January 9, 2025

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in January 2025

These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all are open for submissions through the month. Three-Lobed Burning EyeThis magazine publishes horror, fantasy, and science fiction. “We’re looking for short stories from across the big classifications and those shadowy places between: magical realism, fantastique, slipstream, interstitial, Weird…

January 6, 2025

41 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for January 2025

These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the themed calls are: paranoia; short (b)reads; seaside gothic; fairy tales; sleeping beauty; food; underappreciated or overlooked writers; Queer tales of untold adventure; witch craft; speculative mysteries; carnival of horror; and lost at sea. Fraidy Cat Quarterly: ParanoiaFraidy Cat Quarterly is a…

December 26, 2024

10 Feminist Literary Magazines and Anthologies

These magazines / anthologies accept feminist fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reviews. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Many of them pay. Not all are open for submissions now. They’re listed in no particular order. The Last Girls ClubThis is a feminist horror magazine “that publishes international short stories and poems from the…

December 16, 2024

30 Literary Magazines Publishing Poetry

These magazines publish poetry of various kinds, and they are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Some of them also accept other genres, like fiction and nonfiction. Many, but not all, are open for submissions now. Some of these magazines pay writers. They are not listed in any particular order. Lit Fox Books: Lit…

December 12, 2024

Five Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in December 2024

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month. The Ex-PuritanThis Canadian literary magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction, experimental/hybrid work, interviews, reviews, poetry, and poetry in translation. The deadline is 25 December, or until filled, for the next issue;…

December 2, 2024

37 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for December 2024

These are themed submission calls and contests from 37 outlets for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some call themes are: solar punk; (non)binaries; anarchy and harmony; shatter the sun – Queer tales of untold adventure; tales from the cleaners; silent nightmares –  haunting stories to be told on the longest night of the year; the workplace;…

November 27, 2024

10 Magazines Accepting Books for Review

These magazines and outlets accept books to review. So if you’re an author looking to get your book reviewed, some of these places may be a good fit for you. Please note, however, that sending your book here does not guarantee a review. Also, all of them review different kinds and genres of books, so…

November 21, 2024

73 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers November 2024

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….

November 18, 2024

25 Magazines Seeking Hybrid Writing

These literary magazines accept hybrid, or cross-genre, writing. They also accept other genres, like fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some pay writers. Many, but not all, are open for submissions now, or will open soon. Hunger MountainThis magazine is affiliated with the Vermont College of Fine Arts. They charge a submission fee for other genres, but…

November 4, 2024

31 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for November 2024

These are themed calls and contests from 31 publishers for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; a couple of the publishers are open for more than one call. Some of the call themes are: solarpunk conflicts; fever dreams; Aphrodite; censorship; stop surveillance copaganda; cat stories; future states of stars; on the farm; high seas horror; fortune and…

October 21, 2024

35 Horror Fiction Magazines and Anthologies that Pay

These magazines and anthologies publish horror fiction. Most of them also publish other genres, like science fiction and fantasy. While they all publish horror, the kind of stories they want varies widely; please read the guidelines and, where possible, their stories, to see if your work is a good fit. Many are open for submissions…

October 11, 2024

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in October 2024

These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Please note, not all of them are open through the month.Translunar Travelers LoungeThey want fun speculative fiction; stories must have elements of science fiction or fantasy. “A fun story, at its core, is one that works on the premise…

October 7, 2024

32 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2024

These are themed submission calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; a couple of these outlets are open for more than one call. Some call themes are: No place like home; were wolf short stories; food poems; winter horrorland; superstition; coming of age; time travel; rituals; underground; de/composition; steampunk sleuths; dread Mondays; bodies in…

September 19, 2024

Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Authors in September 2024

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….

September 16, 2024

29 Literary Magazines Accepting Translations

These magazines accept translations of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays; most of them also accept original submissions of these genres in English. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Some of them pay. Many, but not all, of them are open for submissions now. They’re listed in no particular order. ExchangesExchanges is a…