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.
Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 1 to Mar 1
Half Mystic Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 1
Hemlock Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 15, Nov 1 to Dec 15, Apr 1 to May 15
Hoot Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Oct 1 to Nov 27
Humana Obscura |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Dec 1 to Feb 1, Mar 1 to May 1, Jun 1 to Aug 1, Sep 1 to Nov 1
Inlandia Institute - Inlandia Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Feb 1 to Apr 30, Nov 1 to Jan 30, Aug 1 to Aug 30
Kennings Artistic and Literary Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Feb 14
Litmosphere: Journal of Charlotte Lit |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Jan 31, Jul 1 to Jul 31
Maine Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 31, May 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Nov 30
Men Matters Online Journal |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 30, Jul 1 to Oct 31
Meow Meow Pow Pow Lit |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 1, Apr 1 to Jul 1
Michigan Quarterly Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Apr 1, Aug 1 to Nov 1
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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