805 Lit + Art 805 Lit + Art publishes debut and emerging writers, poets, and artists in our quarterly, online journal. We take unsolicited and simultaneous submissions from contributors worldwide. 805 was founded in 2015 by a team of librarians…
Able Muse Able Muse is an annual review of poetry, prose, and art (including poems, fiction, essays, and book reviews). Each issue contains a featured poet and artist/photographer with a special interview. Read More
About Place Journal About Place Journal is published by the Black Earth Institute with each issue having a specific theme and edited by one of our BEI Fellows. Read More
AGNI AGNI is “a beacon of international literary culture . . . known for publishing important new writers early in their careers” (PEN). Read More
Alaska Quarterly Review One of America’s premier literary magazines and a source of powerful, new voices. Alaska Quarterly Review is “one of the nation’s best literary magazines,” The Washington Post Book World. Read More
Allium Allium publishes work that is provocative, evocative, and bold. We are about inclusion—representing the range and diversity of writers’ voices. We believe the art of writing is an exploration—of a complex and evolving world. Read More
Apple in the Dark Apple in the Dark is an online publication focusing on works of fiction and creative nonfiction no longer than 1,500 words.
Apple Valley Review The Apple Valley Review is an online literary journal established in 2005 and published in the spring and fall. Each issue features a collection of beautifully crafted poetry, short fiction, and essays. Read More
Arkana Arkana, the journal of the Arkansas Writers’ MFA Program, seeks and fosters a sense of shared wonder by publishing inclusive art that asks questions, explores mystery, and works to make visible the marginalized, the overlooked, and those whose voices…
Arts & Letters Arts & Letters is a nationally circulating literary journal, which for over two decades has attracted young, fresh voices as well as well-established poets and writers. Read More
The Awakenings Review Established in 2000, The Awakenings Review is one of the nation’s leading literary reviews entirely committed to publishing the works of artists, writers, and poets with mental illness. The AR is a facet of The Awakenings Project,…
Baltimore Review Publishing since 1996, The Baltimore Review is an online and print journal of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Read More
Bear Review Bear Review is a biannual journal of poetry that showcases aesthetic competence and a knowledge of genre and literary tradition. We do admire experimentation and blurred genres, however, and we hope to give readers a view of the many…
Bellevue Literary Review Bellevue Literary Review is a unique literary magazine featuring short stories, essays, and poems that examine human existence through the prism of health and healing, illness and disease. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, BLR continues to highlight…
Bennington Review Bennington Review is a national biannual print journal of innovative, intelligent, and moving poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and film writing. Read More
bioStories bioStories is conceived in the belief that every life can prove instructive, inspiring, or compelling, that every life holds moments of grace. Read More
Black Warrior Review Black Warrior Review (BWR) is a premier literary journal housed at the University of Alabama. Since 1974, BWR has championed literature that challenges norms and amplifies marginalized perspectives, providing a platform for bold, risk-taking writers and artists…
The Blue Mountain Review The Blue Mountain Review is a journal of culture. Our passion is to represent all people from all walks of life. Stories are vital to our survival. We’d love a chance to preserve and promote yours.…
Boulevard Boulevard publishes the finest fiction, poetry, and essays since 1985. As Poet Laureate Daniel Hoffman said, “One of the half-dozen best literary journals.” Read More
Cherry Tree Cherry Tree is an annual print journal that publishes the best poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and literary shade. Produced by the Literary House Press. Read More
Chestnut Review Chestnut Review features poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, art, and photography from around the world. We are a writer-centered, selective publication with online quarterly and annual print publication. We pay our artists and staff and respond to all…
Chinese Literature and Thought Today Chinese Literature & Thought Today grants the world direct access to China through high-quality translations of and fresh critical essays about contemporary Chinese literature, culture, philosophy, and intellectual history. Read More
Cimarron Review One of the oldest quarterlies in the nation, Cimarron Review publishes work with a wide-ranging aesthetic: the bold and ruminative, the sensitive and shocking, imaginative and truth-telling. Cimarron seeks the finest stories, poems, and essays from working writers across the country and…
Cleaver Magazine Cleaver Magazine shares cutting-edge art and literary work from a mix of established and emerging voices. Read More
Club Plum Literary Journal Club Plum Literary Journal publishes creative nonfiction, flash fiction, prose poetry and art by emerging and established authors whose absorbing tales and imagery unravels in voices either understated or lyrical but always powerful. Read More
Collateral Collateral showcases literary and visual art that reveals the impact of military service and violent conflict beyond the combat zone. Read More
Colorado Review Founded in 1956 and published three times a year, Colorado Review features contemporary short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essays) by both new and established writers. CR additionally sponsors the annual Colorado Prize for Poetry. Read…
The Common The Common publishes fiction, essays, poetry, and images that evoke a modern sense of place. Read More
Consequence Consequence is an international literary journal that addresses the human consequences and realities of war and geopolitical violence using literature and visual art to offer emotional as well as intellectual access to the experiences of victims, combatants, and witnesses…
Cool Beans Lit Cool Beans Lit publishes the best fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art, and photography that all coalesce into stunning issues. Our editorial focus is challenging, thoughtful, experimental, eclectic, and emotional from both new and established authors and artists.…
The Courtship of Winds The Courtship of Winds is a semiannual online journal that publishes poetry, prose poetry, fiction, essays, art, and short pieces of drama and music. Read More
Cumberland River Review The Cumberland River Review: “Every issue is a revelation.” —Davis McCombs, National Book Critics Circle Award finalist for Ultima Thule Read More
Cutleaf Cutleaf is an online literary journal with an annual print anthology published by EastOver Press. We feature work that responds to our common experience and reflects our differences. We welcome poetry, short stories, essays, and other nonfiction from established…
Dark River Review Dark River Review is a national undergraduate literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art. We are sponsored by the Department of Languages and Literature at Alabama State University.
