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Blue Mountain Review, The

Posted on December 16, 2023December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
The Blue Mountain Review stands as a distinguished literary journal launched in 2015 seeking to platform impactful stories told across
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Blue Villa Mag

Posted on October 25, 2023October 27, 2023 by Every Writer
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:
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Bombay Review, The

Posted on April 19, 2023December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Boston Accent Lit

Posted on April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers

Posted on April 18, 2023December 12, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Brick, A Literary Journal

Posted on April 16, 2023April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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Bricolage Magazine

Posted on September 5, 2013January 25, 2023 by Every Writer
Bricolage is a new arts and culture magazine based in India. We seek original, exciting works of art, literature and photograph for publication.
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Brilliant Flash Fiction

Posted on March 23, 2023April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
Brilliant Flash Fiction delivers vibrant stories from around the world illustrated with dazzling photography. Contributors include established writers and talented newcomers.
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Broad River Review

Posted on April 18, 2023April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
The Broad River Review is published every spring by the Department of English Language and Literature at Gardner-Webb University.
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Brownies’ Book, The

Posted on June 20, 2019December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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,
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The Café Review

Café Review, The

Posted on August 10, 2017December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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Cardiff Review, The

Posted on March 28, 2016December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Carolina Quarterly, The

Posted on June 18, 2014December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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,
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Carve Magazine (11th)

Posted on April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Cease, Cows

Posted on April 18, 2023April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
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,
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Celestial Blood Literary Magazine

Celestial Blood Literary Magazine

Posted on May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Every Writer
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.
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Chamber Magazine, The

Posted on April 23, 2023December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
All rights remain with the author. There is no submission fee or submission period. The Chamber accepts submissions 24/7/365.
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Chestnut Review

Posted on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by Every Writer
Chestnut Review is a quarterly literary magazine committed to treating artists with respect and paying them fairly for their work.
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Chestnut Review

Posted on April 26, 2025 by richard

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. Publishes 4 online issues per year and 1 print issue. ISSN: 2688-0350. Named after the stubborn chestnut trees that continue to send up shoots despite blight, symbolizing the persistence of artists.
  • Genres: Art, Fiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Poetry
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Cimarron Review

Posted on April 26, 2025 by richard

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: Founded in 1967. One of the oldest quarterlies in the nation. Publishes writers at all stages of their careers, including Pulitzer and O. Henry prize winners. Member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).
    • Genres: Art, Fiction, Nonfiction, Photography, Poetry, University Published
    • Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
    • Payment: Contributor copies
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Cleaver Magazine

Posted on April 20, 2023April 21, 2023 by Karen Rile
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.
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Clementine (Unbound)

Posted on April 19, 2023April 29, 2023 by Every Writer
Clementine (Unbound) publishes a small selection of poetry each month online. Print copies can be viewed or purchased from Issuu.com.
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Clockhouse

CLOCKHOUSE

Posted on April 18, 2023April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
Clockhouse accepts works of poetry, fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, and dramatic works for stage or screen. We encourage submissions from both
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Coffin Bell

Posted on April 18, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Coffin Bell is a quarterly online journal of dark literature seeking poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and creative nonfiction exploring dark themes.
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Cohort: A Fiction Anthology

Posted on April 14, 2013October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
This collection will anthologize select writers who are currently enrolled in creative writing graduate-level programs from around the world.
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Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing

Posted on April 18, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing is a biannual, online publication that features work by both established and emerging writers
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Cowboy Jamboree

Posted on April 17, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
We like old westerns. Hank Williams is one of our favorite writers. Used boots are better than new boots. At Cowboy Jamboree we promote
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Creation and Criticism

Posted on April 17, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Creative Nonfiction

Posted on April 19, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
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 Susan Cheever, Dave Eggers, Phillip Lopate, Lauren Slater, Ruth Reichl and other well-known writers, as well as several never-before-published writers.
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Culterate

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Every Writer
Culterate is an online literary magazine led by a team of youth from all over the world. We're committed to discussing society,
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Cut+Paste Magazine

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Every Writer
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
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CutBank

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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Dappled Things

Posted on April 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
Dappled Things is a Catholic literary magazine, and this raises the question of what Catholic literature is in the first place.
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Dark Onus Lit

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Every Writer
Dark Onus Lit is a Philadelphia-based, volunteer-run, experimental micro-zine which publishes digital Issues of dark-themed artwork,
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Del Sol Review

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
Del Sol Review is now accepting submissions for the Spring 2017 editions in general fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and poetry
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Delmarva Review

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
Delmarva Review is an independent, nonprofit literary journal publishing short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and short book reviews in print and digital editions annually.
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Dominique

Posted on April 30, 2025May 2, 2025 by Every Writer

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 literary magazines. No submissions that glorify violence, hate speech, or discrimination.
  • Other information: Publishes accepted work on a rolling basis. No submission fees. Uses email and online submissions. Response time approximately 14 days. Volunteer-run magazine with no subscription or submission fees.
  • Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Any genre
  • Publication frequency: Rolling basis
  • Payment: No payment offered
  • Founded: 2025
  • Editors: Henry Stevens, Eben Bracy, John Oyewole
  • Contact: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575894206392
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drafthorse

Posted on April 18, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Dreamers Creative Writing

Posted on April 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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Driftwood Press

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Every Writer
Driftwood Press is an online literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and visual art. We seek boundary-pushing, experimental
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Drunk Monkeys

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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DUMAS de Demain: The French Literary Magazine

Posted on April 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Eastern Iowa Review

Posted on April 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Echoes from the Goatshed

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Every Writer
Goatshed Press invites student contributions for a new literary journal titled Echoes from the Goatshed, an anthology for the new generation
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Eclectica

Eclectica Magazine

Posted on August 18, 2011December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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El Portal

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
Eastern New Mexico University’s literary magazine, El Portal, offers a venue for the work of writers, artists and photographers.
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Elan Literary Magazine

Posted on April 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Elegant Literature

Posted on April 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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eMerge Magazine

Posted on July 11, 2024April 27, 2025 by Every Writer
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
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Empty Mirror

Empty Mirror

Posted on April 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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