The name of this journal, 96th of October, is derived from a character in the Pogo comic strip who wishes to extend the sway of Halloween to where it displaces Christmas. Giving October 96 days effectively annexes December and the first week of January.
Poetry Magazines
Here is out listing of just about 700 Poetry Magazines. We love these magazines. Poetry We have been listings these poetry magazines for over 10 years. Many of these poetry magazines and markets are the best in the country. Some are brand new and some are well-established. Please read the magazine's guidelines for details on submissions.
We are listings these magazines every day and we are updating them every day, and we are aware some of these listings are out of date. If you find an out of date listing please let us know by leaving a comment. We will take action, sometimes we publish your comment, sometimes we simply delete the listing.
Poetry Magazines are a great well-spring of knowledge and inspiration in the writing world. Poets do not get enough credit. If you are trying to publish your poetry here are close to 700 listings to help you. If you need to contact us about a listing, please visit our Talk to the Editor page.
Good Luck.
Genuine Gold
Genuine Gold is a literary magazine that strives to publish high-quality, yet unpretentious, poems, short stories, and essays. For the first issue of our magazine, we only accepted work from Indiana writers. Going forward,
Subnivean
Subnivean, SUNY Oswego’s literary publication, was established in 2020. In 2021, it was recognized for its excellence as one of just four national Firecracker Awards finalists in the category of “Magazines: Best Debut” by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
The Wise Owl
The Wise Owl is a literary & arts e-magazine (Monthly) founded in November 2021. We feature established poets, writers as well as artists in our magazine and also provide a free platform to showcase writings (poetry, short stories, critique,
Lantern Review: A Journal of Asian American Poetry
Lantern Review aims to serve the literary community by providing a virtual space in which to promote and discuss the work of contemporary Asian American poets and artists. We seek to publish expertly crafted work in a variety of forms and aesthetics, including traditional and experimental pieces,
Lucky Jefferson
Lucky Jefferson is an award-winning literary journal that generates interactive conversations around poetry and art by reforming the way journals are produced and shared with readers. Lucky Jefferson is proud to feature poets who have never been published, marginalized perspectives, and those who sought to pursue poetry later in life.
The Found Poetry Review
The Found Poetry Review is a quarterly online poetry journal celebrating the poetry in the existing and the everyday. We publish found poetry, centos, erasure poems and other forms that incorporate elements of existing texts. We also publish photography that captures the visual poetry found in people and places.
POCKETFIRE
Captained by Creative Director, Tristan Cody (EIC The Jawline Review, Poetry Editor the winnow magazine), POCKETFIRE aims to set the stage for a modern poetry revival.
The Incandescent Review
The Incandescent Review is a non-profit, teen-run literary magazine with a team hailing from around the globe: from New Delhi to Shanghai, from Nairobi to San Francisco.
F(r)iction
F(r)iction Website frictionlit.org/ From the Editor 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 and cash prizes twice a year (each spring and fall). Most importantly, […]
forthelove magazine
We are a young magazine just starting out in 2020. Our focus is promoting LGBT+ writers and editors and creating a platform for their stories. forthlove is staffed by members of the LGBT+ community, all of whom have a passion for writing and the community.
The Start Literary Journal
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!)
Still Point Arts Quarterly
Still Point Arts Quarterly is a truly beautiful and engaging art and literary journal. It was founded in 2011 by Shanti Arts, a press based in Brunswick, Maine, that also publishes books and is dedicated to honoring the timeless connections among nature, art, and spirit.
EX/POST MAGAZINE
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
The Petigru Review
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!
Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal
Auroras & Blossoms is a new electronic poetry journal co-founded by authors Cendrine Marrouat & David Ellis. They are family friendly, publishing “positive poetry/content. Positive as in stimulating, optimistic, confident, uplifting, inspirational.”
Ornery Quarterly
Ornery Quarterly began in the early twenty-tens in Chicago somewhere in-between the lake and a grocery store. We have been a non-institutional aggregate of mediocre literature ever since. The founding editors—one with a penchant for honest short fiction and the other an appetite for subversive poetry—
Great Ape
The Great Ape pokes its head through the trees. It’s watching, waiting to see what you’ll do. The Great Ape suffers fools gladly, so be foolish
Otis Nebula
Otis Nebula is a digital literary magazine currently in its tenth year. It publishes incandescent, substantial work that operates on its own terms. The focus is on poetry, though the editors are always on the lookout for brazen short fiction, crispy creative non-fiction, rocking reviews
Authorist
Authorist is a monthly, indie publication of the strange, philosophical, and slightly off beat, written by and for people with imaginations and a sense of adventure.
Bluebird Magazine
Bluebird Magazine is an online literary magazine that prides itself on supporting new artists, and helping them find the readers that will be interested in their writings.
Utopia Science Fiction
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.
Adelaide Literary Magazine
We publish literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and promote the writers we publish, helping both new, emerging, and established authors reach a wider literary audience.
Silent Auctions
Silent Auctions is an online magazine with an emphasis on atmosphere, authenticity, and experimentation. We celebrate and encourage unconventional prose, fiction, and poetry. We publish cartoons and comics because we believe they deserve a more respected role in the literary
Modern Literature
Modern Literature (www.modernliterature.org) is an online literary journal that has an ambitious aim of blooming into an international literary hub for established, emerging and new literary talent.
Manzano Mountain Review
Manzano Mountain Review is an online literary journal based in New Mexico and loosely affiliated with the University of New Mexico-Valencia. MMR was founded in 2017 and publishes issues in November and sometimes May.
The American Aesthetic
To better understand the objectives of The American Aesthetic, one must first understand what prompted the creation of this poetry journal in the first place.
Fourteen Hills
Since its inception in 1994, Fourteen Hills has held an impressive reputation among international literary magazines for publishing the highest-quality innovative poetry,
Eratio (links to site)
Eratio publishes poetry in the postmodern idioms with an emphasis on the intransitive. Each issue also comes as a PDF do! cument
Contrary Magazine
Contrary is a quarterly literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, commentary, and especially work that dances contrarily across those categories. We also publish book reviews.