Open Reading Periods: Journals and Presses Ready to Read Your Work Now
Looking for a place to submit your work? The literary magazines and small presses below, culled from our carefully curated and vetted databases, are currently open for submissions or are opening soon (within the next thirty days). And further down is a list of publishers that are open all year for submissions. This list is continually updated, so check back often. Once you’ve found a place to submit your work, try our Submission Tracker to help you stay organized and keep track of your submissions.
3cents Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Aug 1 to Oct 1, Nov 1 to Jan 1, Feb 1 to Apr 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1
Adroit Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Mar 15 to May 1, Sep 15 to Nov 1
After Happy Hour |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Nov 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Aug 31
Assignment Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Aug 1 to Sep 30, Feb 1 to Mar 31, Jul 2 to Jul 10, Nov 4 to Nov 11
Autumn House Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Feb 28, Mar 1 to Apr 30, May 1 to Jun 30, Aug 15 to Nov 15
Barely South Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 1 to Nov 1, Jan 15 to Mar 15
Between the Lines Publishing |
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Fiction
Nov 1 to Dec 31, Feb 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jun 30, Aug 1 to Sep 30
Black Fox Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Nov 30
Calendula Review: A Journal of Narrative Medicine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Mar 15, Aug 15 to Sep 30
Canary |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Feb 28, May 1 to May 31, Aug 1 to Aug 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Apr 15, Jun 1 to Aug 15, Oct 1 to Dec 15
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Open All Year
Below is the list of literary magazines and small presses that are open for submissions all year.
After Dinner Conversation: Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine |
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Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Illuminations: An International Magazine of Contemporary Writing |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Persimmon Tree: an online magazine of the arts by women over sixty |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Survive & Thrive: A Journal for Medical Humanities and Narrative as Medicine |
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Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
TORCH: Poetry, prose, and short stories by African American Women |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Voices de la Luna: A Quarterly Literature and Art Magazine |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation