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
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
Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Nov 15 to Jan 31
Arkansas International |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Nov 15 to Jan 15, May 15 to Aug 15
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, Jun 1 to Jul 31
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
Black Warrior Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Oct 1, Dec 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to May 1
Blair / Carolina Wren Press |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Nov 15 to Jan 15, Apr 15 to Jun 15, Aug 15 to Oct 15
Burningword Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 10, Apr 1 to Jun 10, Jul 1 to Sep 10, Oct 1 to Dec 10
Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Oct 1 to Dec 31
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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