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The MacGuffin
The MacGuffin, a national literary magazine from Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan, is a collection of the best poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction.
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Main Street Rag
Not for the faint of heart. Our literary magazine features some of the best writers in the small press alongside up and coming voices.
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Malahat Review
One of Canada’s most admired journals, publishing contemporary poetry and short fiction by emerging and established writers from across the country and around the world.
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Manoa
Manoa is a unique, award-winning literary journal that includes American, Asian, and Pacific fiction, poetry, artwork, and essays of current cultural or literary interest.
Many Mountains Moving
Many Mountains Moving fits into the literary tradition of authentic representation, a 'slice of life,' with a keen eye for high-quality work.
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Marginalia
Marginalia encourages work that transgresses generic boundaries, such as short shorts and prose poems. We seek synchronic and diachronic poetry that (re)invigorates both open and closed forms.
memoir
(and)
Takes the position that memoir is “the” genre of the 21st C and so invites innovative exploration of the 3rd millennium Self, particularly seeking graphic memoirs.
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Michigan Quarterly Review
Publishes essays, memoirs, interviews, fiction, poetry, and book reviews, including an annual theme issue, for an intellectual, but not necessarily academic, readership.
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minnesota review
the minnesota review is a literary and cultural studies journal. A special emphasis is placed on politically engaged criticism, fiction and poetry.
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Minnetonka
Review
Minnetonka Review is a national independent print literary journal, featuring only the finest and most engaging fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction by both seasoned writers and newcomers.
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Mississippi
Review
Mississippi Review features National Book Award winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Critics Circle winners as well as hundreds of new writers.
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The Modern
Review
The Modern Review’s desired end is sustained access
to a relevant literature, one that refuses to oppose tradition
to innovation, the personal to the objective.
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The Modern Review]
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New England Review
New England Review distinguishes itself with a fine blend of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that is both challenging and inviting to the general reader.
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New Letters
The international magazine of writing and art. Essays, poetry, fiction, interviews, reviews, features, and special issues delighting readers for over 72 years.
New
Madrid
New Madrid is the official journal of the low-residency M.F.A. program at Murray State University.
/nor
(New Ohio Review)
/nor is particularly, though not exclusively, interested in work that blurs conventional boundaries and resists easy definition.
New Orleans Review
New Orleans Review, publishing contemporary poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, photography, and film and book reviews, is engaging, challenging, surprising, and always good looking.
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The New Quarterly
The New Quarterly is an award-winning magazine that celebrates the best in contemporary Canadian fiction, poetry, and talk about writing.
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the new renaissance
Publishing the best work of emerging and established writers
and visual artists, along with cutting-edge lead articles of
social/
political significance, and bilingual pieces.
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New
South
New South publishes quality fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from both established and emerging writers, regardless of style, subject or genre.
The New York Quarterly
Since 1969, the New York Quarterly has been devoted to excellence in the publication of the best cross-section of contemporary poetry.
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Nimrod
Nimrod discovers new writers of poetry and prose in two annual issues: a thematic issue and an Awards issue.
Ninth Letter
Ninth Letter is a journal of art and literature featuring a wide range of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art in various media.
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No
An elegantly produced semi-annual publication that presents exceptional poetry, images, and criticism in provocative juxtaposition.
North Dakota Quarterly
North Dakota Quarterly publishes poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and criticism. Edited by Robert W. Lewis, Elizabeth Harris Behling (fiction), and Donald Junkins (poetry).
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On
Spec
On Spec is a magazine of “fantastic” literature—science fiction, fantasy, horror and magic realism. We focus on character-driven work.
Opium
Magazine
Opium Magazine is a literary humor publication both online and in print that features fiction, poetry, cartoons, quirky art and, soon, short films as well.
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The Paris Review
A quarterly that has consistently sought out strong new voices in the literary world. Now edited by Philip Gourevitch.
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Paterson Literary Review
The Paterson Literary Review (PLR) is a multicultural literary review established in 1979. PLR features work by well-known writers as well as by writers who will soon be well-known.
