Autumn is here and it is time to use these cozy vibes to get your writing out into the world! Your story matters, and you deserve to be heard. Submit today to start #AcceptanceAutumn!
Want an editor to give you some feedback before you submit? Contact me! I'll charge a flat $20 fee for up to five poems or 1,000 words.
And here is a blog post I wrote about what lit mags are looking for:
Please make sure to read the guidelines carefully before submitting. I've put "N/A" when I found no information about compensation. Good luck!
Deadline: None listed
Genres: Poetry, hybrid, visual poetry, visual art
Compensation: None
Note from magazine: "We’re particularly interested in giving space to trans + queer writers in every issue and presenting work from established and emerging writers. We welcome experimental work, long form poetry, and sequences. We want work that investigates and divines, that searches out and wants. We’re looking for accidental visitors, harbingers, and spectres."
Deadline: None listed
Genres: Poetry and prose
Compensation: N/A
Theme: Dark academia
Deadline: Open all year!
Genres: Poetry, flash fiction, visual art, photography, other
Compensation: None
Note from magazine: "At the Agapanthus Collective, we’d like to see works from voices never heard, particularly those of people of color, women, and the queer community."
Deadline: Open all year!
Genres: Poetry
Compensation: N/A
Deadline: Open all year!
Genres: Poetry, prose, hybrid/experimental, art
Compensation: Possible award nomination
Deadline: Rolling deadline
Genres: Poetry, short stories, and visual art
Compensation: Hand-bound copy of magazine and possible Pushcart Prize nomination
Note from magazine: "We are interested in pieces that explore nature, witchcraft, feminism, farming, community, LGBTQIA+ perspectives, and all things Wild."
Deadline: Open all year!
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, other
Compensation: $25 per poem (max 2), $40 for fiction and nonfiction
Note from magazine: "We're particularly seeking work that speaks to living, inspiration, imagination, spirit, expiration, endings, movement of time, shadow sides, hiddenness, mystery, darkness, and casting new light on your subject.
Breath & Shadow accepts writing on any topic for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama; these pieces do not have to be "about" disability. However nonfiction, academic, and similar articles (profiles, interviews, opinion pieces) do have to relate to disability in some way."
Deadline: September 30th for fall issue, December 31st for winter issue
Genres: Poetry and prose
Compensation: None
Deadline: October 1st
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, other
Compensation: None
Note from magazine: "YOUR PIECE MUST HAVE A FILM OR PIECE OF WRITING THAT WAS INSPIRED BY IT IN SOME WAY!
If you can make a case for it, that’s all that matters."
Deadline: October 1st
Genres: Poetry, prose, visual art
Compensation: None
Theme: The Boneyard
Deadline: October 15th
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction
Compensation: N/A
Deadline: October 14th through December 9th
Genres: Fiction, poetry, photography, and art
Compensation: N/A
Note from magazine: "We accept short, contemplative works of poetry and more. Lyrical and contemporary works compel us. While poetry is our focus, we enjoy anything strange, surreal, and/or experimental (magical realism, speculative fiction, flash fiction, etc.), but we’re open to anything with heart."
Deadline: October 31st
Genres: Poetry, poetry critique, art, reviews, interviews
Compensation: $10-$25
Deadline: October 31st
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and art
Compensation: N/A
Deadline: October 31st
Genres: Poetry and prose
Compensation: $20 per piece
Theme: Expanse
Deadline: November 1st
Genres: Fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction
Compensation: None
Theme: Fairytale & Folklore
Deadline: November 15th
Genres: Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramatic works for stage or screen, and cover art
Compensation: N/A
Deadline: November 30th
Genres: Poetry, prose, flash, hybrid, book reviews, illustrations and photography, translations, and interviews
Compensation: None
Note from magazine: "Wishbone Words is a place for disabled, chronically ill, and/or neurodiverse creatives to submit work for our magazine."
Deadline: December 1st at 11:59 pm Pacific
Genres: Horror stories
Compensation: $1,500 USD and a contributor copy
Note from website: "We are seeking boundary-pushing horror stories from Indigenous writers of North America. Our anthology aims to showcase fresh, original voices in Indigenous Horror, and we encourage submissions that explore new and innovative themes."
Deadline: December 1st
Genres: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, and photography
Compensation: N/A
Theme: Mushrooms
Deadline: Open December 1st-15th
Genres: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, book excerpts, visual art, and photography
Compensation: N/A
Note from magazine: "A place for stories about chronic illness, disability, mental health, and neurodivergence."
Thank you so much for reading! I hope this list helped you. Share your acceptances and rejections with me on Threads or Instagram @hannahbartlettediting.
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