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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….
Issue Six Hundred Eighty

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

Superpresent: Now Seeking Submissions

Superpresent is a print and digital journal of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. They are looking for writing that conveys some aspect of what they call the “super present”: “It could be something very much in the here and now, or something beyond the present state of being or thinking, or something surreal,…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Six Hundred Seventy Seven Literary Journals Poetry

81 Publishing Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (May 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 Seventy Seven Special Feature Uncategorized

How and Why I’m Creating a Physical Archive of My Writing

Recently, I printed out around two dozen manuscripts of my short fiction and non-fiction. I’m also in the process of printing out my blog posts and the diaries I kept on a Google Doc early during the pandemic.  I’m not doing this to put together a book and submit it to a publisher. Instead, I’m…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Seven

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in May 2026

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re open now, or will soon open for submissions. The Stinging FlyThis Ireland-based journal is open for submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for their Winter 2026-27 issue. They also accept translations. They also have a submission FAQ page.Deadline: 20 May 2026 (5 pm Irish time)Length:…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Six Paying Market Special Feature

Public School Poetry: Now Seeking Submissions

Public School Poetry is online journal of poetry and craft essays, in which each contributor writes an essay about another contributor’s poems. Despite their name, they are not specifically seeking poems about school, and they are not specifically seeking poems written by students. You can read the journal online to get a sense of what…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Six Literary Journals Poetry

Why I’m No Longer Chasing 100 Rejections Every Year

Back when I first decided to actively start sending my work out into the world—instead of making 2 submissions per year—Kim Liao’s viral article, “Why You Should Aim for 100 Rejections a Year” came to me at just the right time. Although I’d not been as much of a perfectionist back then, my goals were…
Issue Six Hundred Seventy Six Special Feature

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