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WayWords is a quarterly literary journal from The Writer's Workout, publishing themed fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction tributes from writers worldwide.

Headland Journal is a New Zealand-based literary magazine publishing short fiction and creative nonfiction from emerging voices.

The Masters Review: New Voices is an online and print publication focused on publishing and supporting new and emerging writers, especially in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction.

Open to: Emerging writers only; writers with single-author novel-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible.

The Masters Review Short Story Award for New Writers is a bi-annual contest recognizing outstanding unpublished fiction or narrative nonfiction by emerging writers, offering publication, agency review, and cash prizes.

Open to: writers who have not published a novel or memoir with a major press are eligible; friends, family, and close associates of the guest judge are not eligible.

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.

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.

Amethyst Review publishes new writing engaging with spirituality and the sacred, including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and reviews.

Four Way Review is an online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations from both established and emerging authors.

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.

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fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, experimental/hybrid work, and art, with eclectic tastes and a focus on original, unpublished work.

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.

Passing Strange: Queer Weird Arthurian Tales is an anthology seeking queer speculative fiction, narrative nonfiction, and art reimagining Arthurian legends with LGBTQ+ characters and weird/speculative elements.

Perseid Prophecies is a Canadian speculative fiction magazine seeking unpublished speculative fiction, flash fiction, original art, and topical nonfiction science articles.

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 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 is a magazine publishing creative writing on environmental justice, seeking work from a diverse range of writers worldwide.

Salt Hill is a literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, reviews, interviews, and visual art.

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 is a literary magazine publishing themed issues of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art/photography.

Waxwing is a triannual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations, with a strong focus on cultural diversity and international voices.

Open to: Must be 18 years or older.

WOW! Women on Writing runs quarterly international contests for flash fiction and creative nonfiction, open to all styles and genres, with cash prizes and optional critiques.

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.

Eclectica Magazine is a quarterly online journal publishing a wide range of literary and genre writing, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and hybrid forms.

Your Impossible Voice publishes innovative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, flash, essays, reviews, and interviews from around the world.

Dogwood is an annual literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, with an annual contest awarding $1,000 in each genre.

Open to: Current and former employees and students of Fairfield University, and current/former students of the editor, are ineligible. Incarcerated writers may submit year-round by mail or email with no fee.

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.'

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.

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.

Thimble Literary Magazine is a quarterly online journal primarily publishing poetry and short prose, with no submission fee or payment.

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.