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Useful Resources : Websites for Poets and Writers : Literary Periodicals
52-250: A Year of Flash
This website launched in 2010 publishes original flash fiction up to 250 words. Each week will have a theme associated with it. Entrants have until Sunday night each week to submit a story for that particular week. Themes are announced six weeks in advance. Good variety of authors, quirky themes, handsome artwork.
| | A Million Stories
Diverse, well-written online archive of personal anecdotes submitted by readers from around the world. Editors say: "Some moments in our lives seem to stay with us forever...an incident that seemed to sum up all our feelings and make life stand still for a few seconds." Submit your own literary snapshots (length is usually one paragraph to one page), or just read a new story online every day.
| | Able Muse
A high-quality journal of contemporary formal verse, both serious and light, with essays and reviews.
| | Anti-
The online journal Anti- is contrarian, a devil’s advocate that primarily stands against the confinement of poetry in too-small boxes. Anti- wants to provide a single arena for a wide range of styles and ideas, so these different kinds of poets and poems can either fight it out or learn to coexist. Submissions accepted by email.
| | Aristos: An Online Review of the Arts
Fans of The New Criterion will appreciate this online journal of arts criticism and aesthetics, which is founded on the "objectivist" philosophy of Ayn Rand. Editor Louis Torres says, "Critical of both modernism and postmodernism, Aristos vigorously opposes the increasingly bizarre and inscrutable work promoted in the name of art since the early years of the twentieth century--from abstract painting and sculpture through the seemingly endless concoctions of postmodernism. In addition, Aristos champions contemporary work that, like the art of the past, is concerned with fundamental human values, and is both intelligible and well crafted."
| | Arts & Letters PRIME
Arts & Letters is the literary journal of Georgia College & State University. Launched in 2011, Arts & Letters Prime is their online multimedia offshoot, customized for iPad/iPhone. PRIME publishes shorter literary works than the print edition, accompanied by graphics, audio, and video.
| | Assisi
Assisi, the online literary journal of St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY, accepts submissions of poetry, stories, essays (academic or
personal), photos and artwork. Send 1-3 poems or one prose piece, maximum 20 double-spaced pages. One submission per person per
genre. Entries should be sent as MS Word or RTF attachments to assisi@sfc.edu.
Author's name and contact information should not appear anywhere in the attached
manuscript. Instead, include your name, address, phone, email, entry titles and genres in the body of the email message. Email Dr. Wendy Galgan, editor, with questions.
| | Between the Lines
Webzine associated with The Editorial Department,
a well-established manuscript-editing service, offers
original interviews, craft articles, essays, forums
and blogs to keep writers and publishing
professionals informed about today's book
publishing market. The Editorial Department offers a
range of editing and marketing services for your
prose manuscript or screenplay. We like their
transparency with respect to price, which is not
always the case with their competitors.
| | Blackbird
Blackbird is a multimedia online literary journal, co-sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University and New Virginia Review. They publish poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, artwork, and audio and video works. Prominent authors published in Blackbird include Linda Bierds, Norman Dubie, George Garrett, Beckian Fritz Goldberg, Philip Levine, Spencer Reece, and Mathias Svalina.
| | Blithe House Quarterly
Online literary journal publishes short stories by emerging and established gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered authors. They also accept work by straight authors on GLBT themes.
| | Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Twice-yearly online journal publishes short pieces that straddle the boundary between prose-poems and essays. Eclectic, thought-provoking, occasionally surreal. Closed to submissions in summer.
| | Brew City Magazine
Literary webzine from Milwaukee is seeking unpublished poetry, fiction and interviews. Both mainstream and fantasy/horror accepted. You must join their free email list in order to submit your work. Horror fans, check out their interview with Poppy Z. Brite.
| | Broad! (a gentlelady's magazine)
This semi-annual online journal launched in 2011 is a feminist literary magazine that accepts poetry, fiction, essays, photography, and artwork from female-identified persons. Broad! exists "because stories by women are printed in other magazines less often than men's, because in the past women have had to publish under male pseudonyms or under no name at all and from what we’re seeing, literary culture...is less equitable than we’d hoped. Because we write about ghosts, or families, or love, or other implausible things. Because our art is considered 'domestic fiction' instead of 'the Great American Novel.'" Submissions may be on any topic.
| | Buddhist Poetry Review
Buddhist Poetry Review is a quarterly online magazine dedicated to publishing fresh and insightful Buddhist poetry. "Our vision encompasses the full spectrum of Buddhism, and we welcome submissions from authors who write from any perspective." Submissions are accepted via their online form. See website for special themes for each issue.
| | BULL Men's Fiction
New journal, currently online-only, seeks "fiction for thinking men". BULL is at once a journal of Men's Fiction and an inquiry into what Men's
Fiction is. They seek bold stories that address men's issues and appeal to a male audience. Submit by email; see guidelines and sample
work on website.
| | Cerise Press
This international online journal of literature, arts, and culture has published such authors as Tess Gallagher, Dorianne Laux, Yusef Komunyakaa, Victoria Chang, Richard Jackson, and Mahmoud Darwish (translated by Fady Joudah). They are open to submissions in photography, art, and poetry, including translations in French, Chinese, and Spanish. Send query by email before submitting prose.
| | Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
This twice-yearly online journal publishes English-language creative writing and artwork from and about Asia. Their "Lost Teas" section accepts reprints of pieces that were previously published in journals/magazines that have now folded. See website for submission guidelines and issue themes. Enter by email.
| | Chroma: A Queer Literary and Arts Journal
This British literary journal publishes and promotes edgy, lyrical, and challenging prose, poetry and artwork by lesbian, gay, bi and trans writers and artists. They also offer an international queer writing competition.
