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The Big List of literary magazines

The Big List of Literary Magazines A Comprehensive List (500+)

Posted on December 16, 2023April 30, 2025 by Every Writer

     

    This is our Big List of Literary Magazines, here you’ll find an extensive list of over 500 currently publishing literary magazines, arranged alphabetically from A to Z. This expansive directory includes established publications alongside up-and-coming journals across a diverse range of styles and genres.

    From avant-garde poetry zines printed on a shoestring budget to prestigious venues like The New Yorker and Poetry Magazine, our list has a literary home for every writer. You’ll find magazines focused on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, flash fiction, experimental, prose, hybrid works, and more. Some concentrate on publishing new and emerging voices, while others feature luminaries at the heights of the literary world.

    We have comprehensively compiled these literary magazines using careful research and curation. However, publications may change status or close from time to time. If you find a magazine on our list that is defunct or no longer accepting submissions, please notify us in the comments section. With the collaborative power of our writing community, we can maintain an up-to-date resource for all writers looking to submit their work.

    Let our catalog be your guide across the diverse contemporary literary landscape. We aim to support authors and facilitate exceptional writing that captures unique perspectives and pushes creative boundaries. Dive in to discover publications where your style and voice may find appreciative readers waiting to experience your stories, poems, essays and more. We wish you the very best as you and your exceptional work seek the perfect home. We are adding literary magazines everyday. If you are interested in listing your magazine, please do it here.

    • 149 Review
      149 Review is an online journal focused on publishing fresh, original, thought-provoking poetry and creative nonfiction
    • 2 river review
      2river review is an online literary journal based in Santa Rosa, California that publishes poetry and visual art. The journal was founded in 1996.
    • 34thParallel Magazine
      At 34thParallel Magazine what we’re about is giving you the rock-star treatment—sorry no sex and drugs!!
    • 3Elements Review
      3Elements Review was founded to spark imagination, to provide a unique creative challenge, and at the very least, to allow writers and artists a bit of fun with our three element prompts.
    • 7th-Circle Pyrite
      The 7th Circle of Hell as represented in Dante's Inferno is reserved for those who have committed acts of violence. In the world we live in—where violence runs rampant
    • 96th of October
      The name of this journal, 96th of October, is derived from a character in the Pogo comic strip who wishes to extend the sway of Halloween to where it displaces Christmas. Giving October 96 days effectively annexes December and the first week of January.
    • A Quiet Courage
      A Quiet Courage is an online literary journal specializing in tiny words. We publish compelling, poignant, memorable,
    • A Velvet Giant
      A VELVET GIANT is a genreless online literary journal, meaning that we do not categorize the work we receive by genre.
    • A3 Review
      The A3 Review is a literary magazine that behaves like a map, made by the folks who make Writing Maps.
    • Aberration Labyrinth
      This magazine is about expressing yourself. We do not restrict our publication to the confines of traditional poetry. If you write about drunken nights out, remembered or imagined, we want
    • Adelaide Literary Magazine
      We publish literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and promote the writers we publish, helping both new, emerging, and established authors reach a wider literary audience.
    • Adroit Journal
      The Adroit Journal has been the subject of a fair amount of napkin scribbling since November 2010, when Founder/Editor-in-Chief Peter LaBerge decided that the world needed a literary magazine run entirely by high school and college students that helped the world in more ways than one. The Adroit Journal, bright with enthusiasm, was born. And ...
    • After Dinner Conversation
      After Dinner Conversation Website: https://www.afterdinnerconversation.com/ Print magazine: Yes Size: Independent nonprofit publisher Location: Tempe, AZ, US Submissions: Seeks philosophical and ethical short story fiction (1,500-7,000 words) that prompts discussion. Looking for stories addressing universal issues where "two reasonable people could reasonably disagree about what a good (or just) person should do." Other information: Founded in ...
