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.
Raleigh Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Apr 1, Jul 1 to Oct 31, Dec 10 to Dec 25, Nov 1 to Dec 31
Relief: A Journal of Art & Faith |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Oct 1 to Mar 1
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative |
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Creative Nonfiction
Sep 1 to Dec 1, Jan 1 to Apr 1
ROOM: A Sketchbook for Analytic Action |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jun 1 to Sep 3, Oct 3 to Jan 5, Feb 7 to May 5
Same Faces Collective |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Apr 15 to Jun 15, Aug 15 to Oct 1, Dec 15 to Feb 1
Sarabande Books |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Feb 15, Jul 1 to Jul 31, Sep 1 to Sep 30
Seaside Gothic |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 13 to Jan 19, Apr 14 to Apr 20, Jul 14 to Jul 20, Oct 13 to Oct 19
Seven Kitchens Press |
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Poetry
Jan 1 to Jan 31, Feb 1 to Dec 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jun 30, Oct 1 to Oct 31, Nov 1 to Nov 30
Sheila-Na-Gig Online |
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Poetry, Fiction
Jul 1 to Jul 31, Oct 1 to Oct 31, Jan 1 to Jan 31, Apr 1 to Apr 30
Shift: A Journal of Literary Oddities |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Oct 1 to Dec 31
Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Mar 31, Apr 1 to Jun 1
Southeast Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Jan 1 to Jun 1, Aug 1 to Jan 1
Southern Humanities Review |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Aug 1 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Mar 14
The Spectacle |
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Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Sep 15 to Oct 15, Jan 15 to Feb 15
Split Lip Press |
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Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Jan 1 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Jun 1, Jul 1 to Sep 1, Oct 1 to Dec 1
Stone Poetry Quarterly |
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Poetry
Sep 1 to Oct 31, Dec 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to Apr 30, Jun 1 to Jul 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