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Five Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in June 2025

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month.Extra TeethThis Scottish magazine is open for fiction and creative nonfiction. They champion Scottish writers, but also accept international submissions. They want work for their print magazine, for which they pay…
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Ghost Light Lit: Now Seeking Submissions

Ghost Light Lit is an online journal of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, short screenplays, monologues, and more. They hope to “publish work that is both experimental and inspiring.” They also aim to showcase underrepresented voices. You can get a sense of what they publish by reading the journal online. Ghost Light Lit was launched in…
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How to Identify and Fight the Demon of Perfectionism

By Ratika Deshpande I wrote for years with no particular goal in mind. I blogged and wrote stories because it was fun. Occasionally, I’d submit a story or an essay, and get an acceptance here and there.  Then, a couple of years ago, I started sharing my work more actively and purposefully—I blogged more regularly,…
Issue Six Hundred Twenty Eight

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in June 2025

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 Twenty Seven

Fish Barrel Review: Now Seeking Submissions

Fish Barrel Review is an online publisher of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. They showcase a broad range of writing, from traditional to experimental. In general, they’re looking for memorable, emotionally resonant pieces: “We want work that challenges and inspires. We want work with empathy. We want work with urgency, work the world needs…
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Unusual Writing Formats: When Your Story Demands Footnotes, Letters, or a Series of Haikus

By Sabyasachi Roy A few years ago, I decided to write a short story for a competition. It started as a simple tale of a man trying to return a library book, but somewhere along the way, my brain decided, “Hey, what if the story was told entirely through increasingly absurd footnotes?” What began as…
Issue Six Hundred Twenty Seven Special Feature

14 Magazines Accepting Climate and Environmental Fiction

These magazines accept climate and environmental fiction. While cli-fi is usually a speculative fiction genre, in this list, we have also added magazines that accept environmental fiction in literary and other genres. Most of them also accept other themes and genres. Some of them pay writers. Most, but not all, of them are open for…
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Sontag Mag: Now Seeking Poetry Submissions

Sontag Mag is an online journal of poetry and poetry in translation. They are, “devoted to fostering a community of poets and translators and promoting works exceptional in craft.” You can read the journal online to get a sense of what they publish. Sontag Mag was established in 2023. They publish three issues each year,…
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Case Study: How The Coat Check Girl Came to Life

By Laura Buchwald I began writing The Coat Check Girl many years ago, without knowledge of what the path to publication entailed or whether that was even my goal. I’d been a writer since I learned to hold a pencil and had dabbled in short fiction. The idea for a longform project came to me…
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Notes from the Editor’s Desk: May 2025

Authors Guild Sues to Bring Back Grants; Major Newspapers Use AI to Recommend Books that Don’t Exist; Plus Publishing Opportunities,  Success Stories, and Editing Jobs This monthly column is published on the fourth Thursday of every month, and is an opportunity for me to share information that doesn’t fit anywhere else in our publication. This…
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Scavengers: Now Seeking Submissions

Scavengers is a journal of hybrid, experimental, cross-genre, mixed-media, fragmentary and flash writing. Produced by Querencia Press (a publisher that aims to “amplify overlooked voices”), Scavengers is looking for writing that’s difficult to classify or publish elsewhere: “Give us the weird art you think no one will love, the almost stories, the things you don’t…
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How to Get Back Into Writing

Ratika Deshpande Last year, while I wrote a lot, I also went through long phases where I couldn’t find the time to write, or didn’t feel like writing, until the state of not-having-written became too much to bear. When I did sit down to write, I couldn’t. The built-up frustration of the time away from my…
Issue Six Hundred Twenty Five Special Feature

The Mixtape Review: Now Seeking Submissions

The Mixtape Review is an online journal of poetry and prose, where every piece is published alongside a song chosen by the author: “Our mission is to celebrate the role music plays in our writing: it inspires us, keeps us going, and fills the all-too-often silent room with more than sounds of our frantic typing.”…
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89 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (May 2025)

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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Writing Advice I Ignore But Still Pretend to Follow

By Sabyasachi Roy Writing advice, ah. So full of wisdom. So universally agreed upon. So… annoying. Don’t get me wrong—I respect the craft. I admire the dedication. But some of the so-called golden rules of writing? Yeah, I nod along, then go home and do the exact opposite. And somehow, miraculously, the universe does not…
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