    • After Hours
      After Hours is a semi-annual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, art, and photography from Chicago
    • Agonia
      www.agonia.net is an international interactive website for writing and literature, formed by numerous cultural communities and languages. It is a platform where writers around the world publish their works, engage in providing constructive feedback critique oriented towards honing skills in the writing process.
    • Alarmist
      The Alarmist is a fresh, new, dark, funny and twisted printed literary magazine published biannually.
    • Alaska Quarterly Review
      Alaska Quarterly Review is one of America's premier literary magazines and a source of powerful, new voices. AQR publishes short stories, short novellas, novel excerpts,
    • Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose
      Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose is a multi-genre print and online journal published by Columbia College Chicago's School of Communication and Culture
    • Ambit Magazine
      Ambit is a surreptitious peek inside a private world. Without it such vital sparks of inspiration could well be lost for ever.? ? Ralph Steadman Ambit is a 96-page quarterly literary and artwork
    • American Aesthetic, The
      To better understand the objectives of The American Aesthetic, one must first understand what prompted the creation of this poetry journal in the first place.
    • American Chordata
      American Chordata is a biannual magazine of bright voices in fiction, nonfiction essay, and poetry, as well as art and photography.
    • American Poetry Review
      American Poetry Review is a prestigious literary magazine founded in 1972. Published 6 times per year, APR focuses exclusively on publishing acclaimed contemporary poetry from the US and around the world, as well as poetry-related articles, interviews, essays and reviews.
    • Angie’s DIARY | Online Writing Magazine
      Angie?s DIARY is a contemporary, online magazine and community for writers, readers and editors. Free Submission of stories, essays, articles, poems and excerpts. Massive exposure
    • Anotherealm: Magazine of Speculative Fiction >
      A Free Monthly Magazine Featuring Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.
    • Antigonish Review, The
      The Antigonish Review is a creative literary quarterly that publishes poetry, fiction, critical articles, and reviews. Our ideal reader has extensive interests and seeks the creative. Major accomplishments of TAR include giving
    • Apalachee Review (links to site)
      Apalachee Review
    • Apocalypse Confidential
      Established in 2021, APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL is a web magazine of edgy extrapolations, fringe fascinations, occult obsessions, risky ruminations, and aberrant associations. We are a literary journal obsessed with the underworld
    • Apple Valley Review
      The Apple Valley Review, a semiannual online literary journal, was founded in 2005 by its current editor, Leah Browning. It is published in the spring and fall of the year.
    • ARDOR Literary Magazine
      ARDOR Literary Magazine was founded in September 2012 as a non-profit electronic literary magazine. It is published online three times annually (January, May, September). ARDOR accepts fiction, nonfiction, short-short and poetry submissions through its online submission manager and is committed to paying every writer published in ARDOR Literary Magazine.
    • Arkana
      Arkana Website: https://arkanamag.org/ Print magazine: No (Online only) Size: University-affiliated literary journal Location: Conway, AR, US Submissions: Seeks work that "asks questions, explores mystery, and works to make visible the marginalized, the overlooked, and those whose voices have been silenced." Especially interested in work from Delta region, BIPOC, immigrant, LGBTQ+, women, disabled, and neurodivergent writers. ...
    • ART TIMES Literary Journal and Resource for the Fine and Performing Arts
      ART TIMES Literary Journal and Resource for the Fine and Performing Arts
    • ARTWIFE
      ARTWIFE exists to serve as an oasis of art and beauty. We have deep reverence for human expression and we demand attention to craft
    • At Length
      At Length is a venue for ambitious, in-depth writing, music, photography, and art that are open to possibilities shorter forms preclude. As a print-friendly online magazine, we create ways for readers, listeners, and viewers
    • Atlas and Alice Literary Magazine
      Our Name: A&A takes its name from the ATLAS and ALICE experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. These experiments look to explain some of the most fundamental characteristics of the universe.
