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Find a complete listing of literary magazines here. Our criteria for this list has changed and we feel the literary magazines on this list are much better ranked than our previous list. It's always hard to build this list, but we looked about close to 20 data points in coming up with this list. The most important criteria we used this time was date of founding, number of national anthologies publications (and we looked at a lot of them), and the quality of work of and names of passed greats published in the magazines. The purpose of this list is to help writers find a place to publish their writing that will get them some recognition. We feel when a magazine is published over a long period of time and is recognized nationally we feel it gives the authors more opportunity for exposure. Also these magazines tend to have a very good name in literary circles. We know that many will not agree fully, and some will feel we’ve left a good or great publication off the list. That’s okay. The best thing to do is go to our message boards and post your opinion under our top 50 boards and make a case for adding it to this list. This list also includes BOLD type where literary magazines take online submissions. We feel this is an important step for a magazine to take. We feel that by taking submissions online magazines are opening themselves up to many more voices and have a better opportunity to find new talent that we want to read. To this end, we have a suggestion. Go down this list and pick out a literary magazine that takes online submissions. Go to their site and submit your work. Also while you are there buy a subscription. Support those who support writers. Find a complete listing of literary magazines here. New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com The best of the best. We didn't have any commercial magazines on our last list, but it was a shame to leave this literary magazine out. After lots of emails here it is one the oldest and the most honored magazine of all. Started in the 1920s and has a circulation of over a million readers. Online submissions: http://www.newyorker.com/contact/contactus Ploughshares http://www.pshares.org Founded in 1971 Ploughshares is our best and highest ranked university non-commercial literary magazine. It is more honored by national anthologies than any other magazine except the New Yorker. It is an outstanding publication. Online submissions: http://www.pshares.org/submit/ The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com Founded in 1857 and often honored by national anthologies. This is another outstanding commercial magazine with a very large circulation of about 400,000 readers. They do publish new writers from time to time. http://www.theatlantic.com/faq/ Submissions by email. Harper's Magazine http://www.harpers.org/ Founded in 1850 and always well honored. It is an outstanding commercial literary magazine with a circulation of 220,000 readers. Submissions by email at http://harpers.org/harpers/submissions Tin House http://www.tinhouse.com Started in 1998 but quickly became one of the best and best known literary magazines in the country. It has been honored by national anthologies more times than many literary magazine that have been publishing for over 100 years. Paris Review http://www.theparisreview.org/ The Paris Review started in 1953 and is one of the best known literary magazines in the world. It is always publishing great authors and great works. No online submissions: http://www.theparisreview.org/about/submissions New England Review http://www.nereview.com/ Started in 1978 and is one of the best known and best loved literary magazines in the country. It is outstanding. Online submission by payment: http://www.nereview.com/guidelines.html Georgia Review http://www.uga.edu/garev/ Started in 1947 and has won many awards. It is a great literary magazine that publishes great authors and great works. No online submissions: http://www.uga.edu/garev/guidelines.html Kenyon Review http://kenyonreview.org/ One of the best literary magazines in the country. You can always find great writers in its pages. Started in 1939. Submissions online: http://kenyonreview.org/krsubmit/submissions/ Five Points http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/ Is published by Georgia State university and is in our top 10 of these 50 for being always in national anthologies and winning awards. Founded in 1996 still less than 20 years old but a great literary magazine. Online submissions: http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/submissions/ Threepenny Review http://www.threepennyreview.com Founded in 1980 and one of the best literary magazines out there. It's always in national anthologies and winning awards. Online submissions: http://www.threepennyreview.com/submissions.html Antioch Review http://antiochcollege.org/ Publishes great authors and great writing. It has been published by Antioch College since 1941. No online submission: http://antiochcollege.org/antioch_review/guidelines.html Callaloo http://callaloo.tamu.edu/ A journal publishing great authors and great works. Founded in 1976. Online submissions: http://callaloo.tamu.edu/guidelines.html Virginia Quarterly Review http://www.vqronline.org/ One of the very best journals out there. This journal is often honored. Published by The University of Virginia since 1925. Online submissions: http://www.vqronline.org/submission/ Southern Review http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview/ A great literary magazine. No online submissions: http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview/submit.html Conjunctions http://www.conjunctions.com/ An outstanding literary magazine. No Online submissions. http://www.conjunctions.com/about.htm Epoch http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/publications/epoch/ Published by Cornell University since 1947 and always publishes great authors and great writing. No online submissions: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/publications/epoch/#submissions Granta http://www.granta.com/ An outstanding literary magazine that has been publishing since 1889. They are honored with awards often. No online submissions: http://www.granta.com/Magazine/Submissions-policy Gettysburg Review http://www.gettysburgreview.com Founded in 1988 this literary magazine has been honored and talked about in national press often. Great work from great authors. No Online submissions: http://www.gettysburgreview.com/submissions/guidelines/ Cincinnati Review http://www.cincinnatireview.com/ Started in 2003 this literary magazine