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The Missing Slate

Posted on July 9, 2017November 22, 2017 by The Missing Slate
The Missing Slate originated in Pakistan as a vehicle to promote original and innovative work from writers and artists of any age, from any country. The magazine aims to provide a platform
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The Missouri Review

Posted on April 20, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
The Missouri Review, founded in 1978, is one of the most highly-regarded literary magazines in the United States and for the past thirty-three years we've upheld a reputation for finding and publishing the best writers first.
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Modern Artist

The Modern Artist

Posted on April 16, 2025April 26, 2025 by Every Writer

The Modern Artist

  • Website: modernartists.org
  • Print magazine: No
  • Size: Independent literary magazine
  • Location: Not specified
  • Submissions: Seeks work that reflects on the artist's identity and creative process, particularly exploring the intersections of art, identity, labor, and technology in today's rapidly changing world. Interested in fresh, unconventional perspectives, especially those underrepresented in the art world.
  • Other information: Founded in 2024. Created specifically to address the changing role of human artists in a technology-driven world with the rise of AI-generated art. Aims to provide a platform for artists to shape cultural and philosophical dialogue around the future of art.
  • Genres: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Art
  • Publication frequency: Not specified
  • Payment: No
  • Founded: 2024
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The Monarch Review

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Every Writer
The Monarch Review is a publication dedicated to sustaining a literary tradition both curious and amenable to the necessary adaptations of creative lives lived in a world of increasingly rapid technological advancement. Only within an understanding of tradition as existing in a state of perpetual change can it be sustained.
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The Montucky Review

Posted on August 11, 2013August 11, 2013 by Every Writer
The Montucky Review is a web based poetry publication that seeks well crafted wordplay from both established and novice writers alike.
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The Nelligan Review

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Every Writer
The Nelligan Review accepts unsolicited submissions of fiction, essays, reviews, poetry, art, and photography.
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The New Guard

Posted on September 21, 2018September 22, 2018 by Every Writer
The New Guard is a contest-centered review. We run two contests, The Knightville Poetry Contest and The Machigonne Fiction Contest.
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The Nottingham Review

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Every Writer
The Nottingham Review is a new British digital literary journal, looking to publish great flash fiction (50-1000 words) and short stories (1000-3000 words).
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Ocotillo Review

The Ocotillo Review

Posted on August 19, 2017November 22, 2017 by Every Writer
The Ocotillo Review seeks to publish diverse voices from underserved communities along side established writers of Poetry, Short Fiction, And Narrative Nonfiction. Although we don’t shy away from experimental or unusual approaches to literature,
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The Paragon Journal

Posted on January 29, 2016October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Paragon Journal is an online literary magazine that focuses on sharpening the creative writing skills of people of any age. We are based in Pennsylvania, United States, but are looking for submissions from all over the globe.
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The Paris-American

Posted on September 4, 2012June 27, 2014 by Every Writer
The Paris-American was founded in New York by poet C. L. O'Dell in 2012. Since its launch, the ezine has featured many award-winning authors such as Matthew Dickman, Chloe Honum, Carl
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The Pasticheur: Literature, Art, & Ideas

Posted on May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 by Every Writer
This is a pastiche: a little bit of art, photographic art, poetry, short filmography, prose, and non-fiction writing.
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The Petigru Review

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Every Writer
The Petigru Review, an online literary journal sponsored by the South Carolina Writers Association, is open for submissions. We accept high quality and engaging fiction, nonfiction, poetry and flash, as well as craft essays and reviews for our website. We look forward to reading your work!
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The Pinch

Posted on April 19, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
The Pinch is a journal of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art committed to presenting its readers with exciting works from both new and established writers. Founded in 1980,
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The Pine Cone Review

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Every Writer
We are looking for well-crafted honest works of written and visual art. Editing is considered to be an invaluable aspect of the creative process. We can often see shimmers of a great idea in the unpolished drafts.
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The Plume

Posted on June 25, 2012October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Plume is an online literary, arts, news and commentary magazine dedicated to publishing the best work from the international under-twenty-five demographic. First launched in January
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The Poet’s Haven

