The Reject Pile
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
Vending Machine Press
Vending Machine Press is a new and independent literary magazine aimed at giving writers an avenue for their writing to reach
Red Truck Review (Defunct)
Red Truck Review is an online journal that features poets, fiction authors, academics, publishers/editors, artists,
Politoons
Politoons is a UK based ezine with the latest contemporary satire, flash writing and visual comedy from MacD, illustrator of the absurd.
Unbroken
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.
Armchair/Shotgun (defunct)
At Armchair/Shotgun, we do not care about your bio. We read all submissions anonymously, and conceal even
Badlands Literary Journal (Defunct)
Badlands is the official publication of the Creative Writing Program of the California State University Palm Desert Campus. Our journal aims
shady doors (Defunct)
The shady doors is a new journal that publishes unusual, offbeat stories from every genre. We are based in Lowell
Mothers Always Write (Defunct)
Mothers Always Write is a new online literary magazine for mothers by mother writers. As mother writers, we know there are endless numbers of mother writers
Trainless Magazine
Trainless Magazine is an online travel magazine. We publish fiction and nonfiction with a focus on living abroad, intercultural relationships
The Healing Muse
The Healing Muse is the annual journal of literary and visual art published by SUNY Upstate Medical University's Center for Bioethics & Humanities
Trafika Europe
Trafika Europe showcases current fiction and poetry in English and English translation from across the 47 Council of Europe countries
Snapping Twig (Defunct)
Snapping Twig - An Art & Lit Magazine publishing emerging and established writers & artists [for the Thrive ART Creative]:
Bleeding Lion: A Journal of Contemporary Arts & Letters
The Bleeding Lion is a journal of contemporary arts and letters with a special focus on anatomy, cross-cultural, visual arts & diverse pieces. We especially
Loveliest Magazine (Defunct)
Loveliest: A Journal for Storytelling & Togetherness is a cross-genre magazine of literary and slow-lifestyle.
Thought Notebook
Thought Collection Publishing has developed Thought Notebook, a bi-annual Literary & Visual Art Journal, providing a global platform of thought for emerging and known literary and visual artists.
WitchWorks (Not publishing)
WitchWorks is a pulp horror magazine fashioned after the style of pulp magazines and horror comics that were popular during the 1940s and 1950s. We don't specialize in high class literary horror
Coldnoon: Travel Poetics (Defunct)
Edited byArup K Chatterjee, Coldnoon: Travel Poetics, International Journal of Travel Writing (CTPIJTW) is a refereed, international and interdisciplinary
Phree Write Magazine (Defunct)
Phree Write Magazine features writing that is daring, unique, relatable and, most importantly, understood by its readers.
One Sentence Poems
As you might guess, we publish poems consisting of a single sentence. We publish a poem on this website a few weeks after it is accepted. At present, we publish one poem at a time, every other day
Literal Latte (Defunct)
Since 1994, Literal Latte has been brewing up mind stimulating stories, poems and essays. Get addicted....
Support this Project
We need projects like this for the next generation of readers. There isn’t enough support out there, and we all know as writers how it is to come to writing for the first time. We know the amazing impact it can have on our lives.
FishFood Magazine (Defunct)
FishFood Magazine is an independent, themed, free-spirited literary and creative arts magazine dedicated to all forms of creative expression and talent.
Tipsy Lit
Tipsy Lit is a poetry magazine that encourages writers to dig into “the deeper” and leave the bullshit at the door. We don’t want the warm and fuzzies.
The Tishman Review
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
The Penumbra Review Defunct
Since its establishment in late 2013, the Penumbra Review has excitedly searched for the best of today's untapped, catalytic voices. We appreciate the small things -- run-of-the-mill and soft --
NEAT Defunct
NEAT. is an online literary magazine devoted to writers with ties to the Midwest. We (Elizabeth and TM) got together in the summer of July 2013 and decided we wanted to contribute to the literary scene
Hypnos Defunct
Founded in 2012 and published twice a year, Hypnos is now seeking submissions for its sixth issue (to be published on October 31, 2014). We seek to promote weird fiction and the related genres of horror
Ink Dot (Defunct)
Ink Dot literary magazine is an online magazine created by aspiring writers for writers who seek a new literary divergence. We make sure that each creative mind is limitless
Toasted Cheese
Toasted Cheese publishes poetry, flash, fiction, creative nonfiction, and reviews. Our focus is on quality of work, therefore the number of pieces published in each issue
Five2One Magazine (Defunct)
Dedicated to those with creative minds. Our mission is to have a place for the freaks, the weirdos,strange folk and otherwise free thinkers to have a home.
Carbon Culture Review (Defunct)
Carbon Culture Review advocates a creative, thoughtful and visually appealing dialogue about our complex relationship to technology. We strive to promote the work of those who employ technology and utilize
Slogan Slingers
We are actually a site where writers can submit slogans. There is no charge for writers to participate. Businesses come to our site and start slogan competitions to get a new slogan or tagline.
Pilcrow & Dagger DEFUNCT
The Pilcrow & Dagger Literary Journal features original and creative short stories, essays, and poetry from writers from all walks-of-life.
Painted Cave Defunct
Painted Cave is a literary journal established by the creative writing students at Santa Barbara City College. Our goal is to highlight contemporary and emerging writers enrolled in community colleges across the nation by presenting t
The Screech Owl
We are the voice of Lilith, a site and magazine devoted to the best contemporary poetry, prose, short stories and articles.
The Rag
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.
Big Pond Rumours, The Literary E-Zine (Defunct)
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
[empath] Defunct
[empath] was founded in December 2013 by high school student Jenny Jung. Funded largely by the prize money won in Sierra Nevada College’s 4th annual writing competition
Far Off Places (Defunct)
Described by the National Collective as one “of the hottest literary journals” around, Far Off Places has expanded its remit of publishing poetry and short prose with its latest issue; Sartorial is the first issue of the magazine
The Columbia Review
The Columbia Review is the oldest college literary magazine in the nation, publishing its first issue in 1815.
Indiana Voice Journal (Defunct)
Indiana Voice Journal exists to promote the unheard voices of new writers alongside the more familiar voices of experienced authors.
Four Winds Literary Magazine (Not publishing)
Four Winds Literary Magazine is a Bi-Annual Publication with release dates in December and July, respectively. Currently, we accept submissions year-round. Submissions for our December issue close November 1st, and submissions
Tethered by Letters
Tethered by Letters is a nonprofit literary journal dedicated to cultivating writers of all ages, backgrounds, education, or genres.
Our mission is fulfilled through the three avenues for writing success:
Fantasy Scroll Magazine (Defunct)
Fantasy Scroll Mag is a quarterly publication featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror, and paranormal short-fiction. We publish short fiction from our
Golden Walkman Magazine (Defunct)
Golden Walkman Magazine is a literary magazine in the form of a podcast aimed at giving the written word a voice.
Madcap Review (Defunct)
Madcap Review is a semiannual online journal of literature and art. As our name indicates, we embrace the impulsive, the reckless, and the lively, but we also have great respect for form and restraint.
Decades Review (Defunct)
Decades Review is an online literary magazine for humans. We enjoy publishing any genre of poetry, photography, artwork, any genre of flash fiction/non-fiction, and fiction/non-fiction short stories.
Small Po[r]tions (Defunct)
Small Po[r]tions publishes short[er] and experimental work along with multimedia and intermedia writing and art. The journal is published three times yearly in February, June, and October.
The Common
Finding the extraordinary in the common has long been the mission of literature. Inspired by this mission and the role of the town common, a public gathering place for the display and exchange of ideas,