| | CipherJournal
Online journal of literary translation seeks creative approaches to poetry and prose by classic and contemporary authors. The editors say: "We believe in the place of translation to inspire stronger literature; without cross-fertilization, no growth can last. We aim to focus on literary translation in its broadest sense, cracking open this often-neglected field by melding the invisibility of the translator with the identity of the artist. We will achieve this by publishing creative works of art & literature that call attention to the process of translation. We will also include reviews of translated literature—both new and old—with a special emphasis on the merits of the translation."
| | Conte
Biannual webzine Conte publishes "narrative writing of the highest quality". Submit 1-3 free verse poems, maximum 100 lines each, or one short story, novel excerpt or creative nonfiction piece, maximum 8,000 words, by email only. Editors say, "Conte is a web journal that aims to promote the art of telling stories. We founded it on the belief that real narrative, in both prose and poetry, is often the best vehicle for communicating feelings, ideas, and experiences in a way readers can truly internalize." Recent contributors include Paul Hostovsky, John Repp, and Martin Willitts Jr.
| | Contrary
Contrary, a literary journal, was founded in 2003 by students and alumni of the University of Chicago's masters program in the humanities. Now based on the South Side of Chicago, it publishes original commentary, fiction, and poetry from around the world. This is a paying market. Regular contributors have included Shaindel Beers, Kiki Petrosino, Gregory Lawless, Corey Mesler, and Edward McWhinney.
| | Contrary Magazine
This online poetry journal edited by Shaindel Beers believes that poetry is contrary by nature,
always defying, always tonguing the tang of
novelty. The editors look especially for plurality of meaning, for dual reverberation of beauty and concern. Submit up to 3 poems per quarterly issue (deadlines are March 1, June 1, September 1, December 1). Authors are paid $20 per appearance. Contrary Magazine also publishes book reviews. See website for guidelines.
| | Conversations Across Borders
Proceeds from the sale of this literary journal support writing and literacy programs in the US and abroad. They accept online submissions of
poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and book reviews, year-round. Editors say, "We believe that reading and writing lets us to see the world
through the eyes of others and share our viewpoints with others. These conversations help us understand our shared relationship with one
another. We develop the ability to make culturally, socially, and individually formed decisions toward a sustainable future."
| | Daily s-Press
Dorothee Lang, editor of BluePrintReview, an English-language online literary journal based in Germany, began this blog in March 2010 to review new books of poetry and prose from small independent presses. The site looks beyond the usual university press prizewinners to showcase innovative writers and publishers.
| | Damazine
Online literary journal based in Damascus, Syria publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in English. Enter online. Modest payment for published authors. Editors say, "We aim to become the treasure house for quality literature related to the Muslim world. For those of you who search for truths that can't be expressed in news reports or feature articles, we pray that Damazine will become one of your regular stops."
| | Deep South
Literary journal of the University of Otago, New Zealand, has an international reach, publishing such authors as Elisha Porat, Sarah Jane Barnett and Robert Gibbons. Issues are available online as PDF files.
| | DesiLit Magazine
DesiLit is a twice-yearly online journal celebrating exceptional contemporary writing and visual art focused on South Asia and the diaspora. Submissions must either be about this region, or by authors of South Asian nationality or heritage. South Asia is defined as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka. Editors say, "Our magazine will print essays, fiction, humor, poetry, reviews, and art. We plan to attract, nurture, and promote artists whose work breaks established molds attached to definitions of South Asia, and hope to showcase their material
so that it is accessible to all audiences. We are also interested in pieces that celebrate traditional art forms." See website for submission guidelines and material from the first issue.
| | DMQ Review
Online journal DMQ, or Disquieting Muses Quarterly, pairs lyrical poems with evocative photos and artwork. 'Poet's Bookshelf' feature interviews contemporary writers about the books that have influenced them, alongside a selection of their own work.
| | Double Room
This biannual online literary publication explores the intersection of prose poetry and flash fiction. The site features poems by contemporary writers such as Peter Jay Shippy, Lesle Lewis, Tina Celona, Eleni Sikelianos, Cecilia Woloch, and Arielle Greenberg, as well as e-chapbooks, book reviews, and scholarly essays on poetics.
| | Ducts.org
A non-profit biannual showcase of the best personal stories on the web. Features poetry, humor, fiction and audio-visual arts from promising emerging writers worldwide. Ducts sponsors a monthly New York City reading series at the celebrated literary venue KGB Bar and an essay writing contest.
| | Educe
This quarterly online journal, launched in 2012 by editor Matthew Haynes, publishes literary fiction, essays, poetry, and artwork by queer-identified authors from around the world. Submit by email.
| | Entelechy: Mind & Culture
Online literary journal publishes poetry, fiction and essays that engage psychological, philosophical, spiritual, scientific, political, mathematical, semiotic, memetic, postmodern, evolutionary, and revolutionary ideas with beauty and creativity.
| | Eyeshot
The faint of heart and the chronically sincere should not submit to this online journal of short prose and artwork with an attitude, whose submission guidelines include advice such as "please try not to send something about an emotionally cathartic moment from your childhood unless it involves dead clowns".
| | Fade Poetry Journal
Monthy webzine launched in 2011 features short contemporary poems. Editors say, "We are a fan of free-verse, image, surprise and the polemic." Contributors have included Jim Bennett, Chris Fuqua, and Laura LeHew.
| | Fantasy Magazine
Online weekly magazine publishes all varieties of fantasy fiction, plus essays, interviews, and reviews. High fantasy, contemporary and urban tales, surrealism, magical realism, science fantasy, and folktales can all be found in Fantasy Magazine. The editors are Cat Rambo and Sean Wallace. Reading period is September 1-November 15. No simultaneous submissions.
