UPDATED: February 24, 2024
The listings below are literary magazines/journals that are known for taking poetry on current event topics. Many respond quickly, several are always open, others are open now, and one is paying.
These literary magazines/journals are listed alphabetically. I’ve also included brief notes and whether or not it is a paying market in the notes column. These lit mags/journals also fit the following criteria:
- Generally do not charge fees to submit (although some may charge fees for some types of submissions and for contests).
- They accept poetry submissions.
- All accept electronic submissions.
| Lit Mag/Journal | Notes |
| Anti-Heroin Chic | No sim subs, no payment |
| Consequence Forum | Themed, paying |
| Dissident Voice | Themed, Poems on Sunday series |
| Mobius: The Journal of Social Change | Themed, no payment |
| New Verse News | No sim subs, no payment |
| Poets Reading the News | No payment |
| Rat’s Ass Review | Always open, no payment, my interview here |
| Rise Up Review | Themed, no payment, prints reprints not on the internet |
| Topical Poetry | Themed, current events in the last two weeks, on break as of 2/24/2024 |
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Hi Trish, Thank you so much for these resources. I recently submitted to Rise Up Review based on your recommendation in the listings and my poem was accepted. Appreciate all these resources you share on this site! Thank you thank you.