New & Noted Literary & Alternative Magazine Issues
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March 2026 Featured Publications
Bennington Review, Issue 15
Themed “The Secret History,” this issue features works by 71 poets, 7 fiction writers, and 11 nonfiction writers. See sponsor blog post here.
Blink-Ink, #63
Themed “Lost Civilizations / The Silurian Hypothesis,” this issue features 50-word stories exploring how writers interpreted this prompt. See sponsor blog post here.
Brilliant Flash Fiction, January 2026
Flash fiction partnered with photography to create a visually engaging reading experience. See sponsor blog post here.
Broadsided, March 2026
In this special folio, artists and writers reflect on AI’s ethical and ecological impact through collaborative works. See blog post here.
Chestnut Review, Winter 2026
For stubborn artists who refuse to give up believing in their work, this issue offers poetry, prose, and art exploring memory, identity, imagination, and transformation. See sponsor blog post here.
Cholla Needles, 111
A monthly publication focusing on the works of ten poets as well as accompanying artwork and/or photography. See sponsor blog post here.
Colorado Review, Spring 2026
Poetry and prose exploring identity, grief, culture, humor, and memory — ranging from rodeos and road trips to everyday surrealism. See sponsor blog post here.
The Courtship of Winds, Winter 2026
This issue offers works exploring spirituality, social values, relationships, war’s damage, nature, and art. See sponsor blog post here.
The Lake, March 2026
A diverse poetry collection exploring memory, labor, faith, illness, music, and place across varied landscapes. See sponsor blog post here.
The MacGuffin, November 2025
Published by Schoolcraft College, this issue features contemporary voices in poetry, fiction, and essays exploring memory, grief, relationships. See sponsor blog post here.
The Malahat Review, Issue 233
Themed “Inhale/Exhale: Contemporary Indigenous Storytelling” and guest edited by Richard Van Camp. See sponsor blog post here.
New England Review, 47.1
New England Review 47.1 offers a range from intimate lyric poems to reflective essays and short stories, including translated works. See sponsor blog post here.
Still Point Arts Quarterly, Spring 2026
Themed “Crafting a Life,” this issue explores crafting a life well-lived through art that takes risks and perseveres through uncertainty. See sponsor blog post here.
The Sunlight Press, March 2026
Focused on light, hope, and human resilience through fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, and craft essays. See sponsor blog post here.
Superpresent, Winter 2026
themed “Echo” and offers readers a diverse range of prose, poetry, art, and multimedia from new as well as ‘weathered’ creatives. See sponsor blog post here.
swamp pink, no. 24
Featuring fiction, poetry, flash fiction, and nonfiction exploring identity, family, memory, privilege, and personal reflection. See sponsor blog post here.
Terrain.org, February 2026
Publishing place-based literature, art, community case studies, and commentary exploring environmental issues. See sponsor blog post here.
The Writing Disorder, Winter 2025/26
The Writing Disorder features fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by emerging and established writers, exploring memory and the human experience. See sponsor blog post here.
Zine Machine, Winter 2026
Publishing mini-zines for vending machines, celebrating accessible, community-driven creativity beyond traditional publishing. See New Lit on the Block blog post here.
Zone 3, Issue 40.1
The works in this issue explore family, identity, memory, science, history, and relationships through intimate and reflective voices. See sponsor blog post here.
More Publication New Issues
The American Poetry Review, March/April 2026
Bomb, Spring 2026
Camas, Winter 2025
Catamaran, Spring 2026
Cream City Review, Fall/Winter 2025
Epoch, Spring 2026
Free Inquiry, April/May 2026
Gay & Lesbian Review, March-April 2026
Geist, Winter 2025
The Massachusetts Review, Spring 2026
Michigan Quarterly Review, Winter 2026
One Story, 334
Pleiades, Winter 2025 + Spring 2026
Pulp Literature, Winter 2026
Room, 49.1
The Sewanee Review, Winter 2026
Southern Poetry Review, 63:2
See February 2026 new issues here.
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