The Apple Valley Review is an international online literary journal publishing poetry, short stories, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction with a literary focus, reading submissions year-round with no fees or payment.
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Pays: No payment; work considered for annual Editor’s Prize ($100 and a book, 2006-2025).
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Pays: No payment; work considered for annual Editor’s Prize ($100 and a book, 2006-2025).
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Pays: No payment; work considered for annual Editor’s Prize ($100 and a book, 2006-2025).
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Pays: No payment; work considered for annual Editor’s Prize ($100 and a book, 2006-2025).
Fahmidan Journal is a quarterly online literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and flash, with a focus on diverse, thought-provoking, and existential writing.
Open to: Must be at least 18 years old; present and past staff members prohibited.
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Closes Sep 14Pays: $35 per piece (from Issue 24, Sept 2025, paid on publication).
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Closes Sep 14Pays: $35 per piece (from Issue 24, Sept 2025, paid on publication).
nonfiction
Closes Sep 14Pays: $35 per piece (from Issue 24, Sept 2025, paid on publication).
poetry
Closes Sep 14Pays: $35 per piece (from Issue 24, Sept 2025, paid on publication).
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.
Open to: No submissions from current or former students of George Mason University’s creative writing program or any other affiliates of George Mason University.
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.
Afterimages is the literary journal of Thirty West, publishing crafted literary fiction, flash, nonfiction, reviews, and more, with a focus on unique and timely writing.
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Pays: $10 per accepted story or memoir (≤3,000 words); $10 per serial installment (≤6,000 words, max 3 installments)
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Pays: $5 per accepted flash (≤1,000 words)
nonfiction
Pays: $10 per accepted memoir (≤3,000 words); $15 per book review, craft essay, or interview
Waxwing is a triannual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations, with a strong focus on cultural diversity and international voices.
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.
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Closes Sep 10Fee (amount not stated)Pays: One complimentary print copy
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Closes Sep 10Fee (amount not stated)Pays: One complimentary print copy
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Closes Sep 10Fee (amount not stated)Pays: One complimentary print copy
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.
Open to: Writers aged 50 and over strongly favored, but slightly younger writers considered if work fits the magazine's ethos.
FLARE: The Flagler Review is a student-run literary journal at Flagler College publishing poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction annually each spring.
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Closes Jan 15, 2027Pays: Contributor copy (print for domestic, PDF for international)
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Closes Jan 15, 2027Pays: Contributor copy (print for domestic, PDF for international)
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Jan 15, 2027Pays: Contributor copy (print for domestic, PDF for international)
poetryLiterary
Closes Jan 15, 2027Pays: Contributor copy (print for domestic, PDF for international)
Tiny Molecules is a literary magazine publishing flash fiction and short nonfiction essays, with a focus on character-driven stories and sensory explorations.
Bewildering Stories is a weekly online magazine publishing speculative, experimental, and mainstream fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of any length, with a focus on science fiction, fantasy, and literary work.
Blinker Literary is a print literary magazine seeking short fiction, flash, poetry, and creative nonfiction with no submission fee and a free contributor copy.
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Pays: One free contributor copy (shipping outside USA requires postage payment)
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Pays: One free contributor copy (shipping outside USA requires postage payment)
nonfictionLiterary
Pays: One free contributor copy (shipping outside USA requires postage payment)
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Pays: One free contributor copy (shipping outside USA requires postage payment)
Cimarron Review is a literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and nonfiction, with a focus on strong writing and distinctive voice.
Open to: No work by students currently attending Oklahoma State University.
Cottonwood is a literary magazine published by the University of Kansas that accepts short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry from writers worldwide.
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Pays: 1 hard copy for U.S. residents / 1 digital copy for international residents
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Pays: 1 hard copy for U.S. residents / 1 digital copy for international residents
nonfictionLiterary
Pays: 1 hard copy for U.S. residents / 1 digital copy for international residents
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Pays: 1 hard copy for U.S. residents / 1 digital copy for international residents
Emerge Literary Journal is an online biannual publication focused on free verse poetry and flash fiction with literary undertones, excluding horror and erotica.
Five on the Fifth is an online literary magazine publishing five short pieces monthly, including fiction, flash fiction, horror, nonfiction, book reviews, experimental work, and poetry.
January House Literary Journal is a quarterly print and online publication accepting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction year-round from writers worldwide.
JMWW is a weekly literary journal publishing fiction, flash, poetry, creative nonfiction, hybrid work, and interviews, with monthly submission windows and no fees or payment.
miniMAG is an online literary magazine specializing in microfiction, flash nonfiction, short-form poetry, and experimental literature, with open submissions and fast response times.
Moon City Review is a literary magazine publishing fiction, flash fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, graphic narrative, and translations, accepting submissions year-round via Submittable.
Roi Fainéant Press is an online literary magazine publishing literary fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, humor, and more, with a flexible and inclusive approach.
The Los Angeles Review is an online literary magazine open year-round for poetry, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, translations, and book reviews, seeking high-quality, previously unpublished work.
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