New & Noted Literary & Alternative Magazine Issues
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May 2026 Featured Publications
About Place Journal, Volume IX, Issue 1, May 2026
A ‘bold and unflinching issue” on the theme “The Ground Beneath Us: Place Power, and Resistance.” See sponsor blog post here.
Agni, 103
This issues explores art, war, language, and identity through art, poetry, fiction, essays, translations, and conversations. See sponsor blog post here.
Alaska Quarterly Review, Spring 2026
This issue features stories, essays, poems on longing, identity, and connection amid uncertainty and transformation. See sponsor blog post here.
Baltimore Review, Spring 2026
This issue blends compelling nonfiction, surreal fiction, and vivid poetry in an open-access online format. See sponsor blog post here.
Bellevue Literary Review, Issue 50
Celebrating its 25th Anniversary, this issue features winners of the Bellevue Literary Review Prizes in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. See sponsor blog post here.
Blue Mountain Review, April 2026
This new “European issue” features Prince Stash with an introduction by Major Jackson. See sponsor blog post here.
Boulevard, Spring 2026
Featuring a craft interview with Aria Aber, nonfiction and poetry contest winners, and new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. See sponsor blog post here.
The Greensboro Review, Spring 2026
Featuring the Robert Watson Literary Prize winners in fiction and poetry as well as a full issue of new stories and poems. See sponsor blog post here.
The Common, Issue No. 31
Stories set in Turkey and India, essays about friendship in Senegal, and loads of poetry on family, race, faith, and more. See sponsor blog post here.
The Lake, May 2026
This issue features new works by Mallika Bhaumik, Paul Dickey, Hana Kelly, Rebecca O’Hagan, J. R. Solonche, and more as well as book reviews and sample poems from recent collections. See sponsor blog post here.
L’Esprit Literary Review, April 2026
Art and literary works in the spirit of High Modernism – fearless, risk-adept, and revolutionary. See sponsor blog post here.
The Malahat Review, 234
Poetry, fiction, and essays exploring memory, bodies, language, science, migration, violence, and survival through experimental, intimate perspectives. See sponsor blog post here.
The Midwest Quarterly, Spring 2026
A special issue on “Dyslexia and Reading Failure” with Guest Editor David P. Hurford. See blog post here.
The Missouri Review, Spring 2026
This issue features the 2025 Editors’ Prize winners in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as debut and new works as well as reviews. See blog post here.
Mistake House, Issue 12
A new issue featuring artist and writer professional profiles, fiction, poetry, and a portfolio highlighting student photography. See sponsor blog post here.
Sky Island Journal, Spring 2026
Defending free expression and amplifying global, independent literary voices in an open-access online publication. See sponsor blog post here.
Valley Voices, Spring 2026
This issue features an interview with Tobi and Jeffrey Alfier, a photo essay by Claudia Brefeld, and new stories and poems. See sponsor blog post here.
Waxing & Waning, Issue 16
New poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, and artwork on the theme “Free as Animal.” See sponsor blog post here.
More Publication New Issues
The American Poetry Review, May/June 2026
Atlanta Review, Spring/Summer 2026
Belladonna’s Garden, Spring 2026
Beloit Fiction Journal, Spring 2026
Bending Genres, Issue 50, April 2026
Berkeley Poetry Review, Issue 55, 2026
Bewildering Stories, May 2026
Big Other, May 2026
Birmingham Poetry Review, Spring 2026
The Bitchin’ Kitsch, April 2026
Blank Spaces, March 2026
BlazeVOX, Spring 2026
Blithe Spirit, May 2026
Bloodletter, March 2026
The Blotter, May 2026
Blue Crystal Literary Magazine, April 2026
Blue Lake Review, May 2026
Blue Mesa Review, Spring 2026
The Bluebird Word, May 2026
BODY, Spring 2026
Book of Matches, May 2026
The Bookend Review, May 2026
BoomerLit Mag, 2026
Booth, Spring 2026
Boston Review, Spring 2026
bottle rockets, February 2026
Bourbon Penn, April 2026
Brainchild, 2026
Bramble, Spring 2026
Brasilia Review, May 2026
Breath & Shadow, April 2026
Brevity, Spring 2026
Brick, 117, Summer 2026
Brilliant Corners, Summer 2026
Brink, Spring 2026
Broad Ripple Review, Spring 2026
Broad River Review, 2025
The BroadKill Review, Winter/Spring 2026
The Broken City, December 2025
The Brooklyn Review, Spring 2026
Brown Bag, December 2025
Brown Hound Press, May 2026
Buckman Journal, Summer 2026
Bulb Culture Collective, May 2026
Bullet Points, April 2026
Bullshit Lit, May 2026
Burningword Literary Review, April 2026
Free Inquiry, June/July 2026
Gay and Lesbian Review, May/June 2026
The Hudson Review, Spring 2026
Image, 128
The Kenyon Review, Volume XLVIII, Issue 1
Kestrel, Issue 54
Louisiana Literature, 43.1
The Main Street Rag, Spring 2026
One Story, 336
Poetry, May 2026
Poetry, June 2026
Rain Taxi, Spring 2026
The Sewanee Review, Spring 2026
South Dakota Review, 60.2
Southwest Review, Spring 2026
Willow Springs, Spring 2026
World Literature Today, May/June 2026
See April 2026 new issues here.
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