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Literary Magazines A to Z

Unbroken

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Every Writer
At Unbroken, we love poetic prose and the prose poem. Because a haibun is a prose poem with a haiku at the end, we also love the haibun.
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Uncharted Frontier EZine

Posted on February 27, 2013June 30, 2014 by Every Writer
Uncharted Frontier Magazine focuses on the best fiction and art from the creatively talented albeit undiscovered.
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Uno Kudo

Posted on October 22, 2012July 30, 2013 by Every Writer
Uno Kudo, a collective of artists and writers from across the globe, is proud to announce the release of Volume 2: Naked, on November 20 2012. The book will explore the theme of
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Unshod Quills

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Every Writer
Independent sister site to Shanghai's HAL Publishing and Far Enough East. Based in Portland, Oregon. A theme based literary and arts journal founded by editor Dena Rash Guzman.
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Urban Gothic Press

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Every Writer
Do you revel in the dark? Have an original supernatural tale? Urban Gothic Press is a young adult literary magazine geared towards ages 14-18 that celebrates all things strange.
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Urban Grapevine Magazine

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Every Writer
We are a literary magazine with a main focus on the minority indie author/writer writing in the Urban Fiction, Hip-Hop Fiction, AA Fiction, AA Contemporary Fiction or Street Lit Fiction genre.
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Utopia Science Fiction

Posted on March 31, 2023April 25, 2023 by Every Writer
Founded July, 2019 we are an up and coming Science Fiction Magazine dedicated to sharing stories which share a common theme - a future we want to believe in. Utopia in itself may be ever-elusive, but there's no reason we shouldn't hope for a brighter future.
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Vagabonds: Anthology of the Mad Ones

Posted on January 23, 2014October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
Vagabonds is an anthology that is published twice a year. We had the pleasure of releasing the first edition on August 6th, 2012 and is still available for anyone who is interested in a copy.
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Valiant Scribe Literary Journal

Valiant Scribe Literary Journal

Posted on February 23, 2025February 24, 2025 by Every Writer
Valiant Scribe was established in December 2019 in New York City to explore the intersection of the Christian faith and social issues. It is an independent initiative
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Valley Verbomania Literary Review

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Every Writer
alley Verbomania Literary Review is a youth-led initiative dedicated to celebrating linguistics, cherishing etymologies, and establishing meaningful
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Vallum: Contemporary Poetry

Posted on April 18, 2023April 23, 2023 by Every Writer
Founded in 2000 and based in Montreal, Vallum magazine is published biannually. Valllum provides a forum for emerging artists to interact with more established figures while giving them exposure and the confidence
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Vault Review

Posted on August 19, 2018May 5, 2024 by Every Writer
Vault Review is an independent, non-profit literary magazine that demands the very best from its writers and artists in both language and presentation. Its founder,
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Vending Machine Press

Posted on April 13, 2015October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
Vending Machine Press is a new and independent literary magazine aimed at giving writers an avenue for their writing to reach
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Versal

Posted on December 17, 2012June 28, 2014 by Every Writer
We've been around for ten years, and are run out of the Netherlands (though our editors lurk everywhere). We have an integrated art team and designer
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Verse-Virtual

Posted on July 5, 2014July 5, 2014 by Every Writer
Verse-Virtual is an online magazine of eclectic poetry. My name is Firestone Feinberg. I am the sole editor and owner of the journal.
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Vine Leaves Literary Journal

Posted on October 5, 2012October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The world of literature nowadays is so diverse, open-minded and thriving in experimental works, that there doesn't seem to be any single form of written art missing from it ... you would think.
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Vita Poetica Journal

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

Vita Poetica Journal

  • Website: https://www.vitapoetica.org/store/p/fifth-anniversary-issue-all-formats
  • Print magazine: No (online quarterly publication)
  • Submissions: Accepts creative work explored through a spiritual lens, including fiction, multimedia, reviews, interviews, and contemplative practices. Currently closed for poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual arts (reopening March 1, 2025). Looking for work engaging with religious faith or broader inquiry into meaning and human experience. Appreciates work that is open and thoughtful rather than didactic. Seeks diversity in experiences, backgrounds, spiritual perspectives, genres, and art disciplines. Welcomes cross-genre, cross-discipline, or multimedia experimentation. Does not accept previously published work, including web-published or self-published material. Simultaneous submissions welcome with notification.
  • Other information: Asks for first-time publication rights; all rights revert to author/artist after publication. Response time up to 3 months for creative submissions, about 1 month for queries/pitches. Uses Submittable for fiction and multimedia submissions. Reviews and interviews require queries via email. No payment offered. Run by a nonprofit organization with a small team of volunteers.
  • Genres: Fiction, Poetry (temporarily closed), Creative Nonfiction (temporarily closed), Visual Arts (temporarily closed), Multimedia, Reviews, Interviews, Contemplative Practices
  • Publication frequency: Quarterly
  • Founded: 2020
  • Editors: Caroline Langston, J. Morris, Julie Wan
  • Contact: Submissions via Submittable
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Voicings Literary Magazine

