Where Should You Submit Your Writing?
April is National Poetry Month, so we’re starting with a list culled from https://authorspublish.com/26-approachable-journals/. Feel free to visit for more sites.
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
They describe themselves as “home to the six-sentence story”, and work they publish must be no more than 400 words in length, not counting the title. They only publish fiction.
Writers Resist
This intersectional feminist literary describes themselves by saying “We are dedicated to challenging all things that diminish our quest for equity, freedom, justice, and a healthy planet for all, and to celebrating progress toward social justice—while having a bit of fun.”
Rogue Agent Journal
This journal operates under the Sundress Publishing umbrella and they publish poetry about the body. You can only submit to them twice a year. They accept abut 30% of submissions.
Roi Fainéant Press
This journal publishes a wide variety of types of writing including fiction, poetry, humor, screenplays, and interviews.
The Brussels Review
Based out of Belgium, they publish a wide variety of writing, including creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and reviews. They sometimes close to submissions early if they reach their quotas. They accept over 40% of submissions they receive. They accept about 40%.
CommuterLit
They have an over 40% acceptance rate and publish novel excerpts, short stories, and poetry. They are based in Canada. They work they publish is formatted to be read on portable electronic devices like phones, so people can read it on the go.
50-Word Stories
As their name suggests, they publish only 50-word stories. They read submissions every month between the 1st and the 15th. They publish around 30% of what is submitted to them.
Children, Churches and Daddies
They bill themselves as “The UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine”. They publish poetry, prose, and art work online, and accept about 70% of what is submitted to them.
Academy of the Heart and Mind
Their mission is to help emerging writers. They accept over 60% of what is submitted. They publish poetry, art, fiction, and creative nonfiction online.
Down in the Dirt
Down in the Dirt publishes fiction and poetry. They have an acceptance rate of 80%.
Last Leaves Magazine
A journal that publishes poetry and art. They accept over 30% of submissions
Autumn Sky Poetry Daily
This journal has a very different approach. You are to submit one poem only, and if it is accepted you will know because it will be published online within seven says of submitting it. If it does not appear, it was not chosen. They no longer have submissions stats listed on Duotrope, but I’ve known lots of people whose work continues to be accepted here.
The New Verse News
A journal that publishes politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues on a daily basis. Their acceptance rate is around 30%.
The Last Girls Club
They only accept submissions from writers 18+. They publish nonfiction, poetry and fiction. They have rotating submission windows and often have themed calls. They largely publish horror from a feminist perspective and are a paying market. Please follow their guidelines carefully before submitting. If they hit submission quotas they will close to submissions early.
101 Words
They publish flash fiction stories that are exactly 101 words in length. They publish about 30% of what they receive.
Instant Noodles
The one journal on this list that has a limited demographic, they are only open to submissions from adults that are 40 or older. Each issue has a theme. They have around a 30% acceptance rate.
Star*Line
Star*Line is the official print journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. They publish a wide variety of poems within these two genres.
Panoply
They publish a wide variety of creative work and allow multi-genre submissions. They accept around 30% of what the receive. They reopen to submissions in July.
Cosmic Daffodil
They publish flash fiction and nonfiction as well as poetry and art. They accept about 30% of submissions.
Dark Horses
A magazine for “weird fiction”. Do not submit work that is not “weird fiction” (which they define in detail on their site). They only send out acceptances. If you haven’t heard from them in 90 days, assume rejection. They accept over half of their submissions.
Nixies Mate Review
A journal that publishes short and micro fiction as well as poetry and creative nonfiction. They accept about 50% of submissions. They reopen to submissions May 15th.
The Last Stanza Poetry Journal
This print poetry journal publishes about 40% of the submissions they receive. They also award one of the accepted poems $100. That is the only payment they gave out. They do not give out contributor copies, so if that is a dealbreaker for you, don’t submit. They do have lovely covers. The theme for their next issue is ‘Conversations’, and the deadline is 30th June 2025.
Bewildering Stories
An e-zine devoted to experimental and speculative writing., based in Canada. They accept about 50% of their submissions.
Bullet Points
They publish speculative military fiction that is sensitive to the complexity and tragedy of warfare. They accept around 25% of submissions
FlashFlood Fiction
They are only open for submissions for one week a year and they accept about 30% of what they receive. They are sponsored by National Flash Fiction Day (in the UK). They are currently closed to submissions.
LitBop
They have a 70% acceptance rate. They are an electronic and print journal, and every contributor is sent a free PDF of the issue their work appears on.
This list was curated by Emily Harstone who is the author of many popular books, including The Authors Publish Guide to Manuscript Submissions, Submit, Publish, Repeat, and The 2024 Guide to Manuscript Publishers. She regularly teaches three acclaimed courses on writing and publishing at The Writer’s Workshop at Authors Publish. You can follow her on Facebook here.
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