| | Fiction Writers Review
This online journal publishes author interviews and reviews of books by emerging authors of literary fiction.
| | Fiddler Crab Review
This website specializes in poetry chapbook reviews. Self-published and older collections are also eligible. Authors showcased on the site have included Lori Desrosiers, Susan Terris, John Surowiecki, and Douglas Goetsch.
| | First Literary Review-East
Launched in 2010 by poets Cindy Hochman and Karen Neuberg, this monthly online literary journal publishes short poems (16 lines maximum) by emerging authors. All genres welcome, including political satire, humor, and lyric poems. Previously published work accepted.
| | firstwriter Magazine
Promising new online literary journal out of the UK. Welcomes online submissions of fiction and poetry. Sponsors a poetry competition as well.
| | Flash Fiction Online
Literary e-zine publishes flash fiction in the 700-1,000 word range. Editors have a particular interest in science fiction, fantasy and mysteries. Payment: 5 cents a word.
| | Folded Word Press
Publisher of the Twitter-zines Form.Reborn and PicFic, which feature poems and stories that are 140 characters or less. See website for their other print and online publishing projects.
| | Forty Ounce Bachelors
Launched in 2011, this "electro-literary magazine" out of Austin, TX publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and pop-culture reviews. They promise to provide feedback on all submissions. Editors say, "Our name comes from combining chic with grit. This works to promote our efforts of working with high-class literature in a more democratic fashion. We strive to work with art in a way that's accessible from the street and the university."
| | Fresh Yarn
Online salon for personal essays publishes new content monthly from a talented group of writers, directors, producers, performers and personalities. Recent contributors include NPR commentator James Braly, poetry slam champion Lisa Buscani, screenwriter Katie Ford and actresses Illeana Douglas and Lauren Tom.
| | Fringe Magazine
Quarterly webzine publishes literature, art and criticism with a progressive or experimental flavor. See website for upcoming themed issues and submission periods for each genre. Editors say, "We founded Fringe to fight against the homogenization of culture and the loss of revolutionary literature at the high-literary and popular levels. This loss of variety stems from the politics of market capitalism and mass media. Because larger retailers market to mainstream perspectives, magazines that cater to specific groups (feminist, Afrofuturist, environmental) find themselves going the way of the eight-track. Such journals provide the natural mechanism by which fringe writers mix into the mainstream. Without them, corporate media rules unopposed, eliminating competing voices, or worse, co-opting their style while stripping these voices of their content. To combat this trend, we founded a free and readily available magazine to disseminate progressive voices to everyone."
| | FutureCycle Poetry
New literary webzine is "dedicated to publishing lasting poetry that works in all tenses: past, present, and future." FutureCycle hopes to expand their offerings to include services and resources for writers, publishers and readers, including online databases and reselling and/or distributing poetry books and magazines. They're currently seeking poetry, artwork and reviews. Email submissions preferred. No simultaneous submissions; previously published work accepted if it has not appeared in print or online in the past 10 years.
| | GirlSpeak
GirlSpeak is a pro-women web-based literary and visual art magazine that seeks to provide a platform for those who identify as female. They
showcase original works by young women and male allies ages 12-22 for an international readership. Editors say: "GirlSpeak is a respectful, diverse and empowered space, a reference for everyday life. We aspire to emulate self-knowledge, awareness of the world around us, and activism through art." See website for submission guidelines.
| | Glitterpony
Online literary journal edited by writers in Philadelphia, PA and Fukushima City, Japan publishes a mix of emerging and established writers, with a preference for experimental work. Past contributors include Mathias Svalina, Julia Cohen, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, James Tate, and Joshua Beckman.
| | Gloom Cupboard
Irreverent British e-zine publishes poetry, flash fiction, stories and articles about contemporary culture. Surreal and satirical works are welcomed.
| | Grantland
Online lit mag features essays on sports and pop culture by editor Bill Simmons and authors such as Chuck Klosterman.
| | HEArt Journal Online: Human Equity Through Art
HEArt is an online journal that promotes the role of artists as human rights activists. They publish contemporary poetry, fiction, essays, music, videos, and artwork that challenge discrimination and promote social justice. Their print edition, published 1997-2002, featured writers such as Martin Espada, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Sekou Sundiata, and Stacey Waite. HEArt re-launched in online form in 2013.
| | Hoot: A Postcard Review
Hoot publishes very short creative writing (150 words maximum for fiction and nonfiction, 150 words and 10 lines maximum for poetry) in postcard format. Submissions are accepted by email year-round, with 1-3 pieces published per month. Submission fee is $2 for 1-2 entries. Published authors receive 5 postcards and 30% of month's fees, with a guaranteed minimum of $10. Editors say, "We especially like work that is audacious, surprising and zesty. Furthermore, we want this postcard to be shareable....Ask yourself: 'Would someone want this hanging on their fridge?'"
| | Hospital Drive
The online literary journal of the University of Virginia School of Medicine publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork, on the themes of health and illness.
| | Hyperlexia Journal
Hyperlexia is an online journal of poetry and prose about the autism spectrum. Contributors have included Barbara Crooker, Rebecca Foust, and Colette Jonopulos.
| | In Posse Review
Fine online journal of poetry, fiction and essays, published by Web Del Sol, one of the most-respected names in the online literary community.
| | InDeArts
Online journal publishes prose poetry and 3-line poems. Submit year-round by email.
| | Istanbul Literary Review
This English-language online literary journal is based in Turkey, edited by Gloria Mindock (editor of Cervena Barva Press) and award-winning author Susan Tepper. Issues are published three times a year. They accept unpublished poetry, short fiction, articles and essays. Contributors have included Tree Riesener, Zvi A. Sesling, Thaddeus Rutkowski and Ace Boggess.