    • Audi Locus: A Journal of Poetry
      Audi Locus: A Journal of Poetry Website: https://www.audilocus.com Print magazine: No (digital publication only) Size: New publication Location: Not specified Submissions: Accepts poetry, visual art, and photography. Looking for work that is bold, resonant, and emotionally honest—pieces that echo long after the final line or image. Other information: Publishes two carefully curated online issues per ...
    • Avalon Literary Review
      The Avalon Literary Review welcomes work from both published and unpublished writers and poets. We accept submissions of poetry, short fiction and personal essays. The author's voice and point of view should be unique and clear. We seek pieces which spring from the author's life and experiences. Submissions which explore both the sweet and bitter ...
    • B O D Y
      B O D Y is an international online literary journal. We publish the highest quality poetry and prose from emerging and established writers, both original work and translations.
    • Bacopa Literary Review
      Bacopa Literary Review is an annual international print journal published by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville. We are seeking submissions in six categories this year: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Humor, Formal Poetry, Free Verse Poetry, and Visual Poetry.
    • Bad Version, The
      Launched in November 2011, The Bad Version is a new take on the literary-cultural magazine. Its name comes from the collaborative art of screenwriting, where the first attempt at a scene,
    • BALLOONS Lit. Journal
      First established in 2014, BALLOONS Lit. Journal (BLJ) is a young-reader-oriented literary journal that is freely accessible to all by online reading with a fully edited ready-to-print pdf version downloadable for every issue.
    • Baltimore Review
      The mission of The Baltimore Review is to showcase Baltimore as a literary hub of diverse writing and promote the work of emerging and established writers.
    • Baltimore Review
      The mission of The Baltimore Review is to showcase Baltimore as a literary hub of diverse writing and promote the work of emerging and established writers. The Baltimore Review was founded by Barbara Westwood Diehl in 1996
    • Barking Sycamores
      Who We Are The mission of Barking Sycamores is to publish poetry by emerging and established neurodivergent writers (autistic, ADHD, bipolar, synesthesia, etc.).
    • Bayou Magazine
      Bayou Magazine is a biannual literary magazine with national circulation published by the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans. Each issue contains short fiction, non-fiction and poetry
    • Belfry Literary Journal
      Belfry Literary Journal is now accepting submissions for their first ever print publication, as well as for their online supplement as well! The reading period is open from May 1 to July 31, with publication set for January of 2024.
    • Bellevue Literary Review
      Bellevue Literary Review is a unique literary magazine that examines human existence through the prism of health and healing, illness and disease. In these universal
    • Beloit Fiction Journal
      The Beloit Fiction Journal publishes the best in contemporary short fiction. Traditional and experimental narratives find a home in our pages. We publish new writers
    • Bennington Review
      Bennington Review is a national biannual print journal of innovative, intelligent, and moving poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and film writing, housed at Bennington College.
    • Berkeley Fiction Review
      Berkeley Fiction Review is an literary journal founded in 1981 and based at the University of California, Berkeley.
    • Berkeley Poetry Review
      The Berkeley Poetry Review (BPR) is a journal published annually at the University of California, Berkeley. Founded in 1974, it has featured the work of new as well as established poets and writers
    • Bewildering Stories >
      Bewildering Stories — known informally as “BwS” — is a weekly electronic publication featuring speculative fiction as well as non-fiction, namely poetry, articles, essays, reviews, and art.
    • Bicoastal Review
      Bicoastal Review is a literary journal of poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, art, and photography that aims to foster cross-genre conversations between
    • Big Fiction
      Big Fiction celebrates the soul of the long story: generous, transportive, and a little wild. We're an independent journal publishing ambitious and delicious fiction twice a year, in hand-designed letterpress issues.
    • Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley
      8.5 x 5.5 perfectbound, color-cover, semi-annual publication that explores multidisciplinary issues and events concerning the 10-state area that borders the Mississippi River, from the United States/Canadian
    • Black Denim Lit
      Black Denim Lit welcomes thoughtful writers, new and established. We are open to Genre fiction but favor "General", "Sci-Fi" and "Fantasy"... It's possible that we might also publish: Action/adventure, Western Mystery, Crime, Suspense or Thriller ...b
    • Black Fox Literary Magazine, The
      The Black Fox Literary Magazine is an online quarterly publication featuring quality fiction of all styles and genres. Our Spring issue is published in March, the summer issue is published in June, the fall issue is published in September and the winter issue is published in December.
    • Black Herald, The
      The Black Herald is an internationally-minded bilingual magazine (French-English) published in Paris. Co-edited by Blandine Longre and Paul Stubbs, the magazine’s only aim
    • Black Scat Review
      Black Scat Review, a magazine of sublime art & literature, is published irregularly and features innovative fiction, art, erotica, photography, interviews, and excerpts from forthcoming Black Scat Books.
    • Black Warrior Review
      Since 1974, Black Warrior Review has published the freshest voices in literature, from established and emerging talents alike. Each issue presents high quality poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including a chapbook by a nationally recognized poet.
    • BLACKBERRY: a magazine
      BLACKBERRY: a magazine aims to be a premier literary magazine featuring black women writers and artists. Its goal is to expose readers to the diversity of the black woman?s experience and strengthen the black female voice in both
    • Blackbird
      Poetry: send up to six poems at a time. Single-space, please; set your poem as you want it to appear on the printed page.
    • Blast Furnace
      Blast Furnace is an independent literary publisher based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, still often referred to as the steel city. Blast furnaces were utilized for smelting
    • Bleeding Lion: A Journal of Contemporary Arts & Letters
      The Bleeding Lion is a journal of contemporary arts and letters with a special focus on anatomy, cross-cultural, visual arts & diverse pieces. We especially
    • Bloodletter Magazine
      Bloodletter is a feminist horror magazine showcasing personal and analytical perspectives on the horrific by women, trans, and non-binary writers.
    • Blotter Magazine, The
      The Blotter Magazine exists to nurture underground, outsider literature and art and to provide it to a wide audience. We believe that the economic viability of good art
    • Blotterature
      Blotterature is a brand new journal founded by four writers from Northwest Indiana. We accept a wide variety of prose, poetry, and artwork.
    • Blue Collar Review
      Blue Collar Review (Journal of Progressive Working Class Literature), published quarterly, contains poetry, short stories, and illustrations "reflecting the working class experience--a broad range from the personal to the societal.
    • Blue Crystal Literary Magazine
      Blue Crystal Literary Magazine emerged from the vision of emerging literary enthusiasts seeking to celebrate creativity, imagination
    • Blue Mesa Review
      Blue Mesa Review is a literary magazine published online bi-annually. It is associated with the University of New Mexico.
    • Blue Mountain Review, The
      The Blue Mountain Review stands as a distinguished literary journal launched in 2015 seeking to platform impactful stories told across
    • Blue Villa Mag
      Blue Villa is more than just an online publication; it's a sanctuary for the arts, a digital canvas where creativity thrives, and individual stories unfold in a tapestry of human experiences. Our mission is crystal clear:
    • Bombay Review, The
      The Bombay Review is a bi-monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction and poetry. The issues are online, and at the end of the year, the best of the published pieces
    • Bookforum Magazine
      Since 1994, Bookforum has showcased daring writing about the important ideas of our time, with incisive essays on politics, pop culture, fiction, and the arts.
    • Boston Accent Lit
      Based in Boston, MA and founded in February 2016 by Sarah A. O'Brien, Boston Accent Lit aims to showcase work that is daring and innovative, as well as providing a platform for underrepresented
    • Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers
      Brain, Child treats motherhood as a subject worthy of literature. And in the best tradition of literature, it celebrates the diversity of mothers and their styles. Our essays and features address
    • Brick, A Literary Journal
      Brick is an international literary magazine based in Toronto, Canada, and edited by Michael Ondaatje, Michael Redhill, Linda Spalding, Michael Helm, Rebecca Silver Slayter, and Esta Spalding.
