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The Manifest Station: Now Seeking Submissions

The Manifest Station was founded in 2011. This is what they have to say about what they publish: “The Manifest Station is a literary safe space for essays about the complicated, beautiful, and hard parts of being alive. Since 2011, we have published personal writing about grief, healing, courage, family, relationships, and the full spectrum…
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Bending Genres: Now Seeking Submissions

Bending Genres describes itself by saying it is “committed to publishing the best fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction,  from dedicated writers.” It’s easy to get a feel for what they publish by reading their most recent issue here. They nominate for the Best Small Fictions, Best Microfictions, Best of the Net, and Pushcart Prizes. They…
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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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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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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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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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Cahava: Now Seeking Submissions

Cahava is a new quarterly journal of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They welcome submissions from around the world, and they also publish translations. Now through April 15, Cahava is seeking submissions for their first issue, scheduled for publication this spring. Although they are open to submissions year-round, they hold deadlines for specific issues. Authors of…
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Unearthed: Now Seeking Submissions

Unearthed is an online literary journal of environmental writing, published by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. They are looking for writing that, “offers insight and attention—be it long deferred or newly cultivated—to our complex relationships with our environments.” They accept all forms of creative work—poetry, fiction, creative and critical nonfiction, photography, videos, and…
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antae: Now Seeking Submissions

antae is a digital journal of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and more, published by the University of Malta. antae was first established in 2013 as an academic journal, and was relaunched in 2024 as a journal of creative writing. Since then they’ve published three issues with writing from 22 to 29 contributors. The issues are…
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149 Review: Now Seeking Submissions

149 Review is a new online journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that celebrates writing with careful attention to craft: “Something as simple as a line-break can bring us to tears. Something as complex as rhythm can put us in a trance.” They’re looking for craft that’s thoughtful and intentional, and for writing that…
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Shadowplay: Now Seeking Submissions

Shadowplay is an annual print journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, published by the University of Arkansas, Monticello. They are looking for writing that “dances in liminal spaces,” and “illuminates the pieces of our world which otherwise go unseen.” You can get a sense of what they publish by reading samples from the print…
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Root Smoke: Now Seeking Submissions

Root Smoke is a new online journal of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and artwork. They also sometimes publish other literary offerings like book reviews, interviews, and hybrid writing. Their mission is to bridge divides within the literary world: “Root Smoke brings together genre writers, literary writers, visual artists and more within a single threaded and…
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Zine Machine: Now Seeking Submissions

Zine Machine is an online lit mag and real-life zine vending machine. The quarterly lit mag features selections from five zines and is available to read for free online. The full-length zines are also available for purchase; they are created by paid artists and folded by hand. The zine vending machine is a pop-up installation…
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The Dilettante: Now Seeking Submissions

The Dilettante zine is an online and print publication founded in 2018. They accept submissions on a rolling basis for their website. They also have an email list that alerts readers of when submissions are open for their print issue, which you can sign up for here. You can see the digital version of the…
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