| | Kaleidowhirl
Quarterly online journal publishes poetry and flash fiction by emerging and established writers. Both formal and free verse are welcome. Submit by email only (no attachments). No simultaneous submissions. Recent featured authors include Barbara Crooker, Tamara Kaye Sellman, Ravi Shankar, Jeanne Murray Walker.
| | Keep This Bag Away From Children
This print and online journal of art and literature appreciates experimental writing, found-poems, and flarf. They also publish chapbooks.
| | Kin Poetry Journal
This online journal launched in 2012 publishes the work of international poets writing in English. Editors say, "Kin is a part of a vibrant, interactive literary community with links around the world. Constantly moving, constantly innovating, constantly reaching out across the globe for new poets and new readers, Kin strives to bring your work to the widest possible audience. We are not only an online literary magazine. We take full advantage of the multimedia possibilities offered by the Web to showcase your writing." They will accept work previously published in print, but not online. They will also consider excerpts from your new or forthcoming poetry collection. See website for email submission guidelines.
| | Knee-Jerk
This edgy online and print journal publishes short fiction, creative nonfiction, humorous essays, interviews, and "reviews of things" from popular culture. Submit via online form. Featured authors include Glen David Gold, Michael Martone, Lydia Millett, and Padgett Powell.
| | Knot Magazine
Launched in 2012, this online journal publishes poetry, prose, essays, and book reviews that are Middle Eastern in nature. Authors can be of any nationality. Knot highly encourages works in the author's native language followed by an English translation. Previously published work is accepted. Follow guidelines for online submission.
| | Lavender Review
Launched in 2010, Lavender Review is is an international, biannual e-zine dedicated to poetry and art by, about, and for lesbians, including whatever might appeal to a lesbian readership. Submissions are open to authors of all genders and sexual identities. See website for the current issue's theme. Past themes have included Fairy Tales, Gardens, and Muse.
| | Lighten Up Online
British quarterly webzine of light verse. Previously
published poems accepted. Enter by email.
| | Lily: A Monthly Online Literary Review
Lily was created in late 2003 by Susan Culver as a way to share the beauty of poetry, fiction and photography in a free and easily accessible way. Each piece of creative writing in Lily is paired with an original image. Lily encourages submissions from emerging writers, and has also featured such well-known authors as Alicia Ostriker and Paul Muldoon.
| | Literal Latte
Stimulating online journal with a New York City edge. Also publishes annual print anthology. Annual contests include poetry and prose awards of $1,000, food verse contest with $500 prize. Journal was published in tabloid-newspaper format till 2004; some back issues still available.
| | Little Eagle's RE/VERSE
Filling a valuable niche in the literary submissions market, this online journal specializes in reprinting previously published poems. Send only one poem per month by email as an MS Word attachment, with credit to the original publication. Do not send poems that appear in the current issue of a periodical publication, only poems from back issues. Accompanying artwork is welcome. Authors featured on the site include A.D. Winans, Charles P. Ries, Diane Lockward, Donal Mahoney, Ellaraine Lockie, F.J. Bergmann, Marilyn L. Taylor, Robert Ronnow, and many others.
| | Liturgical Credo
Formerly an online journal of theological articles, as of June 2009 Liturgical Credo will become a literary site devoted to contemporary stories of faith and doubt, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. See website for submission guidelines.
| | LocusPoint
Each issue of this online journal contains poetry from a particular group of US cities or regions, plus links to community organizations and poetry resources for that area. The guest editor for each location selects five pages of poetry apiece from seven local poets, and writes an introduction commenting on the poetry scene in that place. For the first issue, they are seeking submissions from Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Seattle (deadline May 30, 2006). The next deadline, for Chicago poets, is June 30, 2006.
| | Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine
Literary webzine with a specialized focus on Japanese short form poetry. Several contests throughout the year offer modest prizes for haiku, senryu, free verse, and flash fiction.
| | Mad Hatters' Review
Online multimedia journal publishes inventive, often whimsical, dark, and lyrical poetry, fiction, essays, artwork, cartoons, and irreverent columns about politics and literature. Progressive political and antiwar themes welcomed. Contributors include H.L. Hix, Sam Witt, and Helen Ruggieri.
| | Memorious: A Journal of New Verse and Fiction
Online literary journal founded in 2004 publishes poetry, short fiction and interviews with contemporary writers. Contributors have included Kevin Prufer, G.C. Waldrep, Mark Conway, Lynn Chandhok, and Bob Hicok. Their website is attractively designed, with original artwork for each issue.
| | MicroHorror.com
Bite-sized chillers (under 666 words) are the specialty of this webzine. The traditional cast of ghosts, vampires and serial killers are well-represented, along with some more surreal and genre-bending prose. Previously published work accepted. Submit by email.
| | ModCloth: The Written Wardrobe
ModCloth, a fashion blog and vintage clothing retailer, publishes fashion-themed poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in its webzine "The Written Wardrobe". Submissions are accepted February 1-October 1. Send 1-3 poems, or one prose piece up to 7,500 words, by email. See website for detailed instructions.
| | Nashville Review
Nashville Review, an online journal published by Vanderbilt University, seeks to feature those forms of writing not often recognized as literature -- music, comics, film, creative nonfiction, oral storytelling, drama, dance -- alongside the more traditional forms of fiction and poetry. This is a paying market. Enter through their online submission manager.
| | New Letters
Prestigious literary journal that offers annual poetry, fiction and essay contests. Browse their searchable archival database of over 7,500 poems, stories, and essays from over 120 back issues. Also check out their companion radio show, New Letters on the Air.
| | New York Dreaming
This webzine publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork by people living, working, studying, or traveling in the New York metropolitan area (including
New York City and surrounding states). The work can be either related to New York or not, and new as well as established writers are welcome.The site also features announcements of NYC readings and events, lifestyle and dining, and news stories.