    • Bricolage Magazine
      Bricolage is a new arts and culture magazine based in India. We seek original, exciting works of art, literature and photograph for publication.
    • Brilliant Flash Fiction
      Brilliant Flash Fiction delivers vibrant stories from around the world illustrated with dazzling photography. Contributors include established writers and talented newcomers.
    • Broad River Review
      The Broad River Review is published every spring by the Department of English Language and Literature at Gardner-Webb University.
    • Brownies’ Book, The
      An interactive quarterly multi-cultural literary children's magazine. The magazine was created to help black children have positive images whilst living with a racially hostile environment. It was designed for all children,
    • Café Review, The
      The Café Review is a quarterly print volunteer publication based in Portland, Maine that has been publishing art, poetry and poetry book reviews for over 25 years. We forever search for new, strong voices in poetry and art, both in Maine and beyond Maine's borders.
    • Call for submissions
      Call for submissions
    • Cardiff Review, The
      The Cardiff Review is a digital and print literary magazine that publishes contemporary graduate writing. The magazine was launched to give talented students a platform
    • Carolina Quarterly, The
      The Carolina Quarterly publishes a variety of poetry, fiction, essays, reviews, and artwork three times a year. Approximately 1,000 copies are distributed to readers locally and to individual subscribers,
    • Carve Magazine (11th)
      Est. in 2000, Carve magazine, named in honor of Raymond Carver, is a literary magazine publishing new short stories every quarter. Our stories are free to read online
    • Cease, Cows
      At Cease, Cows we want to explore the contemporary, the strange, the big questions. We want to feel cultural pulses, expose mental arteries, bathe in both the sanguine and sanguinary. We want to publish prose and poems with fire and truth. Humans may be animals,
    • Celestial Blood Literary Magazine
      Celestial Blood Literary Magazine was founded on April 20th, 2019 by four aspiring, young writers. We have all heard that poetry is the lifeblood of poets.
    • Cemetery Dance >
      Cemetery Dance is the World Fantasy Award-winning magazine of horror, dark mystery, and suspense. Each issue is packed with 100 to 140 pages of short stories, articles, columns, interviews, news, and reviews!
    • CHA: An Asian Literary Journal
      CHA: An Asian Literary Journal is the first and currently only Hong Kong-based online literary quarterly journal dedicated to publishing creative works ! from and about
    • Chamber Magazine, The
      All rights remain with the author. There is no submission fee or submission period. The Chamber accepts submissions 24/7/365.
    • Chestnut Review
      Chestnut Review is a quarterly literary magazine committed to treating artists with respect and paying them fairly for their work.
    • Chestnut Review
      Chestnut Review Website: chestnutreview.com Accepts unagented submissions: Yes Size: Independent literary magazine Location: Not specified Submissions: Features poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, art, and photography from around the world. Writer-centered, selective publication with online quarterly and annual print publication. Responds to all submissions within 30 days. Other information: Founded in 2019. Pays artists and staff. ...
    • Christmas Spirits
      Sharing ghost stories in the chilly darkness by firelight is a celebrated holiday tradition that's ready for a resurrection. Christmas Spirits
    • Cimarron Review
      Cimarron Review Website: cimarronreview.com Print magazine: Yes Size: Literary quarterly published by Oklahoma State University Location: Stillwater, OK, US Submissions: Publishes work with a wide-ranging aesthetic: bold and ruminative, sensitive and shocking, imaginative and truth-telling. Seeks the finest stories, poems, and essays from working writers across the country and around the world. Other information: ...
    • Cleaver Magazine
      Cleave is a Janus verb, meaning both to stick tight and to fall away. A cleaver is the most broad-edged and brutally efficient kitchen knife, designed to be swung like a hammer for the most effective channel of force.
