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(b)OINK Defunct

Posted on October 15, 2017January 25, 2023 by Every Writer
(b)OINK, We publish first-rate, experimental, edgy, dark and fun fiction, poetry, CNF and a monthly column called VOICES.
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(em): A Review of Text and Image (Closed)

Posted on November 18, 2012May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
(?m): A Review of Text and Image is a digital literary magazine. We publish for e-readers, ios/android tablets, and traditional computers. We're open to all kinds of work.
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2 Elizabeths (defunct)

Posted on November 10, 2016April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
2 Elizabeths is a short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry publication, focused on creating value and visibility for writers. We are committed to reading every single submission we receive.
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521magazine (Defunct)

Posted on September 23, 2012May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
Five 2 One thrives to help make a name for the unknown the best way we can. We love poetry and short stories. We consider ourselves experts of the strange. That's what we do best.
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69 Flavors of Paranoia

Posted on April 16, 2012May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
69 Flavors of Paranoia is an online horror and slip-stream fiction publication which is served in the form of a menu, with a different flavor for each. We publish only the
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971 MENU defunct

Posted on December 12, 2011April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
971 MENU is a purely online not-for-profit venture. We publish whenever we have enough work to justify an issue. That means five pieces. The minimum time between issues is thirty days, and attempts are made to coincide with the first of the month. We publish fiction and nonfiction of any length and sometimes accidentally other stuff. 971 MENU began in September 2006 as a publisher of fiction under 1000 words. We are pleased with our work, and we are quite pleased with the high-quality work we have been fortunate enough to publish, but we no longer limit ourselves in terms of length. However, your chance of seeing a thirty-page epic here is fairly slim. We still put out the short stuff, and some that's a little bit longer.
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A Trunk of Delirium (Defunct)

Posted on August 17, 2012April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
About the Press Le Pink Elephant Press was founded in 2003 in Kent, Ohio after the deconstruction of Hart's Compass. Le Pink Elephant Press' founder and editor in chief is Suzanne
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Abramelin defunct

Posted on December 6, 2011April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Abramelin has been publishing high quality poetry since the summer of 2006. We took 2010 off. Now we have returned with a new format! Instead of yearly or biannual issues, I will be doing monthly updates, often with featured poets. We are switching our focus to just poetry. I will consider a short story, but no more essays. So to all of our old friends, welcome back. And here's hoping to meet lots of new friends as we set out on our second life.
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Aegir Magazine Defunct

Posted on February 10, 2016April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Are you underwhelmed with life, overwhelmed by snakes, and think happiness can only be achieved through naps?
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AEROGRAM (Defunct)

Posted on March 4, 2012April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Poetry, that time-traveling hobo with a room at the Ritz, doggedly knocks on your window like a scheming friend at midnight. A poem can whisk you away; to a Harlem basement in 1961, to an
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Alligator Juniper (defunt)

Posted on May 20, 2013April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
The Alligator Juniper tree is in the juniper family with bark in a checkered pattern, resembling an alligator's skin. While the tree is native to the southwest, the alligator is native to swampland and tropics.
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American Letters & Commentary

Posted on August 28, 2011April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
American Letters & Commentary, Inc, is an independent not-for-profit corporation 501(c)(3). For over twenty years AL&C has been dedicated to publishing a literary annual promoting innovative and ?difficult? writing. AL&C inaugurated a book imprint in 2009.
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Ancient Paths (defunct)

Posted on November 29, 2013April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
Ancient Paths literary magazine publishes poetry, flash fiction, art, and photography with subtle religious themes. The works featured in Ancient Paths explore struggles
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AndWeWereHungry (Defunct)

Posted on January 27, 2013April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
AndWeWereHungry is an online arts and literary magazine currently in development. We exist to celebrate the short story while also showcasing a mix of prose
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Anobium (Defunct)

Posted on October 9, 2011April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
No longer publishing
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Antioch Review

Antioch Review

Posted on April 19, 2023April 20, 2023 by Every Writer
The Antioch Review is one of the best literary magazines in the country. We rate the Antioch Review as number 25 of our Top 50 Literary Magazines list.
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Antiphon poetry magazine (Defunct)

