Issue Six Hundred Thirty Eight

90 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (August 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 Thirty Eight Special Feature

Aorta: Now Seeking Submissions

Please note: Duotrope lists a journal with the same name that is believed to be defunct (as of December 2012). This review is for a new and entirely different journal. Aorta is a new, youth-run literary magazine that explores the question, What does it mean to be human?: “Like the aorta, the heart’s main artery,…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Six Hundred Thirty Eight Literary Journals Poetry

In Praise of Repetition Loops, Echoes, and the Power of Return

By Sabyasachi Roy I woke up humming the same two lines of a poem for three mornings straight. And you know what? I kind of loved it. That stuck-in-your-head feeling is exactly what writers can aim for. A phrase that creeps back into your brain—whispered at the start of every chapter—turn into a little drumbeat…
Issue Six Hundred Thirty Eight Special Feature

  • Manuscript Publishers By Category

  • Literary Journals By Category