July 30, 2026
The Orange Rose is an online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, “as varied as the flowers in a garden.” They’re looking for memorable writing with “vibrant imagery and striking characters that make you want to linger in the words just a little bit longer.” You can read the journal online to get a sense…
These magazines accept books for review: fiction (literary and genre), nonfiction, and poetry. Most also accept creative or critical writing: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews. And our list of magazines accepting book reviews is here. Sagging Meniscus Press: Exacting ClamThey publish online and in print. They accept book reviews and also books for review: “If you’re a…
By Lynne Curry Many authors treat newsletters as promotional tools. Announce the new book. Share the launch date. Offer a link. Beg for subscribers. Something different happens when a newsletter stops acting like a broadcast and serves a truer purpose—a conversation with readers. Then, when readers reply, they share reactions, emotional truths, and moments from…
July 27, 2026
These magazines accept book reviews – of literary and genre fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s books. They publish reviews in varying styles and lengths, from capsules to review-essays. Some also accept other genres, like fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Some also pay writers. Most, but not all, are open for submissions. Little EnginesLittle Engines publishes books…
July 23, 2026
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’ recent success stories. Opportunities: Epistle Literary Magazine is open for submissions from now through…
The Manifest Station was founded in 2011. This is what they have to say about what they publish: “The Manifest Station is a literary safe space for essays about the complicated, beautiful, and hard parts of being alive. Since 2011, we have published personal writing about grief, healing, courage, family, relationships, and the full spectrum…
Nothing inspires writers quite like temporary artistic devastation. You finish a brilliant book and immediately develop the emotional posture of a boiled shrimp. The symptoms arrive fast. Sudden silence. Mild nausea. Looking at your own draft like it personally insulted your mother. You reread one of your sentences — some hardworking little sentence that seemed…
Ratika Deshpande In the beginning, it makes sense that we look to other writers to guide us. We’re navigating a new skill, which is both an art and a craft, something that is taught but is also thought to be unteachable in some ways. So we read essays and memoirs and interviews, hoping to learn…
July 20, 2026
This list focuses on a wide variety of journals that are seeking specific kinds of writers, including older writers, younger writers, writers attending university, working class writers, the incarcerated, veterans and their families, and women writers. Some publications have stricter guidelines than others. Not all are currently open to submissions but most are. If you…
July 16, 2026
Bending Genres describes itself by saying it is “committed to publishing the best fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, from dedicated writers.” It’s easy to get a feel for what they publish by reading their most recent issue here. They nominate for the Best Small Fictions, Best Microfictions, Best of the Net, and Pushcart Prizes. They…
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….
It’s our responsibility as writers to give readers a good experience when they pick up our books and stories. If we don’t respect their time and intelligence, they’re not very likely to listen to what we have to say in its entirety, let alone take a look at our other work. But how do we…
July 13, 2026
We review a lot of wonderful small presses here, and we also list even more here, here, and here (although some of these lists include large presses also). We also feature a lot of these presses in our biannually updated guide, which you can download here. This list doesn’t include all of our favorites, but…
July 8, 2026
These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. They are open now, or will soon open for submissions. Not all of them are open through the month. Ragaire Literary JournalThis journal welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry from Ireland and abroad. They are reading submissions…
streetcake is a UK-based literary journal that is focused on publishing experimental writing. They do not have a stated deadline but they are currently reading for their August issue. They were founded in 2022. Please note that they do seem to use multiple approaches to their title. It is called STREET CAKE and street cake…