Literary Journals Publishing Fiction

ARMCHAIR/SHOTGUN: Now Accepting Submissions

ARMCHAIR/SHOTGUN is a print literary journal that was founded in 2008. They are committed to printing unusual and strange works of poetry, non-fiction, and fiction. They are also looking for visual art. ARMCHAIR/SHOTGUN recently had a successful indiegogo campaign which should help support them during the next five years. As a literary journal they have…

One Teen Story: Now Open To Submissions

One Teen Story is a literary magazine for teens and adults who read young adult fiction. They publish 12 issues a year digitally and in print. Each issue contains only one story. They pay their authors $500 dollars and 25 contributor copies for first North American serial rights. The rights revert back to the author…

Pith: A New Journal Open To Submissions

Pith is a brand new online literary journal that has just opened to submissions from poets and writers. Their first issue is forthcoming later this year. They have a fun website and some interesting details about what they are looking for. They feel very contemporary and are looking to publish unusual work. Pith publishes poems,…

One Throne: Now Accepting Submissions

One Throne is an electronic journal based out of Canada. They put out four issues every year. They publish narrative non-fiction, flash fiction, fiction, and poetry. They are open to genre work including science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, and mystery. They respond to most submissions in less than a week, but do not query unless…

The 11 Best Literary Journals in 2014

In 2014 we reviewed well over 50 literary journals. Some were just summary reviews as part of a larger list, but most were comprehensive reviews that thoroughly described submission guidelines and the journal’s preferences. As a way of celebrating 2014, the first full year of publication for Authors Publish, we have created a list of…

Alimentum: The Literature of Food

Alimentum: The Literature of Food, is an online literary journal devoted to food. They publish poetry, fiction, non-fiction, book reviews, music, and videos about food. It is a unique and interesting journal because of its narrow focus on food related writing. They are based out of Nashville. They have been around since 2005 and have…

BALLOONS Lit. Journal (BLJ): Accepting Submissions

BALLOONS Lit. Journal (BLJ) is an electronic literary journal of poetry, fiction and art that is primarily aimed at young readers aged around 10-16. They have a beautiful and easy to navigate website. BLJ is based out of Hong Kong. However they only publish English language writing. They are planning to publish their inaugural issue…

3 Very Unusual Literary Journals

Most literary journals are pretty predictable. There is a front cover and a back cover if it is a print journal. Online the format is more varied, but usually with similar results. There might be some art work or some audio that makes the presentation have a little more depth. But mostly they are variations…

Zest Literary Journal: Open to Submissions

Zest is an electronic literary journal based out of the UK. They publish poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. They have been around since 2013. They release four issues every year. They are closing to submissions after November 30th. The theme of the issue is “Wake me up”. You must submit something that interacts with this…

Granta: Open To Submissions

Updated November 2017 Granta just started charging 4 dollars for prose submissions, although poetry submissions are still free. They said the prose submission charge is experimental. Granta is one of those established journals that has a great reputation and actually appears to have active readers. They publish a wide variety of fiction, creative non-fiction, and…

Edge: Open To Submissions

Edge is a literary journal published yearly by Tahoe Writers Works. Edge is a beautifully presented print journal. They try to focus writing that bites, that has some sort of edge. They are open to genre, as long as the writing is high quality and pushes the boundaries in terms of expectations. Because Edge is…

The Quotable: Open To Submissions

The Quotable is a quarterly literary journal. They publish both electronically and in print. They are currently open to submissions until the 1st of December. They publish short fiction, poetry, and creative non fiction. They focus on publishing work that is quotable. The issue they are currently reading for is themed. They are looking for…

580 Split: Open To Submissions

*Corrected version – the original version included information from last years theme. We apologize for causing any confusing. 580 Split is a print and electronic journal published by English graduate students at Mills College in Oakland, California. They are accepting work from new, emerging, and established writers of non-fiction, poetry, and fiction. They are also…

BOMB Magazine: Now Accepting Submissions

BOMB Magazine focuses on publishing words and art. They have 52 electronic issues every year and four print issues. Their mission is to deliver the artist’s voice by publishing conversations between painters, novelists, poets, musicians, filmmakers, and actors. They also publish original works of fiction and poetry, excerpts of novels, and first-time translations into English….

Akashic Press: Open to Flash Fiction Submissions

Akashic Press is a Baltimore based independent publisher that has produced a number of books including the bestselling illustrated book Go the F*ck to Sleep. Akashic Press is not currently open to manuscript submissions at this time, however they publish three electronic literary supplements that contained themed flash fiction. These three electronic publications are all…

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