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Boudin is the online companion to The McNeese Review, publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, hybrids, and other creative writing.

Open to: Current McNeese State University students and employees are ineligible; McNeese alumni may submit only if at least three years have passed since graduation. International submissions are eligible, but cannot receive prize money.

Swim Press is a UK-based publication seeking thematically focused written work for its issue 11 theme, “decay.”

Open to: New and emerging writers with a maximum of 7 previous publications; work previously published professionally is not accepted.

Solarpunk Magazine publishes speculative fiction and other writing centered on solarpunk themes, including ecological balance, mutual aid, radical imagination, resistance, and repair.

Open to: Original, unpublished work in English; translations previously published in languages other than English are accepted, but unsolicited reprints are not.

Chicken Soup for the Soul invites true stories and poems for specific themed books, including pet, holiday, and humor anthologies.

Consequence Forum publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and reviews addressing the consequences of war or geopolitical violence in its print, online, and Substack venues.

Cosmic Daffodil Journal is a literary magazine seeking poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for themed issues, including the currently open MOSAIC issue.

CutBank is the literary journal of the University of Montana, publishing print and online poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and related literary work.

EVENT is a Canadian literary magazine publishing poetry, prose, and creative nonfiction, with general submissions accepted during specified months and an annual nonfiction contest.

The Fiddlehead is a Canadian literary journal publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, reviews, and occasional play or novel excerpts.

Open to: Work must be unpublished; writers may submit only once per calendar year per genre.

Glossy Planet is a real-time literary magazine seeking unpublished writing that responds creatively to current headlines and culture.

Open to: Open internationally to all writers, provided the work is primarily in English; work must be unpublished, not AI-generated or AI-assisted.

In a Flash is a themed literary magazine publishing previously unpublished creative nonfiction flash of 500 words or fewer.

Ink Sweat & Tears accepts poetry, prose, flash fiction, word-and-image work, reviews, and themed filmpoems by email, with submissions closing on 15 October 2026.

Open to: Work must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere; no simultaneous submissions.

Larina's Lit Lounge is a prompt-driven literary magazine accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions.

Meridian is a University of Virginia literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in an annual spring issue, along with prize opportunities.

Open to: Meridian generally does not accept creative work by current University of Virginia students; current UVA students should write before submitting.

Passages North is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, hybrids, and short-shorts, with an emphasis on innovative, experimental, and genre-diverse work.

phoebe is a twice-yearly literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in a winter print issue and a spring contest issue.

Open to: Submissions are not accepted from current or former students of George Mason University's creative writing program or any other George Mason University affiliates.

Phoebe is a paying literary journal seeking experimental and conventional fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for its winter 2027 print issue.

Plott Hound Magazine is a quarterly literary magazine publishing amazing animal stories, including prose, essays, and poetry.

Rebel Satori Press is an independent publisher seeking full-length LGBTQIA+ speculative fiction and witchcraft and occult nonfiction.

Reform & Revolution is seeking politically focused articles for its 24th issue, Duck!, addressing debates and responses related to the socialist publication Geese.

American Literary Review is a national journal publishing previously unpublished poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with general submissions accepted during two annual windows and a $4 fee.

Open to: Anyone who is or was associated with the University of North Texas in the last three years is ineligible; submissions must be previously unpublished and not created in whole or part with generative AI or LLMs.

Sundress Publications presents contests, manuscript reading periods, grants, and book-review opportunities, with current calls including a poetry broadside contest and a restricted chapbook microgrant.

Open to: Previously published authors may submit only works that went out of print since 2000 because the original press closed; editors may submit works from presses that closed.

Table Salt Press is an open, themed literary publication accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, hybrid, folklore, and related written work for its first issue and seasonal mini magazine.

The Arkansas International is a literary magazine accepting previously unpublished fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and graphic literature.

Variety Pack is an inclusive literary journal publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and interviews, with submissions currently open from September 1 through October 15.

Wort Journal is a grassroots herbalism and plant-practice journal seeking writing rooted in medicinal plants, resistance, ecological relationships, and folk traditions.

Open to: Contributors must submit work aligned with Wort Journal’s anti-racist, decolonial, anti-ableist, trans-positive, anti-heteronormative, anti-classist, sex-worker-positive, asexuality-positive, body-positive, feminist, anti-patriarchal, and anti-capitalist principles; the writing must be original, previously unpublished, and contain no AI-generated material.

Harvard Review publishes short fiction, poetry, and essays and invites submissions from writers at all career stages.

Scrivener Creative Review is accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for its 49th issue.

Emerald City Ghosts publishes paranormal ghost stories, flash fiction, short stories, poetry, and reviews, with general submissions always open and themed calls opening monthly.

Open to: Submitters must be subscribed to Emerald City Ghosts.

The Good Life Review is a literary magazine publishing original fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, flash, and experimental writing, with seasonal issues and a Micro Monday feature.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and recent (within the last 3 years) UNO MFA graduates/affiliates are not eligible.