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streetcake: Accepting Submissions

streetcake is a UK-based literary journal that is focused on publishing experimental writing. They do not have a stated deadline but they are currently reading for their August issue. They were founded in 2022. Please note that they do seem to use multiple approaches to their title. It is called STREET CAKE and street cake…

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Gnome & Bone Magazine: Seeking Submissions

Gnome & Bone Magazine is a literary magazine that is “cultivating an ever-growing forest of fantasy and folklore.” They describe themselves as “Rooted in myth, magic, and the gothic imagination, we publish stories, poetry, and artwork online and in print.” They have published one electronic issue so far, which you can read here. The masthead…

FEED THE HOLY: Now Seeking Submissions

FEED THE HOLY is an online journal of writing that promotes peace and positivity. They’re looking for writing that explores questions such as: “What brings you joy? How do you feed the holy or sacred in your life or community? How do you nurture love and kindness? What is it like to be human in…

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The Brooklyn Rail: Now Seeking Submissions

The Brooklyn Rail is a respected print and online publication. Each issue features a small selection of poetry and solicited fiction, as well as a much larger selection of critical articles and contemplations about arts and culture. They cover a wide range of topics: music, theater, dance, film, art, literature, architecture, and more. You can…

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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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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…

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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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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,…

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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:…

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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…

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New Nottingham Journal: Now Seeking Submissions

New Nottingham Journal is a print publication of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and slow journalism, published in Nottingham. They just launched last year, in 2025, and their first issue, which features 44 contributors from around the world, sold out. They showcase established authors alongside new voices. The first issue of New Nottingham Journal was sold…

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After Brunch Journal: Now Seeking Submissions

After Brunch Journal is a new publication of poetry, short stories, flash fiction, and essays, as well as hybrid and experimental forms. They are especially interested in speculative writing and writing that carries a sense of the uncanny. They want pieces that “blur genre, bend time, and haunt the reader.” You can get a sense…

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Micromance Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Micromance Magazine is a Substack based publication focused on publishing “flash” Romance. Which is to say that they publish only stories firmly rooted in the Romance genre that are of varying lengths, but all under 1,200 words. They also publish Romance poetry. If you do not write Romance this is not the right literary journal…

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The Metaworker: Now Seeking Submissions

The Metaworker is an online journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and writing that doesn’t fit within genre categories. They aim to be open-minded, and they love the unexpected: “we want you to surprise us, show us something we haven’t seen before. Send us your quirky, unconventional work”. You can read the journal online to get…

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Northern Spy: Now Seeking Submissions

Northern Spy is an online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, produced and published by Finger Lakes Community College. They accept submissions from both new and established authors from around the world, and they also reserve space in each issue for undergraduate authors from the Finger Lakes and Rochester regions. They’re looking for “rich…

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