February 27, 2026
Cool Springs Press was founded in Nashville more than 30 years ago. They initially only focused on gardening in Tennessee and the region surrounding it. However they were successful and started to expand even before they were acquired by The Quarto Publishing Group. Quarto incorporated its existing line of DIY focused book into Cool Springs…
White City Press is focused on publishing mysteries across a range of sub-genres. They are currently open to cross-genre mysteries (for example scifi/mystery) as long as mystery is the key element. They are also open to mysteries aimed at young adult and new adult readers, as well as mysteries with protagonists over the age of…
February 26, 2026
Phaidon’s Owner Implicated in the Epstein Files; Writing Workshop Instructors Wanted; 4 Submission Calls. This monthly column is published on the fourth Thursday of every month, and is a space to share information that doesn’t fit anywhere else in our publication. This includes a wide range of opportunities for writers, news and information, and subscribers’…
Poetry Midwest is a new online poetry journal. Although their name references the American Midwest, they are seeking poetry from everywhere. They are especially drawn to narrative free verse, and to poems that celebrate ordinary moments: “We seek work that … pays close attention to the world, and that speaks with an honest, necessary voice.”…
By David Ebenbach Given the new capabilities of generative AI tools, a lot of writers are asking where and when (if at all) they should be using these tools to help them in their writing. On the one hand, AI causes an awful lot of problems, but, on the other hand, we’re being told great…
February 25, 2026
Harlequin Romantic Suspense is an imprint of Harlequin Romance, which is an imprint of Harper Collins. We have also reviewed a number of their other imprints previously, including Afterglow Books, Carina Press, Mills & Boon, Love Inspired & Love Inspired Suspense, Harlequin Historical, Harlequin Heartwarming, Harlequin Medical Romance, and Harlequin Intrigue. All of the different…
Lit Fox Books is a small, Austin-based press founded by Lisa Mottolo. They do offer editing services on poetry manuscripts only. You can learn more about that here. I do know how important and hard it is to fund a small press, and I’m glad they are trying to find meaningful ways to do that…
Marble Press was founded in 2022. It started out with two imprints — Marble Books, which focuses on picture books and middle grade books, and Bulooga Books, which publishes books for “our youngest readers”. In 2026, Marble Press expanded its list with the launch of Taltos Books, an imprint born from its acquisition of CamCat…
Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI) was founded in 1918. They publish about 60 new titles per year. They have four imprints, all of which focus on publishing work that sparks “reflection, dialogue, hope, and action”. Besides books they also publish church supplies like parish registers, as well as digital platforms supporting ministry. You can learn more…
February 21, 2026
We generally only review presses that accept work without geographic limitations on who can submit, but this list includes many publishers who do have geographic requirements. We have never fully reviewed most of these presses because of their geographic limitations, but they are still good presses. Most of the presses on this list accept work…
February 19, 2026
This list of publishers meet our guiding principles, but are only open to free submissions from historically underrepresented writers or focus on publishing content produced by historically underrepresented writers. Some of these publications are open to a wide range of writers including writers of color, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, and those living with disabilities….
antae is a digital journal of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and more, published by the University of Malta. antae was first established in 2013 as an academic journal, and was relaunched in 2024 as a journal of creative writing. Since then they’ve published three issues with writing from 22 to 29 contributors. The issues are…
The page isn’t neutral. Never was. I didn’t figure this out from some craft book. More like years of staring at a blank screen, hungry, back hurting, the cursor blinking like it’s judging my life choices. I used to think writers control the page. You write, it holds. End of story. Clean, adult logic. But…
February 16, 2026
These magazines publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, art, and publish in print. Many of them also publish online. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Some of them pay. Many, but not all, of them are open now, or will soon open for submissions.The MacGuffinThis magazine is affiliated with Schoolcraft College. They publish fiction,…
February 12, 2026
These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. NewMythsThis is a speculative fiction magazine, and they “like to balance each quarterly issue between science fiction and fantasy, dark and light, serious and humorous, hard and soft science fiction, and longer and shorter works. We publish fiction, poetry, and non-fiction works.” Works…