    • Clementine (Unbound)
      Clementine (Unbound) publishes a small selection of poetry each month online. Print copies can be viewed or purchased from Issuu.com.
    • CLOCKHOUSE
      Clockhouse accepts works of poetry, fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and dramatic works for stage or screen. We encourage submissions from both
    • Club Plum Literary Journal
      Club Plum Literary Journal Website: www.clubplumliteraryjournal.com Print magazine: No (Online only) Size: Independent literary journal Location: Not specified Submissions: 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. Other information: Founded in 2019. Editor: Thea ...
    • Coffin Bell
      Coffin Bell is a quarterly online journal of dark literature seeking poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and creative nonfiction exploring dark themes.
    • Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing
      Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing is a biannual, online publication that features work by both established and emerging writers
    • CONSEQUENCE magazine
      CONSEQUENCE is a new literary magazine focusing on the culture of war in the twenty-first century. We believe that literature and art can advance the discourse a
    • Contrary Magazine
      Contrary is a quarterly literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, commentary, and especially work that dances contrarily across those categories. We also publish book reviews.
    • Cosmic Horror Monthly >
      A monthly tome of tales, Lovecraftian, cosmic, and weird. Bold new horror delivered to your inbox or your mailbox. Horror: Short Stories
    • Cowboy Jamboree
      We like old westerns. Hank Williams is one of our favorite writers. Used boots are better than new boots. At Cowboy Jamboree we promote
    • Crab Fat Literary Magazine
      Crab Fat is interested in honesty, no matter how brutal it is. Don’t be afraid to use real language. Crab Fat is not interested in robotic academic language
    • Creation and Criticism
      Creation and Criticism (CC), which is a quarterly international peer-reviewed refereed English e-journal, aims at providing an opportunity to the researchers and scholars for sharing their creative and critical
    • Creative Nonfiction
      Creative Nonfiction is the voice of the genre. Published since 1994 as a journal, in 2010 CNF adopted a larger magazine format that combines new creative nonfiction about a variety of topics with columns and features about the art, business and craft of the genre. Recent issues have included interviews with or new work by ...
    • Culterate
      Culterate is an online literary magazine led by a team of youth from all over the world. We're committed to discussing society,
    • Cumberland River Review
      The Cumberland River Review is an annual publication of new poetry, fiction, essays, and art. The journal is produced by the department of English at Trevecca Nazarene University, in
    • Cut+Paste Magazine
      Cut+Paste Magazine is an art and photography magazine designed to be more than just a magazine—it’s a creative tool. Each issue features a carefully curated #art #photograph
    • CutBank
      We?re proud of CutBank?s thirty-nine years as Montana?s foremost literary magazine, founded in 1973 by the Creative Writing program at the University of Montana and helmed initially by favorite literary son William Kittredge.
    • Dappled Things
      Dappled Things is a Catholic literary magazine, and this raises the question of what Catholic literature is in the first place.
    • Dark Onus Lit
      Dark Onus Lit is a Philadelphia-based, volunteer-run, experimental micro-zine which publishes digital Issues of dark-themed artwork,
    • Del Sol Review
      Del Sol Review is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2017 editions in general fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and poetry
    • Delmarva Review
      Delmarva Review is an independent, nonprofit literary journal publishing short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and short book reviews in print and digital editions annually.
    • Denali Magazine (page links to site)
      DENALI Literary Arts Journal is a student run publication of Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. We publish once annually during the spring. Denali accepts original submissions of art,
    • Dime Show Review
      Dime Show Review is born from a dream. Yes, an in-the-bed, under-the-covers dream. I saw a circus poster in a reference from the Library of Congress dating from the 1880’s
    • Dominique
      Dominique Literary Magazine Website: https://dominiquelitmag.org/ Print magazine: No (digital publication only) Size: New publication Location: Not specified Submissions: Accepts fiction, poetry, and nonfiction with a word count range of 100 to 20,000 words. Seeking beautiful, truthful work that experiments with form and subject. Particularly interested in debut authors and voices not already represented in other ...
