Poetry markets
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- Spare Parts Literary
Open for poetry · closes Aug 17 · responds in ~18 days
Spare Parts Literary is a quarterly online magazine seeking diverse, original poetry, flash fiction, micro fiction, short plays, and novel excerpts, with monthly submission windows and no fees or payment.
- Channel
Open for poetry · closes Aug 20 · responds in ~103 days
Channel Press is currently seeking poetry submissions for their anthology 'Biophilia: Love Poems for the Living World', celebrating ecological connection.
- Emerald City GhostsHorror · Fantasy
Open for poetry · closes Aug 20 · responds in ~14 days
Emerald City Ghosts is a digital magazine publishing flash fiction, short stories, and poetry with a paranormal or ghostly element, often themed monthly.
- WayWords
Open for poetry · closes Aug 20 · responds in ~75 days
WayWords is a quarterly literary journal from The Writer's Workout, publishing themed fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction tributes from writers worldwide.
- The 2River View
Open for poetry · closes Aug 30 · responds in ~91 days
The 2River View is a quarterly literary magazine publishing poetry, accepting unpublished poems during four annual reading periods.
- Only Poems
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~85 days
Only Poems is a poetry-focused magazine and platform offering regular themed contests, major annual poetry prizes, and workshops for poets.
- The Words Faire
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~48 days
The Words Faire is an independent literary magazine based in Dayton, Ohio, publishing themed issues and running annual prizes for poetry and fiction with a focus on innovative, boundary-pushing work.
- Sho Poetry Journal
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~30 days
Shō Poetry Journal is a print literary magazine focused on poetry, accepting submissions during two annual reading periods and offering a contributor copy as payment.
- Pacifica Literary ReviewLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~120 days
Pacifica Literary Review is a literary magazine accepting poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction year-round except for brief closures in September, January, and May, paying $25 per published piece.
- Radon JournalScience Fiction
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31
Radon Journal publishes science fiction, anarchist, transhumanist, and dystopian short stories and poetry with leftist social commentary.
- Haven SpecScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~70 days
Haven Spec is a speculative fiction magazine publishing science fiction, fantasy, speculative horror, and related poetry and nonfiction, with a focus on diverse and underrepresented voices.
- Further Light MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~31 days
Further Light Magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry exploring Latter-day Saint themes through speculative genres, seeking work that connects gospel principles with imaginative storytelling.
- Altar
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~33 days
Altar is a literary magazine seeking poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, reviews, recipes, spells/rituals, and other creative writing aligned with the theme 'Golden Hour' for its second issue.
- Carmen et Error
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~14 days
Carmen et Error is a quarterly literary magazine publishing poetry and very short fiction, with a focus on concise work and a playful approach to mistakes.
- 3Elements Review
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~4 days
3Elements Review is a themed literary journal requiring all prose and poetry submissions to incorporate three specific elements per issue, with art and photography needing at least one.
- Amethyst Review
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~30 days
Amethyst Review publishes new writing engaging with spirituality and the sacred, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and reviews.
- Four Way Review
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~90 days
Four Way Review is an online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations from both established and emerging authors.
- Glass Poetry
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31
Glass: A Journal of Poetry publishes a single poem each week and seeks high-quality poetry of any style or form, with reading periods in February and August and no submission fee or payment.
- Locust Shells Journal
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~38 days
Locust Shells Journal is an online-only literary journal publishing work in PDF format with rolling submission periods and a small submission fee.
- Magma Poetry
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31
Magma Poetry is a UK-based poetry magazine with rotating editors, currently seeking submissions for its 97th issue focused on Black poets from Africa and the diaspora.
- Miracle Monocle
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~73 days
Miracle Monocle is a university-affiliated literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, experimental/hybrid work, and art, with eclectic tastes and a focus on original, unpublished work.
- Pithead Chapel
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~60 days
Pithead Chapel is a monthly online magazine publishing literary fiction, nonfiction, and prose poetry under 4,000 words, with a strong preference against genre fiction.
- Press Pause Press
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~84 days
Press Pause Press is a literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work in themed volumes and online departments, with a focus on authentic, human-created art and writing.
- Reckoning
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~180 days
Reckoning is a magazine publishing creative writing on environmental justice, seeking work from a diverse range of writers worldwide.
- Salt Hill
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~180 days
Salt Hill is a literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, reviews, interviews, and visual art.
- Stoat Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~61 days
Stoat Magazine is a UK-based poetry magazine accepting original, unpublished poems on any theme for Issue 2.