| | NewPages Complete List of Literary Magazines
Extensive online directory of literary magazines also includes reviews and information about contests sponsored by the magazines.
| | NewTown Writers
Chicago-based gay and lesbian writers' salon publishes the anthology series 'Off the Rocks' and the literary e-zine Swell. They also offer workshops for local writers and sponsor literary events.
| | Numinous: Spiritual Poetry
This online journal based in New Zealand publishes poems of a spiritual nature written in any style. Contributors have included such well-known authors as Annie Finch, Barry Spacks, and Martin Willitts Jr. Authors may submit one group of 4-6 unpublished poems per year.
| | Octopus Magazine
Online poetry journal with an experimental bent, edited by Zachary Schomburg and Mathias Svalina. Octopus has published such authors as Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Tina Celona, and Noah Eli Gordon. Poetry submissions are accepted by email in August only.
| | On the Premises
Fiction e-zine holds quarterly contests with $180 top prize on selected themes. Genre work welcome (thriller, sci-fi, etc.) as well as mainstream literary fiction.
| | One Page Stories
Online journal publishes fiction, essays and memoirs, up to 1,000 words. Periodic contests offer modest cash prizes (amount unspecified) for a $5 fee. Writers of short-shorts should visit this enjoyable site to see how much can be accomplished in a small space.
| | Opium Magazine.com
Witty online publication features literary humor, spoof poems, cartoons and reviews.
| | Opium Poetry Blogzine
Online journal edited by Ross Vassilev publishes edgy free verse on contemporary themes.
| | OurEcho
Well-organized writers' forum for stories and essays based on personal reflection and experience. Monthly contest offers $100 for most popular stories on the site.
| | Patchwork: An Online Journal of Writers and Artists
Attractive biannual journal features the work of participants in the Patchwork Farms writing retreats, a Western Massachusetts program based on the techniques of the acclaimed Amherst Writers & Artists workshop. Patchwork also sponsors international writing and yoga retreats in Mexico, Guatemala and Scotland.
| | Persimmon Tree
Persimmon Tree is an online magazine of literature and art by women over 60. The magazine is published quarterly, in association with Mills College. See their submission guidelines page for themed issues and regional contests.
| | Philosophy After Dark
This literary weblog features weekly poems with philosophical themes, and short essays about history and culture.
| | Pirene's Fountain
Attractive online journal combines artwork with poetry by emerging and established writers. Contributors have included Mark Doty, Rebecca Seiferle, and Linda Pastan. Pirene's Fountain takes advantage of the possibilities of online media to create a dialogue between poetry and the visual arts.
| | Please Don't
Edgy online literary journal with an ironic take on pop culture publishes fiction, nonfiction and interviews. Submit your own next chapter to 'Axl Watch,' a serial-collaborative noir novel that follows Chicago private dicks Gatz and Tunnicliff to Los Angeles on a mysterious case centering around the best lead singer in all of rock and roll.
| | Poems Niederngasse
Online literary journal publishes quality poetry and critical essays in English, German and Italian, plus original artwork.
| | Poetry Southeast
Well-designed new online journal showcasing the best poetry by emerging and established Southern writers. Past contributors include Diane Wakoski, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Dorianne Laux, Bob Hicok, and Brenda Hillman. While the journal is particularly interested in poetry that depicts a variety of Southern traditions, beliefs, and landscapes, they also welcome submissions from writers outside the South. Previously published work and simultaneous submissions accepted. Submission deadlines are January 1 and August 1. Send entries as MS Word attachments to editor@poetrysoutheast.com.
| | Poetry Sz: Demystifying Mental Illness
High-quality online journal publishes experimental, image-rich verse by authors who have experienced mental illness (e.g. depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, eating disorders, personality disorders, manic depression or bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia). Submissions accepted year-round. Poetry Sz also publishes translations.
| | Public Republic
Begun in Bulgaria in 2006, this site for citizen journalism and creative arts launched its English-language version in 2008. They invite submissions of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, interviews, news articles, opinions, and photography.
| | Red Booth Review
This online journal of poetry, photography, and artwork publishes several issues a year. Check website for themed calls for submissions. Launched in 1998, RBR closed down in 2006, after 18 online issues, 5 yearly print issues, and 4 chapbooks, but re-emerged in 2011. It is currently edited by W.T. Pfefferle. Entries should be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions accepted.
| | Redux: A Literary Journal
This online journal provides a second home for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that was previously published in a print magazine but is not available on the Internet. See website for submission periods. Interested authors should query first with an excerpt and description of the proposed submission. Do not send the whole piece unsolicited. Editors say, "The goal is to find work from years gone by...from, dare we say, before the internet was invented? Certainly before journals started regularly posting work online. What do you have that’s old but SO DAMN GOOD that it kind of kills you inside that it’s sitting on a shelf somewhere, printed in a beautiful font but unread, practically forgotten? That’s what we want to see. Since the purpose of this journal is to get excellent, published work back out into the world, we ask that writers published on Redux commit to using social media and/or the web to spread the word about their publication."
| | right hand pointing
Witty online magazine says it caters to "smart people with short attention spans." Both humorous and serious work welcome.
| | Sampsonia Way
Sampsonia Way is an online magazine sponsored by City of Asylum/Pittsburgh celebrating literary free expression and supporting persecuted poets and novelists worldwide. Each issue contains author interviews, critical essays, and excerpts from literature from many countries. Featured authors have included Toi Derricotte, Lynn Emmanuel, Horacio Castellanos Moya, and Nancy Krygowski.
