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Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in April 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 Manuscript Publishers

Jagged Edge: Now Seeking Submissions

Jagged Edge is a new literary magazine of “sharp, pointed” poetry and prose. They accept all genres and styles of writing, and they especially love the unexpected: “we encourage the weird and unclassifiable. we crave the authentic and the raw. we want it all.” You can read Jagged Edge online to get a sense of…
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Creating Chemistry Between Your Characters

By Julie Shackman Chemistry between your characters in your writing is everything. If there’s no chemistry between the two, how can you expect your readers to believe that they find each other attractive and can fall in love? But how can you achieve chemistry between your characters? Light that Spark All romance novels need their…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy

Using Origin Stories to Sell More Books

By Rachel Carrington As crowded as today’s publishing market is, a good book may not stand out. Readers have so many options in their preferred genre. An outstanding description can catch their eye and help you make a sale, but oftentimes, if you’re a newer author, it’s difficult to get your foot in the door….
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Special Feature

Notes from The Editor’s Desk (March 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: Last Girls’ Club: The Witches’ Cosmo Summer is reading for…
Issue Six Hundred Sixty Nine Notes from the Editor's Desk

Cahava: Now Seeking Submissions

Cahava is a new quarterly journal of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They welcome submissions from around the world, and they also publish translations. Now through April 15, Cahava is seeking submissions for their first issue, scheduled for publication this spring. Although they are open to submissions year-round, they hold deadlines for specific issues. Authors of…
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Pacing as Moral Choice

Pacing gets taught like it’s a knob. Turn left for slow burn, right for thriller. Add a car chase. Cut the backstory. Keep it moving. That kind of advice makes pacing sound mechanical, like oiling a hinge. It isn’t. It’s closer to deciding who deserves a full sentence and who gets brushed off with “and…
Issue Six Hundred Sixty Nine

84 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (March 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….
Issue Six Hundred Sixty Eight

Olúmọ Review: Now Seeking Poetry Submissions

Olúmọ Review is an online poetry journal produced in Ogun State, Nigeria. They are looking for powerful poetry: “poetry that is bold, poetry that would collide with rocks and grind them to powder … that kicks in the teeth, that guts the heart”. They are also looking for poetry that balances the personal and the…
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The Most Important Lesson I Learned After a Decade of Writing

Once you’ve decided you’re going to write, how do you actually start? Well, you start with an idea—but where do you get those? Over a decade of writing, I’ve tried to find countless answers to that question. But there’s only one that actually holds weight, that proves its truth repeatedly, no matter how long you’ve…
Issue Six Hundred Sixty Eight

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in March 2026

These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Apex MagazineThis is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy magazine publishing short fiction, essays, and interviews. They also accept nonfiction pitches (not submissions). They’re open during certain months this year, including March, for short fiction.Deadline: 31 March 2026Length: Up…
Issue Six Hundred Sixty Seven

Unearthed: Now Seeking Submissions

Unearthed is an online literary journal of environmental writing, published by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. They are looking for writing that, “offers insight and attention—be it long deferred or newly cultivated—to our complex relationships with our environments.” They accept all forms of creative work—poetry, fiction, creative and critical nonfiction, photography, videos, and…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Six Hundred Sixty Seven Literary Journals Poetry

The Perfection of the Wrong Word

Some sentences don’t start living till you punch them in the kneecap. I swear. You toss the “correct” word in there—the polite, ironed, Sunday-best vocabulary—and the line just sits like a bored cucumber. No pulse. No trouble. No spark. But then you stick in the “wrong” word, the one grammar teachers glare at from beyond…
Issue Six Hundred Sixty Seven Special Feature

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Submissions in March 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 Sixty Six Manuscript Publishers

The Martello: Now Seeking Submissions

This Dublin-based literary journal is open to submissions through the 16th of March. They state their goal on their home page as: “We aim to collect and protect the works of artists, from Ireland and beyond.” You can get a good feel for what they publish by reading their most recent issue here. They publish…
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