- Tabula Rasa ReviewLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~65 days
Tabula Rasa Review is an independent literary journal seeking writing about the human condition, with a focus on realistic, character-driven work.
- The Bookends Review
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~43 days
The Bookends Review is an online literary magazine seeking creative and intellectual work in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and related genres, with two annual reading periods.
- Toil & Trouble
Open for poetry · closes Aug 31 · responds in ~25 days
Toil & Trouble is a literary magazine publishing themed issues of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art/photography.
- just femme + dandy
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1
just femme + dandy is a queer-focused magazine celebrating fashion, journalism, and art, currently holding a themed poetry contest for its POCKET SQUARE project.
- Eclectica Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1 · responds in ~75 days
Eclectica Magazine is a quarterly online journal publishing a wide range of literary and genre writing, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and hybrid forms.
- AlliterationScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1
Alliteration's Forgotten Ground Regained is seeking alliterative poetry with speculative themes (science fiction, fantasy, or horror) for its Fall 2026 issue.
- Bulb Culture Collective
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1 · responds in ~14 days
Bulb Culture Collective publishes previously published poetry or prose (fiction, nonfiction, reviews, etc.) up to 5,000 words, with no submission fees or payment, and is temporarily closing to general submissions on September 1, 2026.
- Enchanted Living
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1 · responds in ~10 days
Enchanted Living is a magazine seeking enchanting, original writing, poetry, and art with a magical or whimsical theme, avoiding work that is too dark or overtly fantastic.
- Naugatuck River Review
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1 · responds in ~84 days
Naugatuck River Review is a literary journal focused on narrative poetry, featuring an annual contest and an open reading period for unpublished narrative poems.
- talking about strawberries all of the time
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1 · responds in ~2 days
talking about strawberries all of the time is a literary magazine seeking unpublished poetry, including visual, concrete, lyric, and postcard prose.
- The Shore
Open for poetry · closes Sep 1 · responds in ~60 days
The Shore is an online poetry magazine publishing cutting-edge and daring poems four times a year.
- Phi Kappa Phi Forum
Open for poetry · closes Sep 2 · responds in ~60 days
Phi Kappa Phi Forum is a magazine for members of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society, publishing themed issues and accepting original poetry submissions.
- Dogwood
Open for poetry · closes Sep 5 · responds in ~122 days
Dogwood is an annual literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with an annual contest awarding $1,000 in each genre.
- Muleskinner Journal
Open for poetry · closes Sep 6 · responds in ~31 days
Muleskinner Journal is a literary magazine seeking unpublished poetry, flash/micro fiction, short stories, and creative nonfiction for themed issues, currently open for submissions on the theme 'Curio.'
- Samjoko Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Sep 10 · responds in ~266 days
Samjoko Magazine is a content creator's magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and scripts, with seasonal reading periods and a focus on original, non-AI-generated work.
- BurningwordLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Sep 10 · responds in ~24 days
Burningword Literary Journal is a triannual print and digital publication seeking poetry, flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and visual art, with a modest submission fee and complimentary contributor copies.
- Thimble Literary Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Sep 12 · responds in ~75 days
Thimble Literary Magazine is a quarterly online journal primarily publishing poetry and short prose, with no submission fee or payment.
- Frontier Poetry
Open for poetry · closes Sep 13 · responds in ~84 days
Frontier Poetry is a magazine dedicated to publishing new and emerging poets, offering both themed contests and ongoing opportunities for poetry submissions.
- Grain MagazineLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Sep 14 · responds in ~240 days
Grain Magazine is a Canadian literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction, with regular and special submission windows and a focus on diverse voices.
- Fahmidan Journal
Open for poetry · closes Sep 14 · responds in ~25 days
Fahmidan Journal is a quarterly online literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and flash, with a focus on diverse, thought-provoking, and existential writing.
- Feels Zine
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15
Feels Zine is a Canadian publication seeking poetry, personal essays, and fictional stories for themed issues, currently open for Issue 27: Belonging.
- Metphrastics
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~21 days
Metphrastics is a poetry magazine seeking ekphrastic poems inspired by works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with themed and general calls.
- Penumbric Speculative Fiction MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~28 days
Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine publishes edgy, genre-blurring speculative fiction and poetry, with a focus on diversity and the strange.
- Philly Poetry Chapbook Review
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~14 days
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review is a curated journal publishing original poetry, literary fiction, reviews, essays, and author features, with a focus on chapbooks and meaningful, well-crafted writing.