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PHOEBE
For 33 years, Phoebe has supported new writers, whose voice, form, and subject matter vigorously appeal to the senses, intellect, and emotions of our readers.
PMS
poemmemoirstory
A journal of women’s writing with selections reprinted in Best American Poetry, Best American Essays, New Stories from the South, and Best Creative Nonfiction.
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Poet Lore
Established in 1889, Poet Lore is the oldest continuously published poetry magazine in the United States. Poet Lore publishes contemporary poetry.
Poetry
The oldest, boldest, and most distinguished monthly for and about poetry in the English-speaking world.
Poetry Flash
Publishes reviews, essays, interviews, poems, calls for submissions, and contest information for all creative writers, with comprehensive literary listings for the West.
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Poetry International
Published at San Diego State University. It features US poetry and poetry in translation from around the world, as well as book reviews and prose about poetry.
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POOL
An independent, non-profit poetry annual, POOL showcases a lively cross-section of approaches from established and emerging poets. We relish the fresh and unexpected.
Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine
Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine is a highly regarded journal dedicated to the publication of quality poetry, short fiction, essays, and visual artwork.
The Portland Review
A cutting edge literary journal of short fiction, poetry, art and photography. Founded in 1956, published thrice yearly by Portland State University.
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Prairie Schooner
A national literary quarterly published since 1926. Home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews by beginning, mid-career, and established writers.
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PRISM international
Award-winning quarterly that features the best in fiction, poetry, drama, creative non-fiction and contemporary translation.
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Quarterly West
For the past thirty years, Quarterly West has featured award-winning, innovative poetry and prose from both new and established authors.
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Quercus
Review
QR is a prominent literary arts journal, publishing award-winning authors and artists from around the world. QR continues to discover new and emerging voices.
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RATTLE
RATTLE is the journal for people who love poetry—whether they realize it yet, or not.
Red Rock Review
Dedicated to publishing the best literature available. We have published authors from all parts of the country. Special area of interest is Southwestern literature.
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Redivider
Redivider features a fresh and eclectic selection of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and art by both emerging and established artists.
RHINO
Features innovative poetry, short shorts and translations. Literary Magazine Review believes RHINO is “an annual that anyone interested in American poetry should attend to.”
Rio
Grande Review
The Rio Grande Review is one of very few bi-lingual literary journals on two continents. We publish fiction, poetry, translations, non-fiction, and visual art.
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Rock & Sling
Rock & Sling offers a forum for writers and artists whose work engages Judeo-Christian faiths in surprising and memorable ways.
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Ruminate
Ruminate is for everyone who has paused over a good word, a real story, a perfect brushstroke—longing for the significance they point us toward.
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The Saint Ann's Review
The Saint Ann's Review is an eclectic compendium of the best-crafted writing around.
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Salamander
Salamander specializes in publishing highly accomplished poetry, fiction, and memoirs by writers who deserve a wider audience for their work.
Santa Monica Review
SMR
features smart, funny, politically-
engaged, avant-garde,
language and character-driven literary fiction and nonfiction.
SMR
showcases Southern California writers.
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Saranac
Review
The Saranac Review publishes the best fiction, poetry and non-fiction of emerging and established writers from Canada, the United States and internationally.
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Seneca Review
Seneca Review specializes in innovative poetry, translations from around the world, and the lyric essay. Work from the magazine is regularly featured in annual anthologies.
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The Sewanee Review
America's oldest literary quarterly. Poetry, fiction, critical and personal essays, in-depth book reviews. Incisive criticism of literature in English. Accessible and appealing to educated readers.
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Shenandoah
“Shenandoah has long been a showcase for exceptional writing.” -- The Washington Post Book World. For 55 years Washington and Lee’s lively gallery for the literary arts.
Short
Story
Short Story publishes emerging and established writers of fiction. Each issue includes 3 to 4 stories, an interview, and photographs.
