Noctua Review is the annual art and literary magazine produced by the Southern Connecticut State University MFA program. It was the brain child of Graduate Student (now Professor) Lois Lake Church and launched its inaugural issue in 2008. They don't have a theme this year; instead, they are asking for […]
UPDATED 11/16/2019 Below is a list of 80 no fee, literary magazines/journals that have a fast turnaround time (most average a month or less). I’ve also researched and added some others to the list, based on suggestions from experienced writers. The list is long, so I wasn't able […]
UPDATED 11/16/2019 Below is a list of 80 no fee, literary magazines/journals that have a fast turnaround time (most average a month or less). I’ve also researched and added some others to the list, based on suggestions from experienced writers. The list is long, so I wasn't able […]
Auroras & Blossoms is a new electronic poetry journal. They are family friendly, publishing “positive poetry / content. Positive as in stimulating, optimistic, confident, uplifting, inspirational.” They accept work from adult writers/poets and teen poets (13 – 16). You can subscribe to their PDF issues and support their publishing […]
UPDATED 9/4/2021 The article “What Is Considered Previously Published Writing?” on Writer’s Relief does a great job explaining all the nuances of determining if your work should be considered previously published. For example, is the original publisher still online? Is the issue out of print? Do blogs and […]
The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of prize/payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines in November 2019. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of […]
The Penn Review was founded in 1966, making it the oldest continuously published literary magazine at the University of Pennsylvania. “Devoted to the literary and visual arts, we publish original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork, and feature an innovative blend of emerging and established voices in our […]
Panoply is a literary e-zine that publishes three times a year, in spring, autumn and winter. They seek prose of less than 500 words and poetry of all types and genres. Each issue features "Editors' Choices," including weekly videos of the writers reading their work. Panoply is listed […]
The Bosphorus Review is an online, English-language literary journal based in Istanbul. They publish fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and book reviews. They “aim to provide a platform for cross-cultural exchange, making space for literary works and non-fictional commentary for readers in Turkey and across the world.” I was curious […]
POETiCA REViEW is a new online poetry journal with fast response times of one week to one month, that “hope[s] to give voice to the myriad of disparate voices within the artistic community, locally, and internationally, regardless of notoriety or who is currently favoured by this or that […]