- The Bitchin' Kitsch
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~14 days
The Bitchin' Kitsch is a quarterly art and literature magazine prioritizing marginalized creators but open to all, publishing prose and poetry under 2,000 words or five pages, with token payment for marginalized writers.
- Carmina MagazineHorror · Fantasy
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~62 days
Carmina Magazine publishes poetry and short fiction inspired by myth, welcoming all styles and genres as long as the work is rooted in mythological tradition.
- Eleventh Hour Literary
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15
Eleventh Hour Literary is a journal seeking previously rejected and revised literary prose, poetry, and hybrid work from writers worldwide.
- Hellbender Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~85 days
Hellbender Literary Journal is currently open for submissions of flash prose (fiction and creative nonfiction), poetry, and visual art for its Fall/Winter 2026 issue.
- Passager Journal
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15
Passager Journal publishes poetry, memoir, and short fiction by writers age 50 or older, with an annual winter issue submission window and a $5 fee for online submissions.
- Up the Staircase Quarterly
Open for poetry · closes Sep 15 · responds in ~30 days
Up the Staircase Quarterly is a literary magazine publishing poetry and art, currently open for poetry submissions.
- C&R Press Poetry Book Award
Open for poetry · closes Sep 21 · responds in ~365 days
C&R Press is an independent publisher offering annual book prizes and open reading periods for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction manuscripts.
- GramaryeFantasy · Horror · Science Fiction
Open for poetry · closes Sep 21 · responds in ~5 days
Gramarye is a peer-reviewed journal from the University of Chichester focused on literary and historical approaches to fairy tales, fantasy, Gothic, magic realism, science fiction, and speculative fiction, publishing articles, fiction, poetry, reviews, and art.
- Literary Heist
Open for poetry · closes Sep 21 · responds in ~41 days
Literary Heist is a quarterly online magazine based in Ottawa, Canada, publishing poetry, short stories, interviews, book reviews, and articles on literary or art topics.
- Acta Victoriana
Open for poetry · closes Sep 26 · responds in ~73 days
Acta Victoriana is a literary magazine publishing poetry, short fiction, and visual art, offering a $20 honorarium per accepted piece.
- Chestnut Review
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~30 days
Chestnut Review is a quarterly literary magazine publishing poetry, flash (fiction and nonfiction), and prose (fiction and nonfiction), with a focus on beautiful language and narrative.
- The New QuarterlyLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~210 days
The New Quarterly is a Canadian literary magazine publishing short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction exclusively by Canadian writers.
- Freefall
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~180 days
FreeFall is a Canadian literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, open to Canadian writers from June 1 to September 30 each year.
- Fear in DustHorror
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~30 days
Fear in Dust is a horror poetry magazine focused on unsettling themes suitable for all ages, publishing themed issues and paying contributors.
- A-Minor Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~6 days
A-Minor Magazine publishes flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and poetry with a focus on concise, evocative work.
- Aromaticapoetica
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~183 days
Aromatica Poetica is an arts and culture magazine seeking fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that engages with smell and taste.
- Audience Askew
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~7 days
Audience Askew is a literary journal accepting short stories, poetry, and artwork on a themed, quarterly basis, as well as chapbooks and novels.
- Black Warrior Review
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~180 days
Black Warrior Review is a literary magazine published by graduate students at the University of Alabama, seeking innovative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and hybrid work, with a focus on bold, boundary-pushing writing.
- Olumo Review
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~90 days
Olumo Review is a biannual literary magazine seeking bold, diverse poetry, with open submission windows twice a year.
- Red Rock Review
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~19 days
Red Rock Review is a biannual print and online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers.
- South Florida Poetry Journal
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~2 days
South Florida Poetry Journal is a quarterly online literary magazine publishing poetry, flash fiction, essays, and occasional contests, with a focus on well-crafted, emotionally nuanced work.
- The Garlic Press
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~120 days
The Garlic Press is an online literary magazine seeking 'extra pungent' poetry and prose, with quarterly reading periods and no fees or payment.
- Toasted Cheese Literary Journal
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~56 days
Toasted Cheese Literary Journal is a quarterly publication accepting poetry, flash, fiction, and creative nonfiction with a focus on quality writing and a diversity of voices.
- Two Thirds North
Open for poetry · closes Sep 30 · responds in ~44 days
Two Thirds North is an annual print journal of transnational literature published by Stockholm University, accepting poetry, short stories, essays, translations, and reviews.