Posted on May 2, 2013October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Poet's Haven publishes online galleries of poetry, stories, and art, currently totaling over 6,000 pages. In print, there is "The Poet's Haven Author Series" chapbooks, "The Poet's Haven Digest"
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The Quiet Reader

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Every Writer
The Quiet Reader is an online literary magazine, born in a town called Solitaire, in the state of Quarantine in the country of 2020, founded by the Dutch travel writer Ramon Stoppelenburg.
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The Rag

Posted on September 15, 2014August 11, 2017 by Seth Porter
The Rag is an electronic literary magazine that focuses on grittier forms of contemporary short fiction. We publish in ePub, Kindle, and PDF formats, aiming for the e-reader/tablet market.
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The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Every Writer
The purpose of The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society is to publish works that voice an unusual, unpopular or incendiary opinion. The RP&D Society strives to give
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The Red Line

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Every Writer
The Red Line is a magazine that runs in conjunction with a regular, themed, and free competition.
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The Red Line Magazine

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Every Writer
The Red Line is an online magazine publishing English Language short stories from international writers. We aim to introduce
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The Reject Pile

Posted on April 18, 2015April 27, 2015 by Every Writer
Have you had a humor piece rejected by McSweeney's, The New Yorker et al.? For every piece big humor sites publish, many are rejected
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The Renaissance

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Every Writer
The Renaissance was an artistic revival during the 14th through the 16th century that revolutionized the art world. As our namesake
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The Resurrectionist

Posted on January 22, 2012June 26, 2014 by Every Writer
The Resurrectionist is a biannual poetry journal dedicated to modern formalist poetry. By modern we intend poetry that makes use of contemporary language and grammar, experiments with verse forms or that handles contemporary themes. 'Resurrectionist' (syn. 'Resurrection-man') is a 19th century English term for a body-snatcher whose main purpose was the resale of body parts to anatomy schools and researchers in the medical field. The application of the term for the journal is metaphoric and in direct retort to the openly stated assumption that formal verse (or metrical poetry) is a dead and/or no longer relevant art.
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The Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy and the Humanities (RALPH)

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Every Writer
We have been online since 1995, and come out once a month. We publish at least a dozen book reviews, articles, readings, and poems in each issue.We are very interested in new poetry
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The Sacred Cow

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Every Writer
The Sacred Cow is a literary magazine in digital format. The name might suggest that our mission is to annoy people, poking holes in their cherished beliefs.
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The Scented Flower

Posted on July 5, 2014October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Scented Flower is a literary magazine written for and by people who live in a communitarian setting. However, through excellent writing and story-telling,
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The Screech Owl

Posted on September 18, 2014October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
We are the voice of Lilith, a site and magazine devoted to the best contemporary poetry, prose, short stories and articles.
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The Shangri-La Shack

Posted on July 20, 2012October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Shangri-La Shack Literary Arts Journal is a bi-annual print and online journal that provides a stage for undiscovered talents and esteemed artists whose work exemplifies Shangri-La
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The Slag Review

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Every Writer
The Slag Review is a small, confused group of creators invested in the process of expression through art, fully understanding that it may be a long and dangerous one. In this way,
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The Sonder Review

Posted on March 23, 2017October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Sonder Review is a tri-annual publication of both art and short fiction that strives to question, redefine, and challenge conventional viewpoints; to usurp the definition of reality and truth.
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The South Mountain Review

Posted on May 27, 2012July 30, 2013 by Every Writer
The South Mountain Review accepts submissions from writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. We will accept no more than 4 poems or 5 pages single-spaced for fiction or nonfiction
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The Southeast Review

Posted on April 18, 2023April 21, 2023 by Every Writer
The Southeast Review, established in 1979 as Sundog, is a national literary magazine housed in the English department at Florida State University and is edited and managed by its graduate students and a faculty consulting editor.
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The Speculative Edge

Posted on August 19, 2012July 5, 2017 by Every Writer
At The Speculative Edge, our mission is - in a word - balance. We want to bring you fiction that is both exciting and enlightening, poetry that is imaginative and accessible, reviews of both
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The Start Literary Journal

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Every Writer
The Start Literary Journal is a new young adult literary journal that is looking for submissions for its first issue. While we hope to publish writers at all stages of their publishing journey, our goal is to give writers their start by publishing new and unpublished writers (including high school students!)
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The Stinging Fly

