Several of these are paying markets. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines.

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Synaesthesia Magazine

DEADLINE: 2/11/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: Current theme is “EAT”

FORMS:  Short stories, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction/essays, interviews, and a wide variety of art

PAYMENT: None

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/13887

Solarwyrm Press

DEADLINE: 2/15/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: “We’re not drawn to experimental or heavy-handed genre fiction.” According to Duotrope, this market ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Fiction Markets in their database.

FORMS: fiction (any genre), non-fiction, and poetry

PAYMENT: “The author will receive 1 paperback copy of the anthology, and be paid at the rate of 1/2 a cent per word, which equates to a maximum of US$40.”

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/15856

Ninth Letter

DEADLINE: 2/28/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: “We’re not drawn to experimental or heavy-handed genre fiction.” According to Duotrope, this market ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Fiction Markets in their database.

FORMS: Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry

PAYMENT: “Ninth Letter pays $25 per printed page, upon publication, for accepted material, as well as two complimentary copies of the issue in which the work appears.”

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/592

Okey-Panky

DEADLINE: 2/28/2015  CLOSED EARLY

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: New market affiliated with Electric Literature

FORMS: Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry

PAYMENT: “We pay contributors $100.”

Stinging Fly

DEADLINE: 2/28/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: “We publish new, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers. We have a particular interest in promoting the short story. Each issue also includes a mix of poetry, book reviews and essays, alongside occasional author interviews and novel extracts. We also welcome submissions of poetry and prose in translation.”

FORMS: Short stories, poems, book reviews, and essays

PAYMENT: “With a limited budget, we are only in a position to offer contributors a discretionary token payment. They also receive a copy of the issue in which their work is featured and can order further copies at a discounted rate.”

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/416

Black Warrior Review

DEADLINE: 3/1/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: $2 (Free for Subscribers)

NOTES: “Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Alabama.”

FORMS: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art

PAYMENT: BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/140

Oxford American

DEADLINE: 3/1/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: $2 (Free for Subscribers)

NOTES: “The Oxford American is a national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South.”

FORMS: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry

PAYMENT: Unknown (assuming none)

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/434

Puerto del Sol

DEADLINE: 3/1/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: “Puerto del Sol, now in its 47th year of publication, is the journal of the English Department at New Mexico State University dedicated to providing a forum for innovative poetry, prose, drama, criticism and artwork from emerging and established writers and artists.”

FORMS: Poetry, fiction, non-fiction, translations, artwork and criticism, as well as any interesting combinations thereof

PAYMENT: None

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/695

Quotable

DEADLINE: 3/1/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: “The Quotable is a quarterly online and print magazine showcasing tomorrow’s quote-worthy authors.” Each issue is themed. Issue 17, closing for submissions on 3/1/2015 has a theme of “Atmosphere.”

FORMS: Short stories, essays, poetry and artwork

PAYMENT: None

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/5221

Slice

DEADLINE: 3/1/2015

SUBMISSION FEE: NONE

NOTES: “Slice magazine welcomes submissions for short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We’re looking for anyone with a fresh voice and a compelling story to share—basically any work that really knocks our socks off. We’re not drawn to experimental or heavy-handed genre fiction.”

FORMS:  Short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art

PAYMENT: “We offer all contributors of Slice a monetary award for their work ($100 for stories and essays and $25 for poems).”

DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/2436