Category: Year Round Calls

My interview w/ Ellen Elder – co-poetry editor of Literary Mama + call for subs via Tell Tell Poetry

Welcome to the eleventh interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Ellen Elder, co-poetry editor of Literary Mama–a publishing venue for writers who write about and identify as mothers and/or through mothering–talks with me about how she became a poetry editor, how Literary […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Arkana, DEADLINE: Always open

Arkana is an online literary journal of mysteries and marginalized voices, staffed and edited by graduate students in the University of Central Arkansas’s Creative Writing MFA program. They are currently open to no fee submissions of Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Illustrated Narrative, Scriptwriting, Translation, and Artwork for their […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Valiant Scribe, DEADLINE: Dec. 15, 2022

Valiant Scribe is a new, annual online and print journal publishing fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, artwork, cross-genre, and religious work. You can read their first two annual issues on their website to get a feel for the type of work they accept. “Valiant Scribe sits at the nexus […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – The Wise Owl, DEADLINE: Always open

The Wise Owl is a new, international, monthly e-magazine publishing poetry, short fiction, non-fiction (essays, memoirs, travelogues, reviews (books/films/TV series/OTT releases), literary/critical writing, short film, and visual art. For more information see my interview with Principal Editor Rachna Singh and a link to submission guidelines below. HOPKINSON: Tell […]

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 […]

NO FEE Sonnet Contest + editor interview – Better Than Starbucks, DEADLINE: Nov. 30, 2021

Better Than Starbucks is “Not your ordinary poetry magazine” and is published in print and electronically. They host regular features categorized by form and genre available on their web site and content is always available to read online for free. They pay $20 for monthly features via paypal […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Curator Magazine, DEADLINE: Jan. 1, 2022

Curator Magazine is an online literary magazine that curates writing that explores “the meaning and matters of the heart and spirit reflected in cultural objects, experiences, and the fine arts.” They are always open for submissions of poetry and nonfiction and respond within three months. Their current reading […]

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