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Every Writer
The Stinging Fly was established in 1997 to seek out, publish and promote the very best new Irish and international writing. We have a particular interest in encouraging new writers, and in promoting the short story form. The main objective in setting up the magazine was to work towards bringing out a well-designed publication that would provide a forum for the very best new Irish and international writing. That objective has not changed. We believe that there is a need for a magazine that, first and foremost, gives new and emerging writers an opportunity to get their work out into the world. We are particularly concerned to provide an outlet for short story writers:
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The Subtopian Magazine

Posted on August 7, 2012May 23, 2019 by Every Writer
subtopia [s?b?t??p??]n (Social Science / Human Geography) Britsuburban development that encroaches on rural areas yet appears to offer the attractions of country life to suburban
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The Summerset Review

Posted on February 26, 2014June 17, 2014 by Every Writer
The Summerset Review started as an online literary quarterly in 2002, publishing exclusively fiction and nonfiction. With a staff of three volunteers, the magazine faithfully
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The Tenement Block Review

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Every Writer
The Tenement Block Review is a perfect-bound, monthly poetry journal based in the UK which will publish poetry from around the world.
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The Threepenny Review

Posted on February 10, 2025April 27, 2025 by Every Writer

The Threepenny Review

  • Website: www.threepennyreview.com
  • Founded: 1980
  • Format: Print journal (circulation 10,000)
  • Accepts submissions: Yes (January 1 - April 15 only)
  • Size: Independent literary magazine
  • Location: Berkeley, California, USA
  • Languages: English
  • Genres: Fiction, Memoirs, Poetry, Essays, Criticism
  • Notes: Quarterly publication (March, June, September, December). Founded by Wendy Lesser, who continues as editor. Pays $400 per story/article, $200 per poem/Table Talk piece. Does not accept simultaneous submissions. Length limits: articles 1200-2500 words, Table Talk 1000 words, stories/memoirs 4000 words, poetry 100 lines.
  • Awards: Works frequently selected for Best American Poetry, Best American Travel Writing, Best American Essays, and O. Henry Prize Stories anthologies.
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the tiny journal

The Tiny Journal

Posted on October 6, 2018October 13, 2018 by Every Writer
Created in 2018, The Tiny Journal is a semi-annual online literary journal that publishes beautiful and short nonfiction, fiction, and poetry 1000 words or less.
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The Tishman Review

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Every Writer
The Tishman Review is an online quarterly literary journal devoted to publishing great poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. We pay our contributors between 10$ and 75$. A small fee, but with continued support and growth we hope to increase annually
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The Town Square a Literary Magazine

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Every Writer
A service-disabled, veteran-founded, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, The Town Square a Literary Magazine works to provide a platform for
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THE TRANSNATIONAL

Posted on September 18, 2016October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Transnational is a bilingual magazine (English/German) which publishes poetry and essays from authors from all around the world. We read new texts year-round (poetry, diary extracts,
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The Traveling Poet

Posted on December 8, 2013October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Traveling Poet is an ezine that publishes poets ages 12-25, art of all mediums, and articles regarding traveling, hitchhiking, poverty, and philosophy. This project's goal
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The Turnip Truck(s)

Posted on January 27, 2016January 27, 2016 by Every Writer
As a transdisciplinary forum for discourse, The Turnip Truck(s) is an evolving graphic landscape for writers, poets, essayists, artists,
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The Vehicle

Posted on May 27, 2013October 23, 2017 by Every Writer
The Vehicle is a biannual literary magazine produced by the students of Eastern Illinois University. Since 1959, The Vehicle has been publishing poetr
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The Vestal Review

The Vestal Review

Posted on May 2, 2023May 9, 2023 by Every Writer
Vestal Review is the oldest magazine dedicated exclusively to flash fiction. It has been published continuously since March 2000. Vestal Review is a semi-annual perfect-bound print magazine
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The Washington Pastime

Posted on August 17, 2011June 18, 2013 by Every Writer
n 2010 a study from Central Connecticut State University found that the Washington DC area was the most well-read urban city in the United States.
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