view, ignite their imaginations, spark conversations, and linger with them long after their eyes leave the page. They invite you to explore, expound, and inspire...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 15 to Sep 15, Dec 15 to Mar 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
Posit publishes carefully curated, finely crafted contemporary poetry, very short fiction, hybrid literary forms, and visual art. We are looking for innovation, aesthetic vision, thoughtfulness, depth, and accomplished craftsmanship. The...
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The editors aim to publish art and words for the future by artists and writers who believe they’re carrying, on their hunched-over-computer shoulders, a pretty heavy yet very pretty burden—to offer a way into humanity so that...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Visual Poetry -
Prime Number Magazine’s goal is to publish distinctive works of poetry and short fiction, regardless of theme or style. As of January 2023, Prime Number Magazine began publishing every four months, with guest editors for each...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to Jun 30, Sep 1 to Oct 31Subgenres: BIPOC Voices, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
Protean Magazine is a nonprofit leftist publication that produces an annual print magazine and publishes online content year-round. Each print edition contains approximately 100 full-color, ad-free pages, with vivid illustrations and...
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Punt Volat publishes fiction, poetry, music, visual media, and otherwise in English, Català, Castellano, and Deutsch. It frequently publishes work by writers and artists from outside the United States and actively seeks more submissions...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to May 31, Sep 1 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation -
Pure in Heart Stories is a literary and art magazine for families, with a Christian worldview. It publishes short stories, poetry, visual art, jokes, comics and more by adults, teens, and children.
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The Q&A Queer Zine is a small zine staffed by LGBTQ+ writers and visual artists. The need for community, support, and belonging brought this group together to ask fundamental questions about their place in the writing world and in...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 1 to Apr 20Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Racket Journal is a weekly online literary journal. The editors want to promote the work of up-and-coming, emerging, established, and never-before-seen writers from around the country.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction -
Rat’s Ass Review is an online poetry journal whose editorial fancies are no more arbitrary than any other; they are simply more openly so.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Feb 1, Jul 1 to Aug 1Genre: PoetrySubgenres: Experimental, Formal Poetry, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry -
Based in Central Texas, the Raven Review is a literary magazine that publishes poetry and short fiction that explores the human experience through dark, atmospheric writing. Since January 2020, the magazine has been publishing both...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Subgenres: Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Poetry, Short Fiction -
The Red Branch Review is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and literary and visual art annual based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Red Branch seeks to bring to readers the kaleidoscope of human experience and was founded in response to the...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 15 to May 1Subgenres: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry -
Red Ogre Review is an online journal started by the graduate students from Lancaster University’s 2021 Creative Writing class. It primarily publishes poetry, critical essays, and visual art.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry -
Red Tree Review seeks to celebrate poems that surprise, harrow, and awe by providing them with a platform and hungry readers.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: PoetrySubgenres: BIPOC Voices, Experimental, Feminist, LGBTQ Voices, Poetry, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry -
Revolute is a digital literary magazine founded in 2019 by the Randolph College MFA program. Revolute is committed to publishing the most engaging writing possible and is further committed to publishing emerging writers from...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 15 to Nov 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Poetry, Speculative Poetry -
RHINO is a high-quality, perfect-bound annual journal with online content including poems, event updates, and monthly e-zine RHINO Reviews. It invites traditional or experimental work reflecting passion, originality, artistic...
Read moreReading Period: Mar 1 to Jun 30, Aug 1 to Sep 30Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Translation -
Roanoke Review publishes three to seven featured pieces every month—focusing primarily on poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, flash, graphic narrative, and visual poetry.
On occasion, they review small press, literary books, or...
Read moreReading Period: Sep 1 to Dec 1Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action embodies a psychoanalytic understanding of how change happens and has become a powerful tool for personal, cultural, and political discourse. ROOM’s submission process parallels the process...
Read moreReading Period: Jun 1 to Sep 3, Oct 3 to Jan 5, Feb 7 to May 5Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, TranslationSubgenres: Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Feminist, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political -
The Rumen is a collaboration between writers, poets, and artists from a variety of demographics and backgrounds. Like the guts of an ungulate, The Rumen is a space for ideas and experiences to digest, ferment, and transform.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -
The Rumpus strives to be a platform for marginalized voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere and to lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers they love. We publish original fiction, essays, poetry,...
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Rundelania is the digital literary journal of the Arts and Literature Division, located within the Central Branch of the Rochester Public Library (NY). The journal is dedicated to the publication of original poetry and prose.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