    • drafthorse
      drafthorse is a biannual online publication of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual narrative, and other media art where work, occupation, labor?or lack of the same?is in some way
    • Dreamers Creative Writing
      Dreamers is dedicated to all the different ways to write creatively from writing for writing’s sake, to using creative writing in academic research, to writing as therapy.
    • Driftwood Press
      Driftwood Press is an online literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and visual art. We seek boundary-pushing, experimental
    • Drunk Monkeys
      Drunk Monkeys is an online publication which features an eclectic mix of content, from original poetry and fiction to cultural and political essays, film and television reviews, and humor pieces.
    • DUMAS de Demain: The French Literary Magazine
      At Dumas de Demain, we publish both online and print copies of French language stories, poems, fiction by young, emerging writers. We also celebrate and welcome French spoken word created by young artists
    • Eastern Iowa Review
      Most journals and reviews want a story; we want magic in the language & fire in the flow, a show to impress over drama to incite. Well, a story is fine IF it's embedded
    • Echoes from the Goatshed
      Goatshed Press invites student contributions for a new literary journal titled Echoes from the Goatshed, an anthology for the new generation
    • Eclectica Magazine
      One of the earliest and therefore longest surviving ezines: considering pieces of fiction, poetry, essays, creative nonfiction, drama, book and movie reviews, travel writing, interviews and humor/satire
    • El Portal
      Eastern New Mexico University’s literary magazine, El Portal, offers a venue for the work of writers, artists and photographers.
    • Elan Literary Magazine
      The ?lan literary magazine is a publication of the Creative Writing program at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Fl. Its creation in 1986 was fueled by a passion for the written word that inspired students
    • Elegant Literature
      Elegant Literature is a short fiction magazine and contest exclusive to new writers. We pay professional rates and help unpublished writers get their work into the world. We believe in helping aspiring writers break into the competitive fiction industry.
    • Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine
      Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Website: https://elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/ Print magazine: Yes Size: Premier literary magazine ("the world's leading Mystery magazine") Location: Norwalk, CT, US Submissions: Accepts all types of mystery short stories including psychological suspense, deductive puzzles, private eye cases, police procedurals, and imaginative mysteries. Prefers stories between 2,500-8,000 words but accepts stories from 250 words up ...
    • Embark: A Literary Journal for Novelists
      Embark is a literary journal designed for novelists and featuring exclusively novel beginnings—those crucial first pages that must engage the reader’s attention and often receive more polishing than any
    • eMerge Magazine
      Discover the Magic of Words with eMerge! eMerge is an ad-free online literary magazine, powered solely by the generous support of our readers. As a proud 501(c)(3) organization
    • Empty Mirror
      Empty Mirror was established in 2000 as a source of books and information on the Beat Generation and small-press poetry. Over time we broadened its scope.
    • Encephalon Journal
      New Latin for “the brain,” Encephalon is a youth-led art and literary journal. We are devoted to honoring the voice, craft, and originality of aspiring writers,
    • Epiphany, a literary Journal
      Epiphany is committed to publishing literary work in which form is as valued as content. We look for writing, wherever it may fall on the spectrum from experimental to traditional, that is thoroughly realized not only in its vision but also in its commitment to artistry. We are especially open to writers whose explorations of ...