| | Shadowbox
Twice-yearly online journal of creative nonfiction in all its forms, launched in 2010 by award-winning author Harrison Fletcher. Each issue will include new writing, interviews, book reviews, and artwork.
| | Shift Journal
Online journal Shift explores "neurodiversity and social change", specifically the creative perspectives of people with autism spectrum. Entertaining the notion of autistic as a legitimate way to be in the world, from the crossroads of theory, society, and personal experience, Shift welcomes relevant contributions from all comers.
| | Short-short Stories by Bruce Holland Rogers
Award-winning science fiction and mystery writer will email you three short-short stories per month, for the unbeatable price of $5 per year. Also check out Rogers' book 'Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer'.
| | Six-Word Memoirs
Legend has it that Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in only six words. His response? "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." This anecdote inspired SMITH Magazine to solicit six-word memoirs. Hundreds of entries from both ordinary readers and celebrities are now posted on the magazine's website.
| | Slant
Slant is a poetry webzine featuring three poems per author on the subject of dysfunction. Editors say, "We're interested in poetry that explores various dysfunctional environments be it mental, familial, natural, political, societal and others. If you have a poem addressing your dysfunctional sunglasses, send them in, too. We're interested in the humorous, the serious, and the rebellious. Because we are theme based, we like reading and publishing poetry in batches and therefore require that the poetry showcased by each author stands as a cohesive whole." Send 1-3 poems by email to slantpoetry@gmail.com, pasted into the message, along with a brief bio and contact information. Put "poetry submission - [your name]" in the subject line.
| | Snow Monkey
This eclectic online journal of poetry and micro-prose is published 10 times a year with up to 10 writers featured in monthly postings September through June. The editor seeks writing that's like footprints of Langur monkeys left at 11,000 feet on Poon Hill, Nepal. Snow Monkey Online is supported by Ravenna Press.
| | Solstice Literary Magazine
Solstice Literary Magazine is an online journal featuring contemporary poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and photography. Winner of a 2012 Best of the Net Award in nonfiction, Solstice accepts about 5% of submissions, and makes annual nominations for the Pushcart Prizes, Best of the Net, and others. Both experimental and traditional styles are welcome. See website for online submission guidelines. They also sponsor an annual writing contest judged by prominent authors, with prizes up to $1,000.
| | St. Sebastian Review: A Queer Christian Literary Magazine
The St. Sebastian Review is an LGBTQ Christian literary magazine, founded to give voice to a community often disenfranchised and unheard. Editors say, "We exist as a forum within and from which LGBTQ Christians of any denomination can engage both critically and compassionately the culture in which they find themselves. We are purveyors of fine poetry, fiction, nonfiction essays, and visual art from among the LGBTQ Christian community and its allies."
| | Steel Toe Review: A Journal of Contemporary Southern Arts & Literature
This online journal publishes fiction, poetry, essays, and multimedia work from writers all over the world, but they have a special interest in work with a connection to the Birmingham, Alabama area. They also publish an annual print anthology with selections from the online version. Editors say, "Tradition means something more than just doing the same things that people before you did with slight variations. Tradition provides a set of conventions and a set of expectations, and all of these can be reinterpreted and remolded and put to new uses. At Steel Toe Review, we strive to find literary and multimedia art that challenges and re-invents traditions."
| | Stickman Review
Biannual online literary journal publishes memorable literary prose, poetry, and artwork. Enter by email only.
| | Still Blue
The mission of this literary blog is "to use creative writing to build connections among working-class queers across race, gender, and region."
| | Stone Table Review
New webzine publishes luminous and spiritually profound poems, stories and personal essays. Contributors to the first issue include Henry Alley, Jeff Knorr, and Diane Lockwood. The work on their site is among the best we've seen in the online literary journals.
| | storySouth's Million Writers Award: Top Online Stories of 2004
Discover the best of the fiction webzines on this list compiled by storySouth, an online journal whose mission is 'to showcase the best fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that writers from the new south have to offer.'
| | Stymie: A Journal of Sport & Literature
Stymie is a nonprofit online literary magazine, founded in 2008 on the outskirts of Saint Louis, focused on sport (and games) in literature, be it through fiction, poetry, or nonfiction. Contributors have included Sean Lovelace, Fred Venturini, and Jeanie Chung.
| | Survivor Chronicles
Launched in 2010, this online journal publishes poetry, prose, and artwork on themes of trauma release, healing and survival.
| | Sweet: A Literary Confection
This online literary journal publishes poetry and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers. Sweet is published three times a year, in September, January, and May. Send 3-5 poems, or 2-3 short-shorts or one longer essay up to 3,500 words, through their online submission manager. Contributors have included Nin Andrews, Rachel Furey, Laura McCullough, and Dinty W. Moore.
| | Swink
The talent of McSweeney's without the pretension. This new journal mixes an urban sensibility with an editorial vision broad enough to include magic realism and dark humor. We recommend their fiction and poetry contests (April and October deadlines).
| | textBOX: The Missouri Review Online Archive
textBOX is a collection of some of the best short fiction, essays and poetry from the archives of The Missouri Review, one of the nation's leading literary magazines since 1978. This free anthology is designed to provide access for students and teachers of creative writing and contemporary literature to some of the best short fiction, nonfiction and poetry published in The Missouri Review over the past quarter century. Every essay, story and poem in the anthology is accompanied by a brief critical introduction, interpretive and craft-oriented reading questions and writing prompts. Author interviews and audio files will be added as the site develops.
| | The 2River View
This quarterly online journal features the work of 10 poets per issue. Published authors are invited to create an audio recording of their work to accompany the poem. Simultaneous submissions are discouraged.
