Literary Journals Publishing Fiction

wildscape. literary journal: Now Seeking Submissions

wildscape. is a new online journal of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. They love both whimsical and story-driven writing that evokes deep feeling: “Our goal is to blend whimsy with chaos, ethereal with truth, gentle with wild. We want to make you feel.” You can get a sense of what they like by reading the…

Cosmic Daffodil: Now Seeking Submissions

Cosmic Daffodil is an online journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and artwork. They like writing that carries the reader away and evokes deep emotion. They are a relatively approachable publisher, accepting around 27% of the writing they receive. They were featured by Chill Subs as one of the 25 best lit mags of 2023. Cosmic…

The Meadow: Now Seeking Submissions

The Meadow is a journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction produced and published by the students at Truckee Meadow Community College in Reno, Nevada. The journal features writing by both new and established authors, such as Kim Barnes, Bob Hicok, and Alyson Hagy. Writing published in The Meadow has gone on to receive recognition in…

Beaver Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Beaver Magazine is an online journal of poetry, flash fiction and nonfiction, hybrid writing, and art. The magazine has a distinctly friendly feeling, echoed in their guidelines: “We love works of any kind. You won’t find a strict, gatekeeping submission guideline in these waters. Writing and reading is for peace, not stress.” Although they accept…

Reverie Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Reverie is an online journal of short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and artwork. They hope to use their journal to encourage connection and amplify unheard voices: “By fostering a welcoming community, Reverie hopes to inspire change and make art accessible to all.” Reverie is an approachable journal; they accept around 40% of the submissions they receive. You…

Vassar Review: Now Seeking Submissions

Vassar Review is a print and digital publication produced by Vassar College. They publish a wide range of writing and artwork: “We consider all artistic and literary forms, including painting, photography, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, scripts, and screenplays, but also forms that often prove difficult to present, such as new media art, spoken-word poetry and performances,…

Meetinghouse: Now Seeking Submissions

Meetinghouse is a print journal (with some content occasionally published online) produced by undergraduate students at Dartmouth College. They showcase a broad range of writing: “We welcome all forms of writing, both creative and critical.” This includes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction as well as “genre-bending & genre-blending” work (which they especially love). You can get…

Portland Review: Now Seeking Submissions

Portland Review is an established online publication of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations, produced by the graduate students at Portland State University’s English Department. Founded in 1956, Portland Review has published many well-known authors like Tess Gallagher, Richard Hugo, Carol Muske-Dukes, and Yusef Komunyakkaa. They also feature emerging and unpublished writers alongside these established voices….

The Imagist: Now Seeking Submissions

The Imagist is an online journal of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The journal was originally published by and for the students at McGill University in Canada, but now submissions are open to everyone. They are looking for original writing that feels, “new, fresh, and concise.” You can find out more about what they like by…

Trollbreath Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Trollbreath Magazine is a new online publisher of speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They publish a wide variety of genres and styles: “Our interests are as varied as the endless amount of genres, from dark fantasy to hope punk to surrealism, and everything in between.” But they especially love slipstream and fabulism. They also like…

Dishsoap Quarterly: Now Seeking Submissions

Dishsoap Quarterly is an online publication of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Self-described as a “nerdy, uncool, earnest magazine,” that is “too bad at math to care about measuring accolades against one another,” Dishsoap quarterly has a fun, contemporary online presence. They accept a wide range of styles, and you can get a sense of what…

Thirteen Bridges Review: Now Seeking Submissions

Please note: This journal was formerly called THAT Literary Review. Thirteen Bridges Review is an online and print journal produced by the Department of English and Philosophy at Auburn University at Montgomery. They seek to publish excellent fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from around the world. They publish both emerging and established authors, and they’re…

Penstricken: Now Seeking Submissions

Penstricken is a new online journal of short fiction and poetry. Their goal is to showcase writing by new authors (though they do accept writing from authors at all levels), and to offer readers stories and poems with vivid, compelling characters. “We love stories that draw us into the beating heart of a character and…

The Nomad: Now Seeking Submissions

The Nomad is a new literary journal of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, letters, and essays. Their aim is to find forgotten literary treasures, and to publish them. They invite each author to submit two of their favorite pieces—one published and one unpublished. In doing so, they hope to create a space for writing that…

The Cumberland River Review: Now Seeking Submissions

The Cumberland River Review is an established online journal of fiction, nonfiction essays, poetry, and art, produced and published by Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. They seek submissions from around the world, and they showcase a wide range of forms and styles. You can read the journal online to get a sense of what…

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