The Dawn Review The Dawn Review is an international literary magazine that promotes the surprising, the genre-bending, and the overwhelmingly human. The Dawn Review publishes all genres of written and visual work in its three annual issues. Published pieces are…
december december is published twice a year and features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction (including essays, memoir, and literary journalism), and visual art. Read More
Decolonial Passage Decolonial Passage has rolling submissions and welcomes writing from writers of all backgrounds regardless of race, gender, disability, or geographical location. Simultaneously, we center writing from African, African-American, and Black Diaspora writers. We nominate for Pushcart, Best of the…
Dogwood Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose is an award-winning annual print journal founded in 2001—also available via LitRagger—publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Read More
Driftwood Press Driftwood Press is a literary organization that offers an editing service, online seminars, and publishes poetry collections, novellas, graphic novels, and an annual print and digital anthology. Inside the anthology, we feature fiction, poetry, comics, art, photography, interviews,…
Exposition Review Exposition Review is a multi-genre literary journal dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging and established artists through narratives in all forms.
The Fiddlehead The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada’s international literary journal, is entertainment for the thoughtful with its mix of poetry and stories by established and new writers. Read More
Foglifter Journal Foglifter Journal continues the San Francisco Bay Area’s tradition of groundbreaking queer and trans writing and emphasizes publishing multi-marginalized voices.
Fourth Genre Published twice annually by Michigan State University Press, Fourth Genre is a literary journal that explores the boundaries of contemporary literary nonfiction. We’re interested in all forms of the essay: personal, nature, environmental, graphic, lyric, travel, cultural, political,…
Ganga Review The Ganga Review is a journal of international writings for liberation. The magazine is published annually in New York City. The journal includes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, translation, and art by established and emerging writers. It is named…
Gargoyle Magazine Gargoyle Magazine has always been a scallywag magazine, a maverick magazine, a bit too academic for the underground and way too underground for the academics. Read More
The Georgia Review Published out of the University of Georgia since 1947, The Georgia Review is an award-winning literary journal featuring exciting new work from international and local authors in all stages of their careers. Read More
Glassworks Glassworks is a publication of the MA in Writing program at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, founded as “GlassWorks in the Woods” in 1779. Glassworks publishes literary work from both emerging and established writers from across North America and around the…
Gold Man Review The aim of Gold Man Review, an annual literary journal, is to serve and support our community of authors residing on the West Coast. We are really proud of our West Coast vibe and are always on…
Good River Review Good River Review is the literary journal of the School of Creative and Professional Writing at Spalding University. We publish two issues a year. Between issues, we regularly feature book reviews, interviews, essays on the practice of…
The Howl The Howl is an online platform for high-school-age creators. We publish and amplify a wide variety of written and multimedia content that whirls out of the unique storms that young people brave. Read More
Humana Obscura Humana Obscura is an independent, biannual literary magazine publishing the best new, emerging, and established writers and artists in the “nature space.” As our name suggests—”obscured human”—we focus on work where the human element is concealed but not…
Hypertext Magazine An independent press since 2010, Hypertext Magazine (online) and Hypertext Review (print) are the publishing initiatives of Chicago-based Hypertext Magazine & Studio (HMS). Our publications have always amplified the work of underrepresented, emerging, and established writers and visual…
The Iowa Review The Iowa Review is edited by faculty, students, and staff from the renowned writing and literature programs at the University of Iowa, taking advantage of this rich environment for literary collaboration to create a worldwide conversation among…
Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope magazine creatively focuses on the experiences of disability through literature and the fine arts publishing personal essays, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. Read More
The Keeping Room The Keeping Room is an online magazine for all women writers and artists publishing work on topics related to Women’s Wisdom, Lessons Learned, Self-care, Bodies, Relationships, and Community. Read More
The Kenyon Review Building on a long tradition of excellence, the Kenyon Review has evolved from a distinguished literary magazine to a pre-eminent arts organization. KR is devoted to nurturing, publishing, and celebrating the best in contemporary writing in its…
L’Esprit Literary Review L’Esprit was born in celebration of the literary revolution of consciousness represented by High Modernism and is dedicated to publishing work in that spirit.