| | The Barefoot Muse: A Journal of Metrical Verse
Online journal launched in 2005 publishes formal poetry. Meter required, rhyme optional. Submission deadlines are June 1 and December 1. Send 3-6 poems (preferably under 40 lines each) pasted into the body of your email to evnsanna@comcast.net. No simultaneous submissions.
| | The Brooklyn Rail
This monthly webzine offers critical perspectives on the arts, politics, and culture, including reviews of new poetry books.
| | The Chapbook Review
The name of this monthly online journal is self-explanatory. In addition to reviews of new poetry and literary prose chapbooks, the site features critical essays and interviews with authors and publishers. Reviews display a lively voice and eclectic tastes.
| | The Collagist
This monthly online journal from literary press Dzanc Books publishes new short stories, poems, and essays from both emerging and established writers, as well as exclusive excerpts from forthcoming novels. They also plan to include several new book reviews in every issue.
| | The Copperfield Review
This online literary journal for readers and writers of historical fiction accepts submissions of poetry, short fiction, essays, book reviews, and
interviews.
| | The Drum
Published 10 times a year, The Drum is an online literary journal that features short fiction, essays, novel excerpts, and interviews, exclusively in audio form. Featured authors have included Susan Orlean and Lydia Millet.
| | The Externalist
This online journal of poetry, fiction, essays and artwork aims to bridge the gap between entertainment and literary craft. They are especially interested in work that addresses social, environmental or moral issues in a nuanced and original way.
| | The Fear of Monkeys
The Fear of Monkeys is a literary e-zine for political and socially conscious writing. Editors say, "Its purpose is to provide an empty vessel into which we might pour the otherwise marginalized voices of those concerned with political and social responsibility." Previously published work accepted.
| | The Feathered Flounder
This literary journal publishes creative writing and essays by authors aged 60+. Editor Martin Bayne, a journalist and Buddhist monk, has written for the Washington Post and other publications about being stricken with early-onset Parkinson's at age 53 and his subsequent experience of the dehumanizing culture of nursing homes. The journal gives a voice to elders who may be marginalized elsewhere.
| | The Literary Yard
This attractive online journal, launched in 2013 by Onkar Sharma, accepts submissions of unpublished poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, literary criticism and reviews. See website for email submission guidelines. Authors featured in The Literary Yard have included Kathie Giorgio, Adreyo Sen, and Somrita Urni Ganguly.
| | The Medulla Review
Fresh, edgy online journal of contemporary poetry and short fiction has published such authors as Hugh Fox, Changming Yuan, Diane Lockward, and Marilyn Kallet. Editors say, "The Medulla Review is a literary journal that caters to experimental and surreal writing, a place in the hindbrain where breathing, swallowing, and circulation are done through words, a venue for those who believe in creating reality. We want to hear your voices. What jars you? What makes you dance on the staircase of your mind? It's about the core of things, getting down to the essence: that soft center of being and experience where you are free."
| | The Metric
This innovative international digital journal of poetry and short prose "aims to promote literary interestingness on the web at a grassroots level". For greater artistic freedom, submissions are published anonymously at first, with authors' names revealed in the next issue.
| | The Other Journal: An Intersection of Theology and Culture
Provocative journal accepts creative writing, artwork, and expository articles on themes of Christianity and culture. Editors say, "The Other Journal is a project creating space for Christian theological reflection on contemporary and progressive culture. Amidst current events, artistic trends, political landscapes, and cultural narratives our publication seeks to draw out how the Christian narrative is revealed and can be more fully articulated."
| | The Pedestal Magazine
Online journal of poetry, fiction, reviews, and artwork, edited by poet and songwriter John Amen. They also accept submissions of "slam" poetry performances (send as MP3 files). Contributors have included Jim Redmond, Nathan Leslie, Arlene Ang, JoSelle Vanderhooft, and Linda Leedy Schneider.
| | The Review Review
This online journal founded in 2008 reviews new issues of literary magazines, interviews journal editors, offers publishing tips to writers, and maintains a database of over 300 literary magazines. Site design is appealing and articles are well-written.
| | The Rose & Thorn
Semi-annual online journal showcases emerging and established writers and writers' resources. Magic realism and genre fiction welcomed. Editors say, "Here at the zine we prefer stories that enlighten and educate, that shine a light on a difficult path. Don’t leave us in the abyss without at least a thin glimmer of light from above." Though the journal ceased publishing new issues in 2013, the archives remain online and are worth reading.
| | The Salt River Review
Thrice-yearly online journal of poetry, fiction, essays and book reviews has been publishing since 1997. Contributors include Carlos Reyes, David Graham, Tess Gallagher, Dara Wier and Barry Spacks. Editors say: "Editorial preferences are for poetry with fresh language and images, prose poems that are more than colorful or clever prose, short fiction (such as that in the current issue), and brief reviews, though most reviews are done in-house. Literary non-fiction should be fresh and incisive - we are not interested in memoir or personal narrative."
| | The Smart Set
Online magazine of culture and ideas includes personal essays, offbeat travel and human-interest features, and reviews of literature and the arts. Published by Drexel University.
| | The Truth About the Fact
International journal of literary nonfiction accepts online submissions of essays, artwork and poetry based on real experiences. Editors say, "The individual truth (the lower case version) when artistically rendered in print has the potential to intellectually and emotionally engage readers with just enough power to make one consider the perspective of The Other. With just enough power to make a human being listen to another human being. No small enterprise in a world increasingly dedicated to opening wounds instead of ears."
| | The Velvet Chamber
This online journal/blog edited by LA Slugocki publishes revisioned, contemporary feminist fairy tales and myths, as well as brief essays and reviews.
