May 1, 2025

9 Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in May 2025

This list focuses on nine publishers that we are excited about that are open to submissions this month. Some are only open for a short period of time, others will be open the whole month and beyond. At least four of these are presses we have not covered previously. Please note that if a publisher…

Four Tulips: Now Seeking Submissions

Four Tulips is a new online magazine of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. They like writing with “vivid language and concrete imagery, living in the moment where visual art comes alive through the written word.” You can read the journal online to get a sense of what they publish. Four Tulips was founded earlier this…

10 Magazines Accepting Authors Interviews

These magazines publish various types of author interviews. They accept either pitches or direct submissions. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. All of them also accept other genres, like fiction, creative nonfiction, and/or poetry. As always, please read the relevant section in the magazine to get a sense of the kind of work…

How Six Scribes Made Me a Better Writer

By Alice J. Wisler Even though I was happy to see the notice on the library bulletin board, I didn’t realize how much it would contribute to my writing success. Someone wanted to know if others in our area were interested in forming a writers’ group. I jotted down the number to call. Weeks later,…