Skidrow Penthouse
Skidrow Penthouse is an elegant 300+ page journal that contains the richest and widest possible range of poetry, fiction, and art.
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So to Speak
So to Speak has served as a space for feminist writing and art for twelve years, publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art.
South
Loop Review
South Loop Review is a literary journal of Creative Nonfiction and Photography. We publish essays and memoir in lyric and experimental forms.
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The
Southeast Review
Florida State University’s literary magazine of merit, publishing quality fiction, poetry, and nonfiction since 1979
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Southern Humanities Review
Fiction, poetry, personal and critical essays, and book reviews on the arts, literature, philosophy, religion, cultural studies, and history by new and established writers. Also publishes translations.
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Southern Poetry Review
Southern Poetry Review celebrates 49 years of publishing some of the best poetry in America from leading writers around the world.
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The Southern Review
The Southern Review is an elegantly designed literary quarterly dedicated to publishing only the finest in poetry and prose by new and established writers.
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Southwest
Review
Striving to publish the best in essays, fiction, and poetry both nationally and internationally.
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The Spoon River Poetry Review
Contemporary poetry in English from the U.S. and around the world in English translation. Recent poets include Alicia Ostriker, Beth Ann Fennelly, and Stuart Dybek.
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St. Petersburg Review
A culturally diverse independent, international review of contemporary literature.
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Subtropics
Subtropics is committed to publishing the best new poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, and translation by emerging and established writers.
Swivel
Called "a one-two punch of style and substance" by BUST Magazine, Swivel is the litmag devoted to smart, funny writing by smart, funny women.
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Tampa Review
Tampa Review is a literary gallery space in print, presenting new writing and visual arts from Florida and the world.
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THEMA
THEMA is a theme-related literary journal of stories, poetry, artwork and photography. Each issue has a different unusual theme.
Third
Coast
Third Coast, one of the nation’s premier literary magazines, is published twice a year by the English Department at Western Michigan University.
Tin
House
A highly acclaimed quarterly literary journal based in Portland, Oregon, and New York City, and distributed throughout North America.
TriQuarterly
TriQuarterly is an international journal of writing, art, and cultural inquiry.
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turnrow
Accomplished writers writing out of their usual genre, nonfiction that concerns the intersection of science and humanities, first English translations, interviews, historical documents, visual art…
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upstreet
A new literary annual containing quality, cutting-edge fiction, cnf and poetry, with an author interview in each issue. “…rampant with talent.”—Berkshire Bright Focus
Versal
Versal carries on Holland's merchant tradition by collecting high quality fiction, poetry and art from around the globe and redirecting it throughout the world.
Verse
Verse focuses on contemporary poetry in English and translation, innovative short fiction, interviews with writers, and criticism.
Virginia Quarterly Review
VQR, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious literary journals, features 280+ pages of original fiction, poetry, book reviews, and essays on current events.
Vulcan
Recovering originality through treason || Read by criminals and illiterates || Finding neology in the portmanteau || Vulcan publishes writing, art and photography that is incongruent with the norm...
Water~Stone Review
"Water~Stone Review is one of the most elegant, substantial literary journals anywhere on the American scene....It will nourish and uplift you." Naomi Shihab Nye
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Weber
A well-established interdisciplinary journal publishing works that provide insight into the environment and culture of the contemporary western United States (broadly interpreted).
West Branch
“There is only one word for this journal: superb.” — NewPages.com. Poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews from the Stadler Center for Poetry.
Willow Springs
A literary journal affiliated with Eastern Washington University's Inland Northwest Center for Writers. We publish fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, and interviews.
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Witness
Blends the features of a literary and an issue-oriented magazine to highlight the role of the modern writer as witness to his or her times.
World Literature Today
The award-winning World Literature Today, your window to world literature and culture for over eighty years.
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Zahir
A journal of literary fantasy, science fiction, and magical realism.
Zone
3
A well-established literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, art, and creative non-fiction. Recent contributors include A. Van Jordan, David Keplinger, Paulette Roeske, and Michael Blumenthal.
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