Lake Effect Lake Effect is a literary journal based out of Penn State Behrend publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
LIGHT We are leaders igniting generational healing and transformation. We are committed to the power creativity, in all its forms, can have on our health and well-being. Our magazine LIGHT is focused on how we might reimagine public health as…
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. Read More
The Main Street Rag The Main Street Rag is an independent literary magazine. Our support comes from subscribers, contributors, and readers. Are we a little rough around the edges? Depends on the stodginess of your perspective. We’re not seeking perfection,…
The Malahat Review One of Canada’s most admired journals, publishing contemporary poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers from across the country and around the world. Read More
MAYDAY Magazine MAYDAY Magazine presents new poetry, prose, translations, political/cultural commentary, and visual art to a growing community of international readers. Read More
The Meadow The Meadow is the annual print and online literary journal of Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. Read More
Memoir Magazine Memoir Magazine features artwork, creative nonfiction and personal essays, interviews and book reviews, and aims to support storytellers through publication, education, and advocacy. Read More
The Midwest Quarterly A Journal of Contemporary Thought The Midwest Quarterly is a literary magazine based out of Pittsburg State University publishing scholarly articles and poetry.
The Missouri Review The Missouri Review is one of the premier publishers of the best new stories, essays, and poems from Pulitzer Prize winners to unpublished emerging writers. Read More
MoonPark Review Founded in 2017, MoonPark Review is a quarterly online journal that publishes compelling, imaginative short prose, including flash (fiction/nonfiction) and prose poetry. Thirteen prose pieces (or thirteen writers) are featured each quarter, accompanied with original illustrations.
Narrative Narrative is an online literary journal dedicated to advancing literature in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent.
New England Review Publishing fiction, poetry, essays, and translations since 1978, New England Review gives readers a vital snapshot of the literary moment, four times a year, in its richness, complexity, and diversity. Read More
New Letters New Letters, a magazine of writing and art founded in 1934, publishes fiction, essays, poetry, and reviews by established and emerging writers alike. New Letters is committed to publishing creative work that pushes the boundaries of form. We…
Nimrod Nimrod International Journal, founded at The University of Tulsa in 1956, has been a leader in the publication of established writers and the discovery of emerging writers for over 60 years. Each issue contains an engaging and diverse selection of poetry, short fiction, and short creative…
OffCourse Literary Journal OffCourse, since 1998, a quarterly journal for poetry, criticism, reviews, stories and essays edited by Ricardo Nirenberg. Read More
Oracle: Fine Arts Review Oracle: Fine Arts Review is the University of South Alabama’s student-edited literary journal. We accept submissions during the fall semester and publish one print issue annually each summer. Read More
Otis Nebula Otis Nebula seeks to remedy what the internet has wrought upon common social spaces, to be as close to a campfire as you can get on a screen. To this end, we want writing for the end of…
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 whose work is so good, they should be well-known. Read More
Permafrost Magazine Permafrost, the literary journal run by the MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, publishes one print and one online issue each year. We feature high quality poetry, prose, and hybrid works from both…
PRISM International PRISM international is a quarterly magazine based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. We strive to uplift and shine a light on emerging and established voices across Canada and internationally, and are especially committed to providing a platform for…
Revolute Revolute is a digital literary magazine of the Randolph College MFA program and is committed to publishing engaging poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Creative work is accepted during one reading period each fall, and micro reviews are accepted year-round. Read…
Rivanna Review Rivanna Review is a quarterly print literary journal and cable TV monthly in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the Rivanna River.
River Teeth River Teeth is a biannual print journal publishing the best of creative nonfiction, including narrative reportage, essays, and memoir. We are also home to Beautiful Things, a weekly online magazine of micro-essays. Read More
Salamander Salamander specializes in publishing highly accomplished poetry, fiction, and memoirs by writers who deserve a wider audience for their work. Read More
Santa Clara Review The Santa Clara Review is a student-edited literary/arts magazine that publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, short plays, art, and photography by students and professionals from around the world. We release issues in February and May each year in…
Shenandoah Shenandoah has featured great literature since 1950. Supporting poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, comic artists, and translators. Read More
Shift: A Journal of Literary Oddities An international, student-run journal published by the Ringling College of Art and Design, Shift features fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic texts, or other work in English or in translation by emerging and established writers. We…
Shooter Literary Magazine Shooter Literary Magazine is a biannual, themed print journal showcasing short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Publishes engaging literary work that appeals to both head and heart. Offers annual fiction and poetry competitions, a monthly flash fiction/nonfiction contest,…
Sky Island Journal Sky Island Journal is an independent, international literary journal; we discover and publish the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. Always free-access and advertising-free, we publish accomplished authors—side by side—with emerging voices for over 150,000 readers…
Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine is devoted to publishing quality work that doesn’t merely strike a familiar chord but enriches our experience.