has published many outstanding authors and outstanding work. No online submissions: http://www.cincinnatireview.com/#/submissions/guidelines Yale Review http://www.yale.edu/yalereview For 100 years this literary magazine has published great works by great authors. It's always worth a read and a submission. No online submissions: http://www.yale.edu/yalereview/guidelines.html Southwest Review http://smu.edu/southwestreview/ This literary magazine can trace its roots back to 1915. Published by Southern Methodist University. The magazine is always publishing great work. No online submissions: http://smu.edu/southwestreview/GuidelinesforSubmissions.asp Hudson Review http://hudsonreview.com/ Founded in 1947 this literary magazine publishes outstanding work and authors. No online submissions: http://hudsonreview.com/new/about/10/writers-guidelines Triquarterly http://triquarterly.org/ Founded in 1958 Triquarterly has always published great work. The magazine is honored often by national anthologies. Online submissions: http://triquarterly.org/submissions Crazy Horse http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org/ This literary magazine has been publishing great authors since 1960. Online submissions: http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org/page.php?id=113 Iowa Review http://iowareview.uiowa.edu Founded in 1970 this literary magazine publishing great work again and again. No online submissions: http://iowareview.uiowa.edu/node/54 Agni http://www.bu.edu/dbin/agni/ Published by Boston University since 1972. This literary journal is always publishing great work. Online submissions: http://www.bu.edu/dbin/agni/ Alaska Quarterly Review http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr/ Founded in 1980 and published at the University of Alaska of Anchorage. The magazine publishes great work. No online submissions: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr/guidelines.cfm Mcsweeney's 7 http://www.mcsweeneys.net This magazine was founded in 1988 and has a large following. They also publish book. The literary magazine publishes great names in writing. Online submissions: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/submit/print.html Shenandoah 1949 http://www.wlu.edu/x31904.xml This literary magazine began publishing in 1949 and is one of the very best. No online submissions: http://www.wlu.edu/x32921.xml Boulevard http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/ The literary magazine has been publishing great work since 1985. It's one of the best. Online submissions: http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/projects.html Harvard Review 1986 http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/ Has been publishing outstanding work since 1986. Online submissions: http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/Information/submissions.html Fence http://www.fenceportal.org/ This literary magazine has been publishing great work since 1998. Online submissions: http://fence.fenceportal.org/submit.html American Scholar 1999 http://www.theamericanscholar.org An outstanding literary magazine since 1999. Online submissions: http://www.theamericanscholar.org/contact-us/ Subtropics 2006 http://www.english.ufl.edu/subtropics/ This literary magazine has only been publishing for 6 years, but has been honored so many times it made our list. No online submissions: http://www.english.ufl.edu/subtropics/submit.html Witness http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org First published in 1987 the literary magazine has come on strong lately with many honors. Online submissions: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/index.htm Volt http://www.voltpoetry.com/html Published since 1991 this magazine is always coming up with great work. On online submissions. http://www.voltpoetry.com/html/submit.html Xconnect http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/xconnect/ This literary magazine has been publishing since 1995 and is outstanding. Email for guidelines. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/xconnect/misc/g/email.html Prairie Schooner http://prairieschooner.unl.edu This literary magazine has been publishing since 1927 and is one of the very best. No online submissions: http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/submission/guidelines.html The Missouri Review http://www.missourireview.org/ Since 1978 this magazine has won many honors and has published great works by great authors. Online submissions: http://www.missourireview.org/main_info/e-submissions.php Oxford Review http://www.euppublishing.com/ The journal was founded in the 1970s and is always publishing great works. No online submissions: http://www.euppublishing.com/page/olr/submissions Bomb http://bombsite.com/ The literary magazine has been publishing since 1981 and always has great authors. No online submissions: http://bombsite.com/issues/0/articles/3406 A Public Space http://www.apublicspace.org Was founded in 2006 but has won many honors in the short time it has been publishing. Online submissions: http://www.apublicspace.org/submit/ Chicago Review Founded in 1946 this literary magazine is always publishing great works. No online submissions: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/submit.shtml Connecticut Review An outstanding literary magazine. No online submissions: http://www.ctstateu.edu/ctreview/submissions/index.html Black Warrior Review http://bwr.ua.edu This literary magazine was founded in 1947 and always publishes great works. Online submissions: http://bwr.ua.edu/?page_id=267 American Poetry Review http://www.aprweb.org This literary magazine only publishes poetry and was founded in 1976. It is one of the top 2 poetry magazines in the country. No online submissions: http://www.aprweb.org/about Poetry http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/ The best poetry magazine in the country. Founded in 1912 and always publishing great poets. Online submissions: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/submissions.html Barrow Street http://www.barrowstreet.org/ The literary magazine only publishing poetry and was founded in 1998. One of the best. No online submissions. http://www.barrowstreet.org/submit.html Massachusetts Review http://www.massreview.org/ One of the very best. Founded in 1959 and is always publishing great work. Online submissions: http://www.massreview.org/07submit.htm		Literary Magazines Enter your email to receive literary magazine updates by email every day! You can visit our Literary Magazines site here. The most recent updates are listed below. 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