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90 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (October 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….
Issue Six Hundred Forty Six

DASH: Now Seeking Submissions

DASH is a journal of brief writing published by California State University, Fullerton. The journal is produced by the students in the University’s Comparative Literature and Linguistics program, and each submission is considered by three to four readers. They showcase authors of all experience levels—new, emerging, and established—and they publish writing from around the world….
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Flash Issue Six Hundred Forty Six Literary Journals Poetry

“This Has Already Been Said”

By Sabyasachi Roy Writers love declaring originality dead. “Everything worth saying has already been said,” they moan, as if the Muse herself retired early and moved to a quiet villa with no forwarding address. And maybe it’s true—most “big ideas” are ancient. Love hurts? Shocking. Time passes? Groundbreaking. Death is inconvenient? We’ve been singing that…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Six Special Feature

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in October 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. Initially the new publication Faun by Moonlight was on this list, but they started demanding a 5.00 fee to offset the influx of submissions. While it’s understandable to close to…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Five Paying Market

Kismet Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Kismet is a new magazine of poetry, fiction, and essays that aims to offer “a fresh perspective on spirituality, religion, and mysticism for seekers and skeptics alike.” They accept writing by both emerging and established authors, and they aren’t connected with any specific religious tradition or spiritual perspective. Rather, their goal is, “to make space…
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Self-Doubt as a Constant Companion

By Sabyasachi Roy Self-doubt doesn’t wait for failure. You don’t have to flop publicly or get rejected. Doubt shows up before all that, like it already read your draft and hated it. Some days it whispers. Other days it screeches: Who told you, you could write? Why does this matter? Who’s going to care? And…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Five Special Feature

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in October 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 Forty Four Manuscript Publishers

Skylight 47 Poetry: Now Seeking Submissions

Skylight 47 is a poetry journal produced in Galway, Ireland and printed newspaper style. The journal is affiliated with Galway’s Over the Edge reading series and supported by the Galway community (the Arts Council, Galway City Council, and Galway County Council). They accept submission from around the world. Recent issues of Skylight 47 are only…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Four Literary Journals Poetry

Three Lessons From My First Podcast Tour

By Lory Widmer Hess I’m a writer, not a speaker. When I was in high school, an oral report was the assignment most likely to cause me to call in sick; now, though I have gotten over that total-panic reaction and become more at ease with talking in public, I still feel more comfortable with…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Four Special Feature

Notes from the Editor’s Desk: September 2025

Questionable Publishing Contracts; $3,000 Writing Grants; 8 Submissions Calls. 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 includes a wide range of opportunities for writers, news and information, and subscriber’s recent success stories….
Issue Six Hundred Forty Three Notes from the Editor's Desk Publishing Industry News

Flash Frog: Now Seeking Submissions

Flash Frog is an online journal of flash fiction under 1,000 words: “We like our stories like we like our dart frogs: small, brightly colored, and deadly to the touch.” Stories published in Flash Frog have gone on to be featured in anthologies like Best Microfiction, Wigleaf Top 50, Best Small Fictions, and Best of…
Flash Issue Six Hundred Forty Three Literary Journals

Rest, Burnout, and Permission

By Sabyasachi Roy  Burnout doesn’t knock. It just slips in, in a quiet manner, like the obedient nobody in a corporate setup. But somewhere down the line you start noticing. In a good, or bad, or in a neutral manner.  Burnout starts like that, maybe with a feeling when you think it’s just a phase…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Three Special Feature

Fifteen Wonderful Canadian Literary Journals

Authors Publish was founded in the United States, but has since moved to Canada. Our subscribers are based all over the world, with a majority based in the United States. A lot of the journals and publishers we cover are still based in the United States for two reasons. Some of the journals on this…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Three Special Feature

Truth and Reconciliation Day: September 30th

As some of our readers know, Authors Publish has been based in Canada for the last eight years. Every year on September 30th, Canada honors National Truth and Reconciliation Day as a federal holiday. The day honors the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities. For those who do not know, Indigenous…
Issue Six Hundred Forty Three

94 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (September 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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