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ChannelResponds: ~3 months

Channel Press is currently seeking poetry submissions for their anthology 'Biophilia: Love Poems for the Living World', celebrating ecological connection.

poetry
Closes Aug 20Pays: €35 per printed page (min €60, max €250 per poem) plus contributor copy
Emerald City GhostsResponds: ~2 weeks

Emerald City Ghosts is a digital magazine publishing flash fiction, short stories, and poetry with a paranormal or ghostly element, often themed monthly.

fictionHorrorFantasy
Closes Aug 20Pays: No payment
flashHorrorFantasy
Closes Aug 20Pays: No payment
poetryHorrorFantasy
Closes Aug 20Pays: No payment
WayWordsResponds: ~3 months

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

fiction
Closes Aug 20Pays: Digital contributor copy
nonfiction
Closes Aug 20Pays: Digital contributor copy
poetry
Closes Aug 20Pays: Digital contributor copy
The 2River ViewResponds: ~3 months

The 2River View is a quarterly literary magazine publishing poetry, accepting unpublished poems during four annual reading periods.

poetry
Closes Aug 30Pays: No payment
3Elements ReviewResponds: ~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.

fiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: No pay at this time.
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: No pay at this time.
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: No pay at this time.
AltarResponds: ~5 weeks

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.

flash
Closes Aug 31Pays: $5 per accepted piece
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: $5 per accepted piece
other
Closes Aug 31Pays: $5 per accepted piece
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: $5 per accepted piece
Amethyst ReviewResponds: ~4 weeks

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

fiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: no payment
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: no payment
other
Closes Aug 31Pays: no payment
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: no payment
Carmen et ErrorResponds: ~2 weeks

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.

flash
Closes Aug 31Pays: £5 per piece; paid reading spots for contributors at online book launches; alternative: Braag books or charity donation
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: £5 per piece; paid reading spots for contributors at online book launches; alternative: Braag books or charity donation
Four Way ReviewResponds: ~3 months

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

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: small honorarium
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: small honorarium
other
Closes Aug 31Pays: small honorarium
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: small honorarium
Further Light MagazineResponds: ~4 weeks

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.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorror
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25 honorarium per published story
nonfictionScience FictionFantasyHorror
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25 honorarium per published essay
poetryScience FictionFantasyHorror
Closes Aug 31Pays: $10 honorarium per published poem

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.

poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: None
Haven SpecResponds: ~2 months

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.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorror
Closes Aug 31Pays: 8¢ per word
poetryScience FictionFantasyHorror
Closes Aug 31Pays: $20 per poem
nonfiction
Locust Shells JournalResponds: ~5 weeks

Locust Shells Journal is an online-only literary journal publishing work in PDF format with rolling submission periods and a small submission fee.

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Fee: $2Pays: 50% of submission fees collected in the period divided equally among contributors via PayPal
poetry
Closes Aug 31Fee: $2Pays: 50% of submission fees collected in the period divided equally among contributors via PayPal

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.

poetryEligibility requirements
Closes Aug 31
Miracle MonocleResponds: ~2 months

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.

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Fee (amount not stated)
flash
Closes Aug 31Fee (amount not stated)
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Fee (amount not stated)
poetry
Closes Aug 31Fee (amount not stated)
Only PoemsResponds: ~3 months

Only Poems is a poetry-focused magazine and platform offering regular themed contests, major annual poetry prizes, and workshops for poets.

poetry
Closes Aug 31
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: $2000 award
poetry
Opens Sep 21
poetry
Opens Mar 1, 2027
Pacifica Literary ReviewResponds: ~4 months

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.

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25/piece
flashLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25/piece
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25/piece
poetryLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25/piece
Pithead ChapelResponds: ~2 months

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.

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: none
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: none
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: none
Press Pause PressResponds: ~3 months

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.

fiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: Contributors receive two free copies of the print volume in which they appear
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: Contributors receive two free copies of the print volume in which they appear
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: Contributors receive two free copies of the print volume in which they appear
other
otherEligibility requirements

Radon Journal publishes science fiction, anarchist, transhumanist, and dystopian short stories and poetry with leftist social commentary.

fictionScience Fiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: $0.025/word, $15 minimum
poetryScience Fiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: $25/poem
ReckoningResponds: ~6 months

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

fiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: SFWA-qualifying 'professional' rates (see payment page for details)
flash
Closes Aug 31Pays: SFWA-qualifying 'professional' rates (see payment page for details)
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31Pays: SFWA-qualifying 'professional' rates (see payment page for details)
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: SFWA-qualifying 'professional' rates (see payment page for details)
Salt HillResponds: ~6 months

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

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Pays: No payment
poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: No payment
nonfiction
Pays: No payment
Sho Poetry JournalResponds: ~4 weeks

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.

poetry
Closes Aug 31Fee: $3 (always free for U.S. Indigenous poets; periodic free pop-ups for BIPOC poets)Pays: One contributor copy (prize winners receive $150 and a one-year subscription)
Stoat MagazineResponds: ~2 months

Stoat Magazine is a UK-based poetry magazine accepting original, unpublished poems on any theme for Issue 2.

poetry
Closes Aug 31Pays: Contributor copy (UK: print, international: PDF)
Tabula Rasa ReviewResponds: ~2 months

Tabula Rasa Review is an independent literary journal seeking writing about the human condition, with a focus on realistic, character-driven work.

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31Fee: $1 (waivable on request)Pays: Top three prose authors per issue receive a cash prize (amount depends on submission fees collected)
poetryLiterary
Closes Aug 31Fee: $1 (waivable on request)Pays: Top three poets per issue receive a cash prize (amount depends on submission fees collected)
The Bookends ReviewResponds: ~6 weeks

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.

fiction
Closes Aug 31
flash
Closes Aug 31
nonfiction
Closes Aug 31
other
Closes Aug 31
poetry
Closes Aug 31
The Words FaireResponds: ~7 weeks

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.

fiction
Closes Aug 31
poetry
Closes Aug 31Fee: $15 submission ticket (includes complimentary journal issue)Pays: $250 + publication + featured interview (winner); all entries considered for publication
poetry
Closes Aug 31
Toil & TroubleResponds: ~4 weeks

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

fictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31
nonfictionLiterary
Closes Aug 31
poetry
Closes Aug 31

Alliteration's Forgotten Ground Regained is seeking alliterative poetry with speculative themes (science fiction, fantasy, or horror) for its Fall 2026 issue.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorror
Closes Sep 1Pays: No payment
Bulb Culture CollectiveResponds: ~2 weeks

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.

fiction
Closes Sep 1
nonfiction
Closes Sep 1
poetry
Closes Sep 1

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