I was based in the United States while first submitting my work. I received over 40 rejections before I received my first acceptance. The first acceptance came from a UK-based journal. In fact throughout my first few years of actively submitting my work, most of my acceptances came from the UK.

Over time, this has changed. Now that I’m based in Canada most of my acceptances are from US-based journals, and to be fair there is a far larger range of journals based in the US than anywhere else.

Still I’ll often hear from subscribers wanting only to see lists based outside the US. We have a long list of international journals here that we update every year, but only now am I getting around to UK- and Canada-based journals (I plan to release the Canadian list next week).

Not all of my favorite UK-based journals are on this list, because this list doesn’t include any journal that charges for submissions. If we missed any of your favourites, please send me an email at support@authorspublish.com.

Not all of the journals are currently open to submissions, but most are.

CŌNFINGŌ Magazine
This beautiful print magazine is published by CŌNFINGŌ Publishing which is in Manchester. They publish poetry and prose and are a paying market. They no longer send out rejections. Please assume your work has been rejected if you have not heard from them after six months.

Mslexia 
This established UK based literary journal only publishes writing by women. They are a paying market and offer contributor copies. 

Fahmidan
Since founding the literary journal in 2020, the founders have started a small press. They are a paying market that publishes quarterly. They accept poems, short stories and creative nonfiction, as well as flash fiction and flash creative nonfiction.

EGG+FROG
This online literary magazines publishes a wide variety of creative work across many genres. At the time of this update they were closed to submissions.

The Lake
The Lake is dedicated to publishing all forms of poetry by new and established poets.

STREETCAKE
A magazine that publishes a range of experimental writing, they are closed to submissions at the time of this update.

Prole
Prole is a print magazine that publishes high quality, accessible poetry and prose. We aim to challenge, engage and entertain. They offer contributors free PDF copies, only.

Poetry London
This established and highly regarded market pays their contributors.

Inkfish Magazine
An online publication focusing publishing prose, poetry, and visual art.

Wildness
This highly respected online magazine has published many established and emerging writers.