Fiction Magazines

Here is our listings of over 600 magazines taking fiction submissions. We have been listing fiction magazines for over 10 years. Some of these listings are older, and we are doing our very best to bring you up to date listings. Our site has over 10,000 pages! 

 

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Magazines Taking Fiction Submissions

Elegant Literature

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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 We pay professional rates and help unpublished writers get their work into the world.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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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

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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 to 20,000 words. No explicit sex or violence, no true crime.
  • Other information: Founded in 1941. Has published more than forty Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. Established the Department of First Stories in 1949 for new writers. Has a global focus with the Passport to Crime department featuring translations.
  • Genres: Mystery, Crime, Suspense, Detective, Psychological Suspense, Hard-boiled, Cozy, Police Procedural, Noir, Classical Whodunit
  • Publication frequency: Not specified
  • Payment: 5 to 8¢ per word, sometimes higher for established authors
  • Founded: 1941
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Epiphany, a literary Journal

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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 new territory may not yet have found validation elsewhere.
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Eunoia Review

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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.
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F(r)iction

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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
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Flash Phantoms: A Journal of Horror Flash Fiction

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Flash Phantoms: A Journal of Horror Flash Fiction

  • Website: https://www.flashphantoms.net/
  • Print magazine: No (digital publication only)
  • Size: New publication
  • Location: Not specified
  • Submissions: Accepts horror flash fiction (1,000 words or less) and micro fiction horror (100 words excluding title). Stories should be edgy from the beginning and end with impact. All submissions must be unpublished, in English, and from writers worldwide. Submit through Submittable. $5 fee for 24-hour response. AI-generated content not accepted.
  • Other information: Features a Story of the Month with author interview. Double-spaced, 12pt formatting required with no paragraph indentation. Include brief cover letter with bio. No simultaneous submissions unless withdrawn immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. Submit one story at a time. Originally started as a three-woman team but has expanded.
  • Genres: Horror Flash Fiction, Horror Micro Fiction
  • Publication frequency: Not specified
  • Payment: No payment currently offered, plans to pay writers in the future
  • Founded: Not specified
  • Editors: Laura Shell, Pam Metz, Terry Strait
  • Social media: Listed on Duotrope, Submission Grinder, and Chill Subs, Facebook
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Fruitslice

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Fruitslice is a quarterly publication available both in print and e-book format. We are set to launch Winter 2023. Each issue is curated around a theme. For our first release, we are focusing on “Firsts”.
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Gargoyle Magazine

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Gargoyle Magazine

  • Website: gargoylemagazine.com
  • Print magazine: Yes
  • Size: Independent literary magazine
  • Location: Arlington, VA, US
  • Submissions: Prefers emailed submissions through their submission portal. No formal guidelines. Seeks "work we can live with. Work we can read 20 times and still get a kick out of." Tends to publish works that are "bent, twisted, edgy, and/or funny."
  • Other information: Founded in 1976 by Russell Cox, Richard Peabody, and Paul Pasquarella. By 1977, Peabody was the only remaining founder. The magazine was on hiatus from 1990 to 1997. Dedicated to printing work by unknown poets and fiction writers, as well as seeking out the overlooked or neglected. The magazine archive is housed in the Special Collections at George Washington University's Gelman Library in DC.
  • Genres: Art, Fiction, Interviews, Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Publication frequency: Annual (currently)
  • Payment: One contributor copy
  • Founded: 1976
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Glassworks Magazine

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Glassworks Magazine

  • Website: glassworksmagazine.com
  • Print magazine: Yes
  • Size: University-affiliated literary journal
  • Location: Glassboro, NJ, US
  • Submissions: Accepts artwork, fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, flash, and hybrid forms. Seeks "work with insight, depth, and emotion" that employs "deliberate craft of creation and format." Especially seeks to promote work by authors from marginalized communities.
  • Other information: A publication of Rowan University's Master of Arts in Writing program. Named after Glassboro's founding as "Glass Works in the Woods" in 1779. Graduate students serve as editors under faculty guidance. Provides free online access to all issues while also producing print issues with full color artwork.
  • Genres: Art, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Flash
  • Publication frequency: Bi-annual print issues, monthly online flash features
  • Payment: One print contributor copy
  • Founded: Not specified
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Good Company Lit

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Good Company Lit
  • Website: https://www.goodcompanylit.com
  • Print magazine: No (online publication with regular updates)
  • Submissions: Accepts short stories in any market genre, poetry, and nonfiction. Seeks well-written, immersive, and meaningful content that is suitable for Muslim consumption but enjoyable for all readers. Looking for fiction that helps readers explore life’s challenges and triumphs, poetry that captures moments with emotional depth, and nonfiction that fosters human connection through shared experiences. Submissions should reflect the magazine’s mission to offer content that is halal by default, without sacrificing artistic depth. Upcoming themed issue on authenticity will be published in December 2025, with submissions opening in September. Does not accept previously published work. Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Submissions are accepted year-round through their website.
  • Other information: Family-friendly literary magazine aiming to provide a thoughtful and engaging alternative in the literary landscape. No payment offered. Response time is approximately one month.
  • Genres: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
  • Publication frequency: Website is regularly updated; themed issues published periodically
  • Founded: 2021
  • Editors: Mouna Kacem
Contact: Submissions via submission page Email: contact@goodcompanylit.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodCompanyLit/
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Good River Review

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Good River Review

  • Website: www.goodriverreview.com
  • Founded: 2021
  • Format: Online only (no print edition)
  • Accepts submissions: Yes
  • Size: Literary journal of Spalding University's School of Creative and Professional Writing
  • Location: Louisville, Kentucky
  • Genres: Cross-Genre, Drama, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Reviews, Screenplay, Children's/YA
  • Notes: Publishes two issues per year. Accepts simultaneous submissions. Submission lengths: prose under 5000 words, up to five poems, 10-minute stage plays or short films. No payment. Response time up to 4 months. Editors: Kathleen Driskell (Editor-in-Chief), Ellyn Lichvar (Managing Editor).
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Grain

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Grain, the journal of eclectic writing, is a literary quarterly that publishes engaging, eclectic, and challenging writing and art by Canadian and international writers and artists. Grain is published
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