Written by January 3rd, 2019

Five Journals Open to Submissions this January

All of these literary journals just re-opened to submissions on January 1st. As always, all of the literary journals do not have a reading fee. The literary journals are in no particular order.

Naugatuck River Review

This print journal focuses exclusively on publishing narrative poetry. Narrative poetry is poetry that tells a story or has a strong sense of story. You can get a feel for what they like to publish on their website. They are open to submissions till March 1st. You can learn more here.

SEVERINE

They are a print journal, seeking art, poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction. They are based out of the UK. They close to submissions on January 31st. You can learn more here.

Here Comes Everyone

Here Comes Everyone is a print magazine looking for submissions of poetry, short fiction, articles and artwork. They are currently seeking submissions for the theme CLASSIFIED. They close to submissions February 1st. To learn more go here.

Twist in Time

An electronic literary journal that focuses on time, every work submitted should be about time in some way. They publish poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Learn more here.

The Sunlight Press

An online literary journal with a high acceptance rate. They publish poetry, fiction, and creative non fiction as well as reviews and pieces for their “Artists on Craft Series”. Learn more here.

 

 

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Inkubator Books

Inkubator Books

This Dublin, Ireland-based press focuses on publishing crime fiction, mystery, and thrillers. They do not publish work outside of this genre, and they do not publish work outside of Amazon. Most of the work they publish do very well on Amazon through Kindle Unlimited. The books they publish are not just available digitally, they also…

Watertower Hill Publishing

Watertower Hill Publishing

A small press founded in 2020 by Joshua L. Daughrity, who publishes his work under the pen name Joshua Loyd Fox. It started out as a self-publishing operation, but expanded from there into anthologies. Watertower Hill held their first open reading period for manuscripts in 2023. They are transparent about how many authors they signed…

Subtle Body Press

Subtle Body Press

Subtle Body Press is a small press that publishes a schizo-philosophical / countercultural journal series called Seven Story Hotel and a short fiction focused literary journal called Body Shots, both of which are currently open to submissions. They are also seeking a novella-length work of fiction or creative nonfiction to publish this year.  This is…

Windhorse Publications

Windhorse Publications

Windhorse Publications is an independent publisher of English-language nonfiction books on Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness. The work they publish is for Buddhist practitioners of all stages as well as for non-Buddhist readership. They also say, “We are also interested in books exploring new directions in Buddhist scholarship.” Like most faith-based publications, they are only interested…