Posted on October 22, 2016April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
We provide a showcase for the best in British and international contemporary poetry. We publish around 30 poets each issue, and many take up the option of recording their work for our blog.
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Apalachee Review (links to site)

Posted on May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
Apalachee Review
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Apropos Literary Journal

Posted on August 20, 2011June 17, 2014 by Every Writer
Apropos Literary Journal this literary journal is no longer publishing.
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Arava Review

Posted on February 19, 2016December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
The Arava Review is an on-line literary journal. We are looking for excellent works of poetry, fact, fiction and Visual Art. Though you don’t have to be previously published do send us your best work.
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Armchair/Shotgun (defunct)

Posted on March 23, 2015April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
At Armchair/Shotgun, we do not care about your bio. We read all submissions anonymously, and conceal even
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Arroyo Literary Review (Defunct)

Posted on April 11, 2013April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Arroyo Literary Review is a print-based publication produced annually by students and alumni of California State University, East Bay.
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Asinine Poetry (defunct)

Posted on September 4, 2011April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
Asinine Poetry is the journal of asinine poetry, a monthly publication of poetry and prose that attempts to be kinda funny.
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AWESOME Online Magazine (Defunct

Posted on October 15, 2012April 17, 2023 by Every Writer
A brand new and alternative mag packed with features, competitions and much more.
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Badlands Literary Journal (Defunct)

Posted on March 22, 2015April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Badlands is the official publication of the Creative Writing Program of the California State University Palm Desert Campus. Our journal aims
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Bare Fiction Magazine (Defunct)

Posted on April 9, 2022April 18, 2023 by richard
Bare Fiction was set up to promote new writing in all forms through performance, digital representation and publication. We offer a platform for new creative writing across poetry, fiction and plays
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Barge Journal (Defunct)

Posted on May 17, 2011April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Barge Journal reads unsolicited submissions year round. Submit through our submissions manager on the website. We seek experimental fiction and poetry as well as (emphasis on the creative part) creative non-fiction -- though we prefer non-genre, non-classifiable work above all. Long story short, this isn't the place to submit your literary fiction or formal poetry.
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Bartleby Snopes (Defunct)

Posted on March 8, 2014April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Bartleby Snopes is founded on the principle that writers deserve quick responses and personalized feedback. We publish two stories per week and end each month with a Story of the Month contest voted on by the readers. Twice per year we release a print/PDF version
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Bedlam

Posted on January 6, 2013June 28, 2014 by Every Writer
BEDLAM is an independent online arts journal showcasing the work of writers, artists, and musicians from all over the world. The journal is dedicated to promoting work that is passionate, daring, and inspiring.
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Behind Closed Doors (Defunct)

Posted on November 14, 2012April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Everyone out there has a story. Some people choose to keep it to themselves, while others dream of telling it. Behind closed doors?it?s just a little harder to hear. At Behind Closed Doors, we are giving artists and writers the opportunity to tell their story.
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Belle Reve Literary Journal (Defunct)

Posted on May 1, 2013April 22, 2023 by Vanessa Eccles
Belle Reve Literary Journal is a weekly updated online literary experience. We strive to capture everything that makes the South
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Bellevue Literary Review

Bellevue Literary Review

Posted on August 11, 2017November 22, 2017 by Every Writer
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
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Below the Fold Magazine (Defunct)

Posted on October 15, 2016April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Below the Fold Magazine is a humor site written by women publishing short, satirical fiction. Written by women for women? Maybe. But we hope certain men and some children will also benefit substantially from reading our pieces.
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Beorh Weekly (defunct)

Posted on May 19, 2015April 18, 2023 by richard
Beorh Weekly publishes literature of the weird, odd, uncanny, strange, macabre, grotesque, and fantastic. Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Prose Poetry is considered.
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Best Poem: A Poetry Journal (Defunct)

Posted on January 21, 2012April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
To qualify for publication, the poet must fit one of the following criteria: a) the poem has been rejected elsewhere for publication but still the poet feels strongly about its merit, or b) the poem hasn't been submitted but is the poet's current darling, favorite or breakthrough poem. Long poems and sequences are accepted and encouraged. For more information, please see guidelines.
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Big Pond Rumours, The Literary E-Zine (Defunct)

