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FEED THE HOLY: Now Seeking Submissions

FEED THE HOLY is an online journal of writing that promotes peace and positivity. They’re looking for writing that explores questions such as: “What brings you joy? How do you feed the holy or sacred in your life or community? How do you nurture love and kindness? What is it like to be human in…
Issue Six Hundred Eighty Two Literary Journals Poetry

Notes from the Editor’s Desk: June 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: Afterbodies, a new literary journal, pays a 20$ flat rate…
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How to Write Like an Investigator: A Strategy That Keeps Me Writing Seven Days a Week

By Itto Outini Maybe it’s because my background is in journalism, but I do not get writer’s block. When I first started writing fiction, I thought this was normal, but after meeting many seasoned writers, all of whom report experiencing writer’s block at one time or another, I realized there was something different about the…
Issue Six Hundred Eighty Two Special Feature

The Brooklyn Rail: Now Seeking Submissions

The Brooklyn Rail is a respected print and online publication. Each issue features a small selection of poetry and solicited fiction, as well as a much larger selection of critical articles and contemplations about arts and culture. They cover a wide range of topics: music, theater, dance, film, art, literature, architecture, and more. You can…
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80 Publishing Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (June 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….
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Why Writers Should Experiment with Writing Found Fiction

By Ratika Deshpande I’ve always been drawn to epistolary literature–stories told through letters and diaries. A couple of favorite examples include Mark Dunn’s mind-blowingly clever Ella Minnow Pea, which is told through progressively lipogrammatic letters that the residents of a small island send to each other, and Marie Brennan’s The Memoirs of Lady Trent, which…
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5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in June 2026

These literary magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Short Story, LongShort Story, Long is a Substack-based magazine. You can read about them here. Each story will be paired with original artwork. They want stories of 2,000-8,000 words (3,000-5,500 words preferred).Deadline: 30 June 2026Length: See abovePay: $150Details here….
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Thin Places: Now Seeking Submissions

Thin Places is a new online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, “about thresholds between ordinary life and sacred spaces”. They’re looking for writing that evokes “renewed wonder and the courage to notice the unseen”. You can read the first issue of the journal online to get a sense of what they publish. Thin…
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Point of View Is a Contract with Your Readers

Point of view isn’t a camera angle. It’s more like—you stick your hand out and hope they take it. You’re basically saying, okay, stand here. This close. Not closer. I’ll show you this drawer, not that locked one. This is what you get to know. This is what you don’t. Once you make that deal,…
Issue Six Hundred Eighty

Ten Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in June 2026

This list focuses on ten 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…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Nine Manuscript Publishers Special Feature

NAVIGATIONS: Now Seeking Submissions

NAVIGATIONS is a new online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, inspired by the editors’ correspondence with poets and friends. In addition to publishing a range of poetry, they also favor epistolary writing, writing about place, road poems, collaborations, responses, and experimental essays. You can read the first issue online to get a sense…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Nine Literary Journals

Profanity Isn’t a Personality: How to Make Swearing Earn Its Place in Your Writing

By Bethany Bruno I can tell within one page when a writer mistakes profanity for voice. Swearing isn’t the problem. Substituting it for craft is. After a while, it blurs. Every line strikes the same emotional note. When every exchange turns into “Fuck this,” “What the fuck,” or “Shit,” nothing carries weight. The dialogue isn’t…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Nine

Notes from the Editor’s Desk: May 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: The Poetry Marathon is starting on June 13th 2026, and…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Eight

South Carolina Review: Now Seeking Submissions

South Carolina Review is a well-established print journal of poetry and fiction, housed at Clemson University. They sometimes publish creative nonfiction, scholarly essays, and book reviews too. You can read selections from the journal online to get a sense of what they publish. South Carolina Review was formerly called Southern Literary Magazine, and was founded…
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Writing Stakes Without Raising the Volume

Every workshop has that guy. “Can’t you just blow something up?” As if volume equals importance. Loud feels like stakes. But I’m more interested in the moment someone almost tells the truth and then swallows it. That tiny swallow? That’s dynamite. No smoke. Still wreckage. We’ve been trained to look for spectacle. Hostages. Deadlines ticking…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Eight Special Feature

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