Sinister Wisdom is a multicultural lesbian literary & art journal that publishes four issues each year. Publishing since 1976, Sinister Wisdom works to create a multicultural, multi-class lesbian space. “Sinister Wisdom seeks to open, consider and advance the exploration of lesbian community issues. Sinister Wisdom recognizes the power […]
Banshee is a print literary journal published twice a year published by Banshee Press, a small independent Irish publisher established in 2014. They are currently open for short stories, flash fiction, poetry and personal essays. For more information, see my interview with founder Claire Hennessy with a link to […]
Blanket Sea is a magazine and small press dedicated to showcasing work by chronically ill, mentally ill, and disabled creators. They are currently open for microchapbooks (10-13 pages) of poetry, creative nonfiction, or hybrid of both for their Awareness & Advocacy Series. “Our press has a focus and […]
Second Chance Lit is an online literary magazine and a place solely for previously rejected poetry and short prose, founded in 2020 by editor-in-chief David Wasserman. “Your work was good – is good. It just wasn’t the right fit or at the right time or at the right […]
Greatest City Collective is an new online literary and art “diary of the artistic process: rough drafts, works in progress, unfinishable works, and ‘complete’ works. They are open year-round for submissions of non-traditional forms of art as well as traditional forms of short stories, poetry, play excerpts, portraits, […]
OyeDrum is “an online magazine and intersectional feminist collective. We are a community dedicated to women’s creative and intellectual work.” You can read more about the name OyeDrum here. They feature a quarterly themed issue from a selection of curated work, and a weekly section open to all […]
Tipping the Scales is a new lesbian literary and arts journal by lesbians/for lesbians. They offer print, e-book, and PDF versions of their issues published quarterly. They are currently open for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, photography, and art. Feminist leaning lit mags and journals are some of […]
They Call Us is a new online, feminist literary magazine publishing a themed issue every three months. Past themes include They Call Us Flawed and They Call Us Theirs. The current open call for poetry, prose, and artwork is for the theme They Call Us Damsels. “When men […]
Golden Walkman is a literary magazine in the form of a podcast aimed at giving the written word a voice. You can listen and subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (including Apple, Stitcher, and Spotify). They run several audio series, including Tapes From The Outside (work in response to current events), […]
Stone of Madness Press is an new online literary and conceptual space for queer, trans, and neurodiverse writers accepting submissions of poetry, prose, and hybrid forms between the 1st and 15th of every month. They offer a 24-hour turnaround time on submissions for a $5 donation, but have […]
