Northwest Review is an independent University of Oregon–partnered literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, flash, translations, and reviews or interviews.
Open to: Writers may not be current University of Oregon students.
Coreopsis Journal of Myth & Theatre and Roses & Wildflowers are twice-yearly Society for Ritual Arts publications featuring myth- and theatre-related writing, including themed speculative fiction, poetry, and scholarly nonfiction.
Neon Hemlock Press publishes speculative fiction and queer chapbooks, with current calls for a queer speculative-fiction reprint anthology and a novella series.
100 Word Project is a themed monthly online journal and annual anthology seeking family-friendly, unpublished 100-word stories.
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Closes Oct 31Pays: $1 per included story and an electronic copy of the 100 x 100 volume; payment is made in December, with the option to donate it to Child’s Play.
Blue Mesa Review is a biannual online literary magazine seeking poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with particular interest in work connected to the Southwest and writers from marginalized communities.
Open to: Writers previously affiliated with the University of New Mexico must wait five years after becoming unaffiliated before submitting; authors previously published by Blue Mesa Review must wait two years before submitting again.
fictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: $25 per published short story during the general reading period; annual contest awards are $500 for first place, $100 for second, and $25 for third.
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: $25 per published essay during the general reading period; annual contest awards are $500 for first place, $100 for second, and $25 for third.
poetryLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: $25 per published poem during the general reading period; annual contest awards are $500 for first place, $100 for second, and $25 for third.
Brick is a literary journal publishing polished literary nonfiction, including essays, reviews, interviews, memoir, translations, and experimental nonfiction.
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Closes Oct 31Pays: $65–$720 upon publication, depending on the length of the accepted work, plus two copies of the issue and a one-year subscription.
eMerge Magazine accepts original prose, poetry, and recipes during an annual October submission window, with a $3 application fee and publication consideration for the following year's issues.
EPOCH is a print literary magazine accepting poetry, short fiction, flash fiction, and essays by mail and during limited electronic submission periods.
fictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $3 electronically; free by mailPays: $100-$500, depending on length
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $3 electronically; free by mailPays: $100-$500, depending on length
poetryLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $3 electronically; free by mailPays: $100-$500, depending on length
Fiction is a literary magazine publishing unconventional and experimental short fiction, novelettes, novellas, and translations previously unpublished in English.
fictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: Payment is determined upon publication; published authors receive two contributor copies and a two-issue subscription.
Frost Zone Stories is a biannual Canadian publication seeking dark fiction and quiet horror.
fictionHorrorEligibility requirements
Closes Oct 31Pays: Accepted authors choose one: $15 CAD plus one print contributor copy; two print contributor copies with no monetary payment; or $20 CAD plus one eBook contributor copy. Payments are in Canadian funds and may be subject to PayPal, exchange-rate, or other fees outside Canada.
Grist is a literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, craft essays, reviews, and interviews in print and online.
Open to: Does not consider work from those currently or recently affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
fictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $4 for one work of fiction up to 7,000 words; waived for subscribers.Pays: $0.01 per word for prose, up to $50, plus a contributor copy.
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $4 for one work of nonfiction up to 7,000 words; waived for subscribers.Pays: $0.01 per word for prose, up to $50, plus a contributor copy.
poetryLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $4 for three to five poems; waived for subscribers.Pays: $10 per poem plus a contributor copy.
HerStry is a quarterly literary magazine publishing nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and profiles centered on underrepresented gender voices.
Open to: Open to bigender/polygender persons, cisgender women, intergender/intersex persons, non-binary/gender-nonconforming persons, transgender women/transfeminine persons, and two-spirit people; cis men should not submit.
fictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: $50 USD per accepted work; accepted work for 2026 monthly themes is paid $20.
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: $50 USD per accepted work; accepted work for 2026 monthly themes is paid $20.
nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirements
Closes Oct 31Pays: $50 USD per accepted work; accepted work for 2026 monthly themes is paid $20.
poetryLiterary
Closes Oct 31Pays: $50 USD per accepted work; accepted work for 2026 monthly themes is paid $20.
Hippocampus★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best of the Net.Responds: ~6 months
Hippocampus Magazine is an online literary publication focused on creative nonfiction, including personal essays and flash nonfiction.
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31Fee: $3; a submission fund is available for writers unable to pay.Pays: $40 honorarium, paid via PayPal or Venmo within about 90 days of publication.
flashLiterary
Closes Nov 30Fee: $3; a submission fund is available for writers unable to pay.Pays: $40 honorarium, paid via PayPal or Venmo within about 90 days of publication.
Indiana Review is a biannual literary magazine publishing carefully strange fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from writers outside recent Indiana University affiliations.
Open to: Writers currently or recently affiliated with Indiana University, including anyone who studied or worked there within the past 4 years, are ineligible.
fictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31$3; fee waivers are available for general submissions, and submissions from incarcerated writers are free.Pays: $5 per page, $25 minimum, plus two contributor copies.
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Oct 31$3; fee waivers are available for general submissions, and submissions from incarcerated writers are free.Pays: $5 per page, $25 minimum, plus two contributor copies.
poetryLiterary
Closes Oct 31$3; fee waivers are available for general submissions, and submissions from incarcerated writers are free.Pays: $5 per page, $25 minimum, plus two contributor copies.
The Louisville Review is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and poetry by K–12 students in its Cornerstone section, with two issues each year.
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