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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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Denali Magazine (page links to site)

Posted on April 12, 2009May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
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,
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Dime Show Review

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Every Writer
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
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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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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine

Posted on April 26, 2025 by richard

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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Embark: A Literary Journal for Novelists

Posted on April 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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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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Encephalon Journal

Encephalon Journal

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Every Writer
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,
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Epiphany, a literary Journal

Posted on April 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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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Eratio (links to site)

Posted on May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
Eratio publishes poetry in the postmodern idioms with an emphasis on the intransitive. Each issue also comes as a PDF do! cument
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Eratio Poetry Journal

Posted on April 19, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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,
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Escape into Life (links to site)

Posted on April 27, 2009May 22, 2019 by Every Writer
Literary writing webzine features Outsider Art and poetry submissions, along with a collection of literary essays and podcast feeds
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Eucalyptus Lit

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Every Writer
Eucalyptus Lit is a quarterly magazine of poetry, prose, and artwork. We are looking for searing, electric work
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Eudaimonia Review

Posted on February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 by Every Writer
Eudaimonia is defined as a state of human flourishing, a life well-lived. This word fuels our mission at Eudaimonia Review. At Eudaimonia Review
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Eunoia Review

Posted on April 20, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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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EWR: Short Stories

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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 at least 3 stories a week (one per day if we can).
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EX/POST MAGAZINE

Posted on April 16, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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
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Exposition Review

Posted on April 18, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
Exposition Review is an annual, independent literary journal dedicated to publishing narratives by new, emerging, and established writers in multiple genres and forms.
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F(r)iction

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
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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Fahmidan Journal

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Every Writer
Founded in the Summer of 2020 by Ranna Kisswani & A.R. Arthur (formerly A.R. Salandy), Fahmidan Journal hopes to bring out diverse voices
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Fictive Dream

Posted on April 21, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
Fictive Dream, established in May 2016, is an English language online literary magazine dedicated to the short story. It is a well-respected outlet for short story writers from all over the world including the UK,
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filling station

Posted on April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 by Every Writer
filling Station seeks experimental fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art. Anything suprising, unpredictable, innovative, or unique. We accept pieces that experiment with form or content, or both.
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Fjords Review

Posted on August 30, 2012June 27, 2014 by Every Writer
Fjords is an arts and literary review for the 21st century reader. The twice yearly magazine features new visual art, poetry, and short stories alongside translations and reviews.
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Flash Fiction Online

Posted on April 15, 2023April 29, 2023 by Every Writer
Flash Fiction Online is a monthly, online magazine publishing literary/mainstream/genre fiction. We pay professional rates and are SFWA affiliated. Both original and reprints are considered.
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Floyd County Moonshine

Posted on April 22, 2023April 24, 2023 by Every Writer
A bi-annual publication, Floyd County Moonshine has been in production over five years, publishing a variety of home-grown Appalachian writers in addition to writers from across the country.
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folly

Folly

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Every Writer
Folly is an international publication, based in Aotearoa New Zealand. What happens when a literary journal has a torrid love
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Fowl Feathered Review

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Every Writer
Fowl Feathered Review is the disorderly quarterly from Orono, Maine, featuring an eclectic mix of creative works. Our pages showcase
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Foxes Dancing Around

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Every Writer
Welcome to Foxes Dancing Around! Here, we want to give a welcoming environment to writers of all kinds, especially writers who have never
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Fruitslice

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Every Writer
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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FULL FORCE Fiction

Posted on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 by Every Writer
FULL FORCE is a new independent magazine looking to publish cool and weird stories, art, and comics
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Ginosko Literary Journal

Posted on April 27, 2023April 28, 2023 by Every Writer
Accepting short fiction & poetry, creative nonfiction, interviews, social justice concerns, spiritual insights for Ginosko Literary Journal. Editorial lead time 1-2 months; accept simultaneous
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Gold Man Review

Posted on November 23, 2013June 30, 2014 by Every Writer
Gold Man Review, an annual literary magazine produced in Salem, Oregon, under the umbrella of Gold Man Publishing, is aimed at serving our community of authors and artists.
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Gone Lawn

Posted on April 26, 2023April 28, 2023 by Every Writer
"Gone Lawn seeks to explore and advance the growth of a new literary intention befitting our new century. In particular we seek innovative, nontraditional and daring works, both narrative and poetic,
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Good Company Lit

Posted on May 15, 2025May 15, 2025 by Every Writer
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

Posted on April 27, 2025April 27, 2025 by Every Writer

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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Gore Noir

Gore Noir Magazine

Posted on April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 by Every Writer
Gore Noir Magazine covers Horror art, horror models, tattoos, photography, special effects, celebrities, music, etc.
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Grain

Posted on April 27, 2023April 28, 2023 by Every Writer
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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