Posted on September 15, 2014April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Great news! Big Pond Rumours has been re-launched. There are two issues a year (Summer and Winter) with a contest and Guest Judges for Poetry and Fiction
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Birdfeast (defunct)

Posted on June 2, 2012April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Birdfeast was imagined and created on Thanksgiving 2011. It runs quarterly with a feast of 10-20 poems each issue. Birdfeast welcomes all forms and styles of poetry, and publishes
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black clock (defunct)

Posted on January 14, 2012April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Singular, idiosyncratic and a little mysterious, Black Clock is one of America's leading literary journals. Since its inception in 2004, the publication has featured work (by Don DeLillo, Richard
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The Black Fox Literary Magazine

Black Fox Literary Magazine, The

Posted on August 11, 2017December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
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.
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Black Heart Magazine (Defunct)

Posted on August 15, 2013April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Black Heart Magazine is an independent online literary magazine, transmitting our tenacious texts around the world at the speed of wifi.
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Black Wire Literary Magazine (Defunct)

Posted on November 10, 2013April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Black Wire is a new literary journal dedicated to discovering progressive and cutting edge writing from today's best poets and writers.
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Blank Fiction (defunct)

Posted on March 16, 2014April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
Blank Fiction Magazine aims to provide our readers with entertaining, intelligent and thought-provoking genre literature. We publish a quarterly collection of four short stories.
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Blank Fiction Literary Magazine Defunct

Posted on December 28, 2013April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Blank Fiction is a new and independent literary magazine aimed at publishing intelligent and thought-provoking genre fiction. Each quarterly issue will call for a different genre
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Blue Island Review (Defunct)

Posted on May 3, 2011April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
THE BLUE ISLAND REVIEW is a journal produced by writers living in Lawrence, Kansas. The members of the Blue Island Poetry Group hold these tenets: that poetry is the art of making all suffer; that hypergraphia is a disorder that should be incubated; that the experience of poetry is to induce emotion through image, sound, and association; that narrative is prose, and should remain such in its multiple nefarious forms; that economy of words is most powerful; that love as it is known is a most brutal form of chemical warfare, and that to inflict poetry on the unsuspecting, both in print and in voice, is the highest calling of very sexy people. To that end, we solicit contributions from writers living in (or connected to) northeast Kansas in the hopes that their work reaches more lovers of poetry than it otherwise might.
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Blue Lyra Review (Defunct)

Posted on April 7, 2013April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
We want poetry, essays, fiction, translations, and art. We accept submissions through Submittable from Jan 01 - Oct 15th only. We only consider unpublished work which means no online reprints from magazine,
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Blue Monday Review Defunct

Posted on June 19, 2015January 25, 2023 by Every Writer
Blue Monday Review strives to publish prose, poetry, and visual art that celebrates the literary genius of the late Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut was a man who knew how
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Bohemia Art & Literary Journal (Defunct)

Posted on May 23, 2012April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
Bohemia Waco, Texas bohemia-journal.comMission Our mission is to let people know there are artists in Waco, TX. Our goal is to meet other artists from all over the world. Description
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Bolts of Silk (Defunct)

Posted on June 7, 2012April 18, 2023 by Every Writer
The name Bolts of Silk comes from Dark Matter, a vivid poem by the wonderfully talented Rebecca Elson, who died tragically young. Unfortunately copyright permission is beyond the budget I have for this project, but I would definitely recommend looking out for A Responsibility to Awe, the collection that contains this poem. Bolts of silk were traditionally given as prizes in Japanese poetry competitions. Bolts of Silk features poetry from across the world, poetry that has something to say and says it beautifully.
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Bop Dead City (Defunct)

Posted on August 12, 2012April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Bop Dead City is a biannual, independently published literary magazine. We are seeking new writers who have a great story to tell. Sound craftsmanship couldn?t hurt either. We are currently looking for stories and poems for our first issue, which will be published sometime in October.
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Broad Street Magazine (Defunct)

Posted on February 24, 2023April 19, 2023 by Every Writer
Broad Street is a nonprofit magazine based in Richmond, VA. We publish semi-anually, and aim to create a space to be enjoyed equally by longtime fans of creative nonfiction and those
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