South Dakota Review South Dakota Review is a literary print journal published quarterly at The University of South Dakota. Read More
Southern Humanities Review Southern Humanities Review publishes fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction—as well as the occasional translation—by new and established writers. Read More
Still Point Arts Quarterly Still Point Arts Quarterly focuses on nature, art, and spirit; a feast for the eyes and the soul. Includes art of all periods and genres, along with fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Intended for artists, nature lovers,…
Storm Cellar Independent since 2011, Storm Cellar is a journal of safety and danger in every sense. Emphasizing the Midwest, and showcasing surprising, amazing writing and art by marginalized voices including Indigenous, Black, POC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, poor, neurodivergent, and border-straddling…
StoryQuarterly StoryQuarterly is a literary journal publishing emerging and established writers for over 30 years.
The Sunlight Press The Sunlight Press, is a nonprofit literary journal, publishing new and established voices in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, craft essays, and photography. Founded in 2017, the journal is strictly online publishing twice weekly. We’re interested in how…
Superpresent Superpresent was founded in 2020. We publish essays, fiction, poetry, visual art, film, and experimental art. Read More
Swamp Ape Review Swamp Ape Review is a literary and visual arts journal out of Florida Atlantic University. We encourage hybrid or non-traditional pieces that unsettle our assumptions of what is possible. Read More
swamp pink Formerly known as Crazyhorse, swamp pink publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction semi-monthly online. Our aim is to continue publishing exceptional work from writers at all stages of their careers. We are particularly interested in submissions from writers of color and writers…
Terrain.org With its focus on place, climate, and justice, Terrain.org publishes place-based editorials, poetry, essays, fiction, hybrid forms, articles, videos, reviews, interviews, the ARTerrain gallery, the Unsprawl case study, and critically-acclaimed series such as Letter to America on a rolling…
Tint Journal Tint Journal, the online literary magazine for non-native English creative writing, publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by non-native English or ESL writers in biannual issues. Interview and review submissions on ESL writers or books are accepted year-round by…
trampset trampset is an online literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on a rolling basis.
Under the Gum Tree Under the Gum Tree is an independent literary arts micro-magazine. Because we strive for authentic connections through vulnerability, we exclusively publish creative nonfiction and visual art. Read More
Valley Voices Valley Voices: A Literary Review is a biannual publishing prose, poetry, interviews, and criticism from writers and scholars from the Mississippi Delta and elsewhere. Works published in Valley Voices have been selected for anthologies, scholarly books, and The Best American Poetry.…
Vita Poetica Journal The Vita Poetica Journal is an online quarterly publication of creative work explored through a spiritual lens. This may be engaging directly with religious faith or a broader inquiry into meaning and the human experience. Submissions of…
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 Read More
Watershed Review Watershed Review’s mission is to publish literature and visual art illustrating diversity in thought and experience, capturing the crucial narratives and images of our current cultural moment, as well as awareness of the shifting edges of genre. We…
Waterwheel Review: Literature Without Labels Waterwheel Review publishes three pieces of writing each month, without labeling by genre. Writing is presented alongside other art forms, including photography, painting, sculpture, music, and film. Every issue is an immersive art experience with…
Waxing & Waning Waxing & Waning is a literary journal committed to what’s on the fringe, whatever is deep and true.
West Trade Review West Trade Review is published quarterly (one print edition each spring and an online quarterly each summer, fall, and winter). We strive to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (memoir/personal essays), photography, and artwork…
Wordrunner eChapbooks Wordrunner eChapbooks is a hybrid of literary journal and online chapbook, the latter featuring mini-fiction collections by one author that are also available as ebooks. Our annual online journals are themed anthologies of fiction, CNF or memoir, and poetry. All…
World Literature Today The award-winning World Literature Today, your passport to world literature and culture for over ninety years. Read More
The Write Place at the Write Time The Write Place at the Write Time is about the synchronistic convergences of time, place, readers, and writers that create unforgettable moments where lives change course and dreams are born. Read More
The Writing Disorder Writing Disorder is a quarterly literary journal. We publish new fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art. We also feature interviews and reviews. Our mission is to showcase new and emerging writers—particularly those in writing programs—as well as established…
Zone 3 Zone 3 publishes fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from beginning and established writers. Read More