July 16, 2023
These are new literary journals – they published their first issue roughly a year ago, or less; a few are reading for their inaugural issues now. They publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, as well as other genres like cross-genre and drama, and are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Some of these magazines pay writers….
July 5, 2023
These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all are open through the month.The DrabblecastThis is a speculative fiction magazine and podcast that publishes Weird fiction — science fiction, fantasy, and horror. They also accept Drabbles (100 word stories) and Twabbles (100-character stories), though there…
July 3, 2023
These are themed submission calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the submission calls are: Gothic; college life; teachers (and teacher appreciation); bad horror tropes done right; world tour; relief; ghost stories; smoke & mirrors; alternative leadership; occult detectives; and queens in wonderland. THEMED SUBMISSION CALLS Wyngraf: Cozy fantasy This is a…
June 19, 2023
These magazines publish hybrid/cross-genre/nonconforming work of many kinds. They also publish other genres, like fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some magazines pay writers. Many, but not all, of them are open for submissions now. They’re listed in no particular order. Signal Mountain Review This magazine is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Their website…
June 5, 2023
These are submission calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: Guiding Sparks Between the Words – How Stories Illuminate the World Around Us; Trauma; Fracture; Cosmos; Space Brides, LLC; Open All Night; Pentacles; and Shadows on the Water. THEMED SUBMISSIONS CALLS Apparition Lit: CreatureApparition Lit is a quarterly…
June 1, 2023
These magazines publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of these magazines are open through the month. Lightspeed Lightspeed publishes science fiction and fantasy. They have very brief submission windows – they will be open to submissions of science fiction flash stories from all writers from 1st…
May 18, 2023
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….
May 15, 2023
These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and they publish in print. Most of them also have an electronic version. Some magazines pay writers. They accept a mix of literary and genre works. Most, but not all, of these are open for submissions now. They’re listed in no particular order.The HelixThe magazine is affiliated with…
May 4, 2023
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. UncannyThis science fiction and fantasy magazine is open for a week in May for short fiction submissions, and for a fortnight for novella submissions. “We want intricate, experimental stories…
May 1, 2023
These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the themed calls are: spice, underwater creepies, climate change, overcoming, haunted, creature, Sapphic villains, playlist of the damned, into the forest, rhapsody of the spheres, and open all night. THEMED CALLS The Suburban Review: Spice This Australian magazine wants submissions of fiction,…
April 17, 2023
These magazines accept poetry, in various forms and styles. Many of them also accept other genres, like fiction and nonfiction. Some of these magazines pay writers. They are in no particular order. The Four Faced Liar They accept poetry (up to 3 pages), fiction, creative nonfiction, and art. Pay is €100 for poetry, and €100-200…
April 6, 2023
These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines, and not all of them are open through the month. AGNIThis respected literary magazine charges for online submissions, but postal submissions are still free. They publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Also, “We have no word limits, though space…
April 3, 2023
Here are some themed submissions calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: seaside gothic; all women are werewolves (about womanhood); medieval horror; war; Halloween horror; ill winds and wild weather; sword & sorcery; mystery/investigation speculative fiction; epic fail; world tour; crime; and monsters. THEMED CALLS The Fabulist: Ecology,…
March 28, 2023
These are magazines that publish speculative fiction of all kinds – science fiction, fantasy, horror, and associated genres. All of these are paying magazines. Many, but not all, of these are open for submissions now. Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores They open on the 1st and 2nd of every month. They accept fiction, nonfiction, and…
March 16, 2023
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….