Posted on July 13, 2013October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
Voicings is a literary magazine designed to provide an avenue for talented Aboriginal writers living in Canada
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Water Cooler Convos

Posted on January 6, 2014October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
We call the Water Cooler Convos. It's nerdy. It's artsy. It's bourgie. And it is a place for discussion. It is the mission of Water Cooler Convos
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Weary Blues Magazine

Posted on October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 by Every Writer

Weary Blues Magazine

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Wednesday Journal

Posted on July 13, 2014October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
Fifth Wednesday Journal is a nonprofit, independent literary journal published twice a year in print.
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Weird Lit Magazine

Posted on August 13, 2024August 16, 2024 by Every Writer
Our mission with Weird Lit Magazine is straightforward: provide a platform for the weird and boundless. In a time of heightened social pressure, franchise mania, and evil-billionaire-worship
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Whisperings

Posted on April 4, 2014October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
From the Editor Sitting on the veranda, among pines and oaks, looking out at my apple, pear and cherry trees with a hot cup of coffee in my hands I gaze east into the Colorado Desert 4,000 feet below,
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Who Let The Stories Out?

Who Let The Stories Out?

Posted on February 10, 2025February 10, 2025 by Every Writer
Who Let The Stories Out? began out of frustration of trying to find short stories from Australian and international writers
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Window Cat Press

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Every Writer
In an age of instant connection across continents, we've come full circle-- like the ancient Egyptians, we live in a society that once more worships cats.
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Witcraft

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Every Writer
Witcraft provides a home for skillfully written stories that are brief, humorous and engaging, with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense.
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Wordrunner eChapbooks

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Every Writer
Wordrunner eChapbooks is a hybrid online literary journal and chapbook series with a focus on short fiction. We also publish creative nonfiction and poetry in our annual themed anthologies. Previously we have published collections by memoirists and poets and may do
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Words in Stereo

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Every Writer
Words in Stereo is a forthcoming series of humorous literature and clever ideas delivered to the reader in lovingly hand-bound print editions.
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Wordsmiths

Posted on March 31, 2012June 8, 2014 by Every Writer
A collection of poetry and prose. We showcase both contemporary and fixed form.
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Writer’s Ink

Posted on February 27, 2012May 17, 2019 by Every Writer
Writer's Ink accepts accepts any form of English Language creative writing be it prose, poetry, screenplay, etc. Established in 2008, Writer's Ink has published a total of six volumes,
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Writing Disorder, The

Posted on June 6, 2013December 16, 2023 by Every Writer
Writing Disorder is a quarterly online literary journal fiction, poetry, nonfiction, essays, criticism and book reviews, art, photography, experimental writing, comics
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Writing Tomorrow

Posted on November 15, 2012December 12, 2023 by Every Writer
Writing Tomorrow is looking forward to meeting the next generation of renowned authors and artists. We believe that great literature and visual artwork instill in us a sense of beauty,
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Your Impossible Voice

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Every Writer
Your Impossible Voice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (status pending). We publish brash and velvety new work from around the globe. For a better idea what our editors are looking for at the moment, please consult our call for submissions.
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ZYZZYVA

Posted on April 30, 2023May 3, 2023 by Every Writer
ZYZZYVA is a critically acclaimed print journal, introducing readers to new work from the best contemporary writers and artists since 1985. Based in San Francisco, we have established a vigorous tradition of finding and fostering new talent, in our backyard and beyond. For over thirty years ZYZZYVA
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 A Sufferer’s Digest

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Every Writer
A Sufferer's Digest is a new literary magazine that publishes Gothic fiction that examines society and the human condition. Our tagline: "Literature that's hard to stomach"
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