| | The Whirlwind Review
Online journal edited by Jill Jepson, author of 'Writing as a Sacred Path', focuses on the intersections of writing and spirituality, broadly defined. They publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and critical essays on writing and spirituality in all spiritual, religious, and mythic traditions. Short fiction and essays should be 5,000 words maximum; self-contained novel excerpts 10,000 words maximum; no limit for poetry. Email submissions to contact@writingthewhirlwind.net .
| | The Writer's Eye Magazine
Bimonthly online multimedia journal features poetry,
fiction, essays and book reviews by authors who are
also visual artists. Submissions must include both
writing and artwork by the author. This market pays 2-
5 cents per word for accepted pieces.
| | Theodate
Theodate is the online literary journal of the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT, and is named for its founder, the early 20th-century architect and art collector Theodate Pope Riddle. The journal extends Hill-Stead's mission of supporting established and emerging poets through its summer literary festival. In addition to regular submissions of unpublished poems, they seek work for "The Daily Ekphrasis", a rolling publication of poems written in response to works of art in Hill-Stead's permanent collection. Each season, the website will feature a different Hill-Stead work as "cover art", and each day release a poem that responds to that season's selection. See website for guidelines. No simultaneous submissions.
| | Third Order
Literary webzine publishes mainstream/traditional, experimental and speculative short fiction that deals with faith and religion. "Religion is personal and societal; it changes single souls and entire worlds. The ways of God are not always easy or explainable. The way faith tells us to go is not always the way we expected. At Third Order Magazine, we're interested in exploring those dynamics. We're less DaVinci Code and more Flannery O'Connor -- with, of course, the occasional extraterrestrial."
| | tinywords
tinywords is a daily online journal of haiku and micropoetry (150 characters maximum). Sign up to receive a poem a day by email or text message.
| | Torch
Online literary journal for poetry, prose and artwork by
African-American women. Past contributors include
Patricia Smith, Remica L. Bingham and Venus
Thrash. Editors say, "We prefer our contributors to
take risks and offer a diverse body of work that
examines and challenges preconceived notions
regarding race, ethnicity, gender roles, and identity."
| | Tupelo Press Poetry Project
"In 2007, the Tupelo Press Poetry Project was established to provide poets and creative writing teachers with engaging, challenging prompts
or provocations for writing new poem. Periodically we invite a poet to propose a set of prompts or provocations for writers. Our guest editor's
selections are then featured in an online gallery."
| | Umbrella: A Journal of Poetry and Kindred Prose
Quarterly online journal seeks short poems "whose real subject is the human condition". See submission guidelines page for each issue's special themes. Read their mission statement for the editors' musings about the "umbrella" metaphor and how it conveys the type of work they like. "Umbrella wishes to publish news of the underworld, with its passions, confusions and frights; it also welcomes irony, humor, wryness, outrageousness, crookedness, and unalloyed joy. Its core equation: Idea + Imagination x Craft = Lasting Poetry."
| | Used Furniture Review
Quirky online literary journal features fiction, nonfiction, poetry, experimental writing, artwork, book reviews and interviews. They seek new writers with distinctive voices. Recent contributors include Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Roxane Gay, Paul Lisicky, Taylor Mali, and Susan Tepper.
| | Vulgata Magazine
Online journal of poetry and prose published by St. Jerome Ministries, "a Catholic organization which seeks to promote the Faith through reasoned persuasion in apologetics, magisterial loyalty in content, and artful prose in presentation." Notable features include the as-yet-incomplete "Areopagus University", a series of essays on using archetypes to craft compelling fiction. Classical art and tongue-in-cheek archaic language contribute to the website's mood of pageantry and mystery.
| | Weirdyear Daily Flash Fiction
Online journal edited by E.S. Wynn publishes flash fiction, poetry, and hybrid experimental fiction on a daily basis. Humor, fantasy, sci-fi, and other genres are welcome.
| | White Crane Journal
A publication of GayWisdom.com, White Crane Journal features creative writing and artwork that explores gay spirituality and culture. The magazine switched to an online format in 2010. From their mission statement: "White Crane (originally White Crane Newsletter) was created by Robert Barzan in the Summer of 1989. Barzan chose the name White Crane because in the ancient traditions of China and Japan, the white crane is a symbol of happiness and wholeness, suggesting high-flying aspiration and convention-defying independence. It is an appropriate symbol for the Gay spiritual quest."
| | Wilde Oats
Online journal of gay and bisexual fiction, book reviews, essays, and artwork "embraces the joys and agonies of life for gay and bisexual men, from hard gritty realism to wild flights of romantic fantasy." See website for themed calls for submissions.
| | Wood Coin
Edgy, genre-bending online magazine of literature and liberal arts features poetry and prose by authors such as Lyn Lifshin, Simon Perchik, David Plumb, and James Beach, plus contemporary artwork with a Pop Art flavor. See website for themes for each issue.
| | Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry
Online journal from disability-services organization Inglis House publishes poetry and criticism by award-winning authors. They accept submissions on any topic from disabled writers, and from non-disabled writers about topics relating to disability. Highlights from their inaugural issue include poetry by Ellen LaFleche and Barbara Crooker, and an interview with novelist Tracy Koretsky about her book 'Ropeless'.
| | Words Without Borders
50% of all the books in translation now published worldwide are translated from English, but only 6% are translated into English. Words Without Borders, a project of the PEN American Center and Bard College, aims to improve the balance with English translations of outstanding work from around the world. Recent themed issues include Literary Border-Crossings in Iran and Writing from North Korea. Read the issues free online, and sign up for the free email newsletter.
| | Writecorner Press
Online publisher and writers' resource site offers a selection of well-crafted short fiction and nonfiction by emerging and established writers, including the winners of Writecorner's $1,100 E.M. Koeppel Short Fiction Award. Copies of novels, short fiction collections, poetry books, oral history works, and memoirs from established publishers will also be accepted for possible review on their site.
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