Category: Call for Submissions

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – RockPaperPoem, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2022

RockPaperPoem is a new online poetry journal publishing “poems that rally to great causes, speak to daily lives, reveal personal passions.” Poems are published three times a year and they are currently open for submissions until February 28, 2022. For more information see my interview with Co-Managing Editor […]

NO FEE submission call & interview – Juniper, DEADLINE: Jan. 14, 2022

Juniper is an online poetry journal, published three times a year, in February, June and October. I love the simple, yet pleasing design of this web-based journal. It’s easy to navigate and easy to read. To get a feel for what types of poetry they publish, you can […]

46 International lit mags seeking submissions of poetry, prose, and art (Just Updated!)

UPDATED: February 12, 2022 Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem “My Monkey Grammarian” was published in Hong Kong and […]

My interview with Kai Coggin, host of Wednesday Night Poetry via Tell Tell Poetry

Welcome to the fourth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Kai Coggin, poet and host of Wednesday Night Poetry! Listen in while Kai and I talk about her poetry journey, running Wednesday Night Poetry in the midst of a pandemic, experience […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lucky Jefferson, DEADLINE: Feb. 13, 2022

Lucky Jefferson is an online literary journal founded in 2018 currently open for their next themed issue as well as sub­mis­sions of poetry year-round into its 365 Collection, a 100% digital collection of poetry and other literature. Upon acceptance, submissions will be included on our website and social […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call + editor interview – They Call Us, DEADLINE: Jan. 10, 2022

They Call Us is a new online, feminist literary magazine publishing a themed issue every three months. Past themes include They Call Us Flawed, They Call Us Theirs, They Call Us Damsels, and They Call Us Dykes. The current open call for poetry, prose, and artwork is for […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Rogue Agent, DEADLINE: Always Open

Rogue Agent is a monthly online poetry and visual art journal under the umbrella of Sundress Publications. They just published their 73rd issue and are open to submissions of poetry and artwork year-round, but request you submit no more than twice a year. Make sure to check out […]

Fast Response & No Fee Lit Mags/Journals

Below is a list of over 100 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 to […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Arteidolia / swifts & slows, DEADLINE: Always Open

Arteidolia is an art and literary platform founded in 2013 that features essays, reviews, critical writing, visual art, experimental work, engagements, interviews & conversations. The platform includes their literary journal swifts & slows: a quarterly of crisscrossings which features poetic collaborations; and Arteidolia Press publishing literary collections of poetry, […]

PAYING/THEMED/NO FEE Submission calls + editor interview – NonBinary Review, NEXT DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2022

NonBinary Review is the literary journal of Zoetic Press. They publish four themed issues every year and are seeking short stories, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art year-round with specific reading periods for each theme. The current theme is Shared Worlds (deadline 2/1/2022) followed by Person First in […]

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