Issue Six Hundred Ninety Three

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in September 2026

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. They are open now, or will soon open for submissions. Apex MagazineThis is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy magazine. They want horror, science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream. “We want dark, beautiful, boundary-pushing speculative fiction — stories filled…
Issue Six Hundred Ninety Three

Freshwater Literary Journal: Now Seeking Submissions

Freshwater Literary Journal is print and online journal produced by the students at the Asnuntuck campus of Connecticut State Community College. They publish poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from around the world, as well as student writing. And they publish both experimental and traditional forms. You can read the journal online to get a sense of…
Issue Six Hundred Ninety Three Literary Journals

How to Distance Yourself from Your Characters, and Why You Should

By Itto Outini It’s natural for writers to invest emotionally in their characters. In fact, it’s an indispensable part of the creative process. However, as with all good things, it can be taken too far. Just as doting parents run the risk of smothering their children, writers run the risk of smothering their characters, pigeonholing…
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