- American Poetry Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~183 days
The American Poetry Review is a major literary magazine publishing contemporary poetry and literary prose, and also runs two annual book prizes for poets.
- Gordon Square Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~62 days
Gordon Square Review is a biannual literary magazine published by Literary Cleveland, accepting poetry, fiction, and brief nonfiction with a focus on original, human-created work.
- Cherry TreeLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~92 days
Cherry Tree is a print literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction with a focus on inventive, image-rich, and sonically adventurous work, including a 'Literary Shade' section for subversive critique.
- About Place Journal
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1
About Place Journal is a biannual literary journal from the Black Earth Institute focused on art, spirit, earth, and society, seeking poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that engages with cultural and social change.
- Michigan Quarterly ReviewLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~365 days
Michigan Quarterly Review is a prestigious literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations in both print and online formats, with regular themed issues and annual prizes.
- Reed Magazine
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~140 days
Reed Magazine is a long-running annual literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with open reading periods and genre contests.
- SunSpot Lit
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~14 days
Sunspot Literary Journal publishes a wide range of prose (including fiction, nonfiction, scripts, and screenplays), poetry, and translations, accepting both genre and literary work up to 49,000 words.
- The Lindenwood ReviewLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Oct 1 · responds in ~53 days
The Lindenwood Review is an annual literary journal published by Lindenwood University, featuring fiction, creative nonfiction, and prose poems.
- The Iowa Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 2
The Iowa Review is a prestigious literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, reviews, and interviews, with annual reading windows and payment for accepted work.
- phoebe
Open for poetry · closes Oct 7 · responds in ~60 days
phoebe is a biannual literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with both a winter print issue and a spring contest issue, and pays contributors.
- LIMINAL.SPACESLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Oct 10 · responds in ~5 days
LIMINAL.SPACES is a minimalist magazine focused on literature and visual art exploring environmental themes, accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art with both speculative and realist elements.
- Spark to Flame
Open for poetry · closes Oct 11 · responds in ~57 days
Spark to Flame is a journal dedicated to collaborative poetry, pairing poets to co-author poems through an anonymous spark-and-flame process and also accepting finished co-authored poems.
- EyetothetelescopeScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Oct 15
Eye to the Telescope is an online magazine publishing speculative poetry (science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related genres) with themed quarterly issues.
- Consequence Forum
Open for poetry · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~32 days
Consequence Forum publishes work addressing the consequences of war or geopolitical violence, accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and reviews during two annual reading periods.
- MeridianLiterary
Open for poetry · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~90 days
Meridian is an annual literary magazine from the University of Virginia publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, with annual contests for short prose and editors’ prizes.
- Tablesalt Press
Open for poetry · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~7 days
Table Salt Press is a non-paying literary magazine seeking fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, folklore, and experimental work for its themed issue 'Homesick.'
- Thin Skin
Open for poetry · closes Oct 17 · responds in ~56 days
Thin Skin is a literary magazine showcasing older writers, especially those aged 50 and over, and publishes literary fiction (short stories and flash), and poetry.
- Haiku Crush
Open for poetry · closes Oct 18
Haiku Crush is an annual international competition seeking the best traditional and modern haiku in English, awarding cash prizes and anthology publication.
- The Good Life Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 20 · responds in ~90 days
The Good Life Review is a quarterly online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, flash, and nonfiction, with a focus on diverse and original work.
- Blue Mesa Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~180 days
Blue Mesa Review is a biannual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art, with a focus on work from or about the Southwest and marginalized communities.
- Yolk Literary Journal (Digital)
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~90 days
Yolk Literary Journal is a Montreal-based publication accepting fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for its digital edition from Canadian and international writers, with biannual reading windows and a small honorarium for digital publication.
- Trollbreath MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~11 days
Trollbreath Magazine is a quarterly electronic journal publishing speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, with a focus on genres like dark fantasy, hope punk, fabulism, and slipstream.
- Raleigh Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~180 days
Raleigh Review is a nonprofit literary magazine publishing poetry, flash fiction, and short fiction with a focus on emotionally and intellectually complex work.
- Bear Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~150 days
Bear Review is a biannual literary magazine publishing poetry and poetry-related reviews.
- Inscape (Washburn University)
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~6 days
Inscape is an annual literary magazine from Washburn University publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
- Redogre Review
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31
Red Ogre Review is a nonprofit literary magazine publishing poetry, poetry collections, and critical essays, with a focus on contemporary and sometimes speculative work.
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