    • Eratio (links to site)
      Eratio publishes poetry in the postmodern idioms with an emphasis on the intransitive. Each issue also comes as a PDF do! cument
    • Eratio Poetry Journal
      E·ratio is reading for issue 19, the spring 2014 issue. Please send cover letter, bio and poems together in one attachment. When saving your document,
    • Escape into Life (links to site)
      Literary writing webzine features Outsider Art and poetry submissions, along with a collection of literary essays and podcast feeds
    • Eucalyptus Lit
      Eucalyptus Lit is a quarterly magazine of poetry, prose, and artwork. We are looking for searing, electric work
    • Eudaimonia Review
      Eudaimonia is defined as a state of human flourishing, a life well-lived. This word fuels our mission at Eudaimonia Review. At Eudaimonia Review
    • Eunoia Review
      Eunoia Review is an online literary journal committed to sharing the fruits of 'beautiful thinking'. Each day, we publish one new piece of writing for your reading pleasure. We believe that Eunoia Review can and should be a home for all sorts of writing, and we welcome submissions from writers of all ages and backgrounds.
    • EWR: Short Stories
      We are a "new" publication. EWR: Short Stories started publishing in the fall. The publication is on Every Writer's Resource.com a site that has been publishing for 6 years. It is one of the largest writer's websites in the world. It has over 1.5 million unique visits per year. EWR: Short Stories tries to publish ...
    • EX/POST MAGAZINE
      We are a nonprofit literary and arts magazine dedicated to the frontier of experimentation. Here at EX/POST, we aren't interested in reactive action so much as perceptive thought
    • Exposition Review
      Exposition Review is an annual, independent literary journal dedicated to publishing narratives by new, emerging, and established writers in multiple genres and forms.
    • F(r)iction
      F(r)iction is a triannual publication that boasts work from both industry legends and emerging writers. We accept short fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, comics, and poetry submissions all year round, and also host contests featuring guest judges
    • Fahmidan Journal
      Founded in the Summer of 2020 by Ranna Kisswani & A.R. Arthur (formerly A.R. Salandy), Fahmidan Journal hopes to bring out diverse voices
    • FANGORIA Magazine >
      FANGORIA Magazine has a 40+ year legacy of bringing fans the best horror coverage out there, and it all started in the summer of 1979 when issue #1 first appeared on newsstands. The publication has evolved over four decades and over 350 issues, but the original spirit remains. Horror: No unsolicited. 
    • Fears Magazines >
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    • The Nelligan Review
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    • The Southeast Review
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    • The Start Literary Journal
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    • The Tenement Block Review
      The Tenement Block Review is a perfect-bound, monthly poetry journal based in the UK which will publish poetry from around the world.
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    • The Tishman Review
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    • The Town Square a Literary Magazine
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    • The Traveling Poet
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    • The Turnip Truck(s)
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    • The Vehicle
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    • The Vestal Review
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    • The Washington Pastime
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    • The Wise Owl
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    • The Write Room
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    • The Writing Fae
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    • The Zodiac Review
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    • THRUSH Poetry Journal
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    • Thumbnail Magazine
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    • Timber Journal
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    • Tipsy Lit
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    • Toasted Cheese
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    • Toe Good Poetry
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    • Too Obscene – Nostrovia! Poetry
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    • Trafika Europe
      Trafika Europe showcases current fiction and poetry in English and English translation from across the 47 Council of Europe countries
    • Trainless Magazine
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    • TreeHouse
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    • TSR: The Southampton Review
      Our goal in putting The Southampton Review together is to create a literary journal that readers will keep for a very long time
    • Tugboat Magazine
      Tugboat Magazine is always on the lookout for unpublished, original submissions in the following categories: fiction (no longer than 3000 words); poetry (not more than 100 words); essays
    • Turbulence
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    • Twisted Vine
      Twisted Vine Literary Journal is committed to showcasing undiscovered talent in the literary and visual arts.
    • TWJ Magazine
      TWJ Magazine is an online publication that focuses on promoting wholesome entertainment and healthy living for readers of all ages.
    • Typehouse Literary Magazine
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    • Unbroken
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    • Uncharted Frontier EZine
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    • Uno Kudo
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    • Unshod Quills
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    • Urban Gothic Press
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    • Urban Grapevine Magazine
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    • Utopia Science Fiction
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