This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines.
The First Line
DEADLINE: August 1, 2020
THEME: "The Simmons public library was a melting pot of the haves and have-nots, a mixture of homeless people and the wealthy older residents of the nearby neighborhood."
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, short fiction, nonfiction
PAYMENT: "We pay on publication: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). We also send you a copy of the issue in which your piece appears. You'll receive your money and issue at the same time."
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/1/the-first-line
Scum
DEADLINE: Opens August 1 and closes August 7, 2020 (1st week every month)
THEME: Feminist-friendly
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Fiction, non-fiction, column, poetry, review
FORMAT: online
PAYMENT: "We pay $60AUD per piece of writing."
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/16379/scum-mag
Speculative City
DEADLINE: August 24, 2020
THEME: afrofuturist fiction, poetry, and essays written by authors who are specifically of Black and/or African descent
FORMAT: digitally online
SUBMISSION FEE: None
PAYMENT: Writers published will be paid $20-$55 according to the category and length of their submission.
FORMS: speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7609
Westerly
DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, reviews
FORMAT: online and print
PAYMENT:
- "Poems: $120 for one poem or $150 for two or more poems
- Stories: $200
- Articles: $200
- Visual art/Intro essay: $120
- Reviews: $100
- Online Publication: $100″
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/1493/westerly
Foundry
DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None / $5 for expedited
PAYMENT: "We pay $20 per poem via Venmo or Paypal shortly after publication. We also promote our authors on social media and submit nominations for prizes."
FORMS: poetry
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/20712
Songs of Eretz Poetry Review
DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Politics
FORMS: poetry and cover art
FORMAT: online
PAYMENT: "We pay a semi-professional rate of five dollars per poem and pay ten dollars for cover art and five dollars for other art."
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/16871/songs-eretz-poetry-review
Apparition Lit
READING PERIOD: August 15 – 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Satisfaction
FORMS: short stories, poetry
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: “Apparition is a semi-pro rate magazine, paying $0.03 per word, minimum of $30.00 dollars for short stories (excluding flash contest. See details in the Flash Fiction dropdown for flash rates) and a flat fee of $30 per poem.”
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/23045/apparition-literary-magazine
Mud Season Review
READING PERIOD: August 1 – 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Poetry, fiction
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: “We pay authors and featured artists $50 for their work. Artists whose images we select to pair with writing receive $15.”
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/14659/mud-season-review
The McNeese Review
DEADLINE: August 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Poetry, fiction
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: $50
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7523/the-mcneese-review
Chicken Soup for the Soul
DEADLINE: August 31, 2020
THEME: Miracles, Amazing Coincidences & the Unexplainable
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Stories and poems
PAYMENT: $200
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/4482/chicken-soup-soul-series
Contrary
DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2020
FORMAT: digitally online
SUBMISSION FEE: None
PAYMENT: “For original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary Magazine pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission, if invoiced within six months.”
FORMS: fiction, poetry, and commentary
DUOTROPE: If you subscribe to Duotrope, click here to read their interview with the Contrary editors.
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable
DEADLINE: Sept. 1, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Migration
FORMS: poetry, fiction, memoir
FORMAT: print and online
PAYMENT: "$20 for featured author stories
$10 for stories published on our &More page
$5 for poems we publish"
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7321/bethlehem-writers-roundtable
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