Magazines
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Rattle
Our mission is to promote the practice of poetry,
The Mockingbird Magazine
Nonprofit journal that connects faith with the culture and the concerns of everyday life.
Iowa Review
Create a worldwide conversation among those who read and write contemporary literature.
Ninth Letter
The journal's mission is to present original literary writing of exceptional quality, illuminated by cutting-edge graphic design.
New England Review
A lit mag that gives readers a vital snapshot of the literary moment, four times a year, in its richness, complexity, and diversity.
Trails Magazine
A new type of independent, print magazine for backpackers and people who sleep in the dirt.
River Margin
A new journal focused on ecology, botany and the natural world, accepting poetry, fiction, essays, creative non-fiction, photography and visual art.
The Menu
The Menu is a new online space for flash fiction, prose poetry, hybrid work and strange little things that probably shouldn’t work but somehow do. We like writing that feels alive, emotionally alert a
Southern Humanities Review
Southern Humanities Review is the literary quarterly housed in the Department of English at Auburn University. Founded in 1967, SHR publishes fiction, poetry, and essays.
The Normal School
An online journal featuring nonfiction, fiction, poetry, criticism, journalism, author interviews, and multi-media texts. The bi-annual print magazine finished in spring 2019, ending its 11-year run.
Portland Review
Founded in 1956, Portland Review publishes prose, poetry, art, and translations reflecting a wide spectrum of aesthetic styles and voices. Produced by the graduate students in Portland State Universit
Northwest Review
Founded at the University of Oregon in 1957, the Northwest Review is a biannual publication, featuring fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, flash fiction/nonfiction, translations, and art.
KHÔRA Magazine
KHÔRA is a dynamic online arts space showcasing polyphonic, multi-genre writers and artists. Each issue features six carefully curated pieces — artwork and writing selected for the way they speak acro
Flame Tree Publishing
Independent publisher and creator of fine books, journals, notebooks and art calendars, with a focus on myths, gothic fantasy and great works. Regular open submission calls for our themed short-story
Reed Magazine
Reed Magazine is California’s oldest literary journal, tracing its heritage to 1867. Published annually by SJSU's creative writing department, Reed prides itself on delivering high-quality print issue
The Odyssey Youth Literary Magazine
Free, inclusive, easy to submit to, adventurous, and most of all, welcoming! We empower young creatives and provide them with a chance at free and easy publication.
Seneca Review
Lore Lorn
Lore Lorn publishes work rooted in oral tradition: folktales, family legends, ghost stories, urban legends, myths, superstitions, tall tales, and original contemporary lore.
HerStry
A literary magazine dedicated to telling the stories of women and female identifying individuals.
Michigan Quarterly Review
Founded in 1962, MQR has been publishing urgent and powerful literary voices for over sixty years as the flagship journal of the University of Michigan.