Living calendar
Submission windows, in date order.
Every dated window from the 304 tracked publication records, sorted by when it closes or opens — recomputed on every build. Dates are as recorded at each record's last human verification; publishers move deadlines, so the official page linked from each record is always the authority.
3 open and closing1 opening soon73 recurring windows
Open now — closing on these dates
- Chicken Soup for the Soul · 2026-11-30
Re-checked on the official Possible Book Topics page 1 October 2026: Random acts of kindness closed 30 September 2026. Nearest open deadline is Humorous stories, extended to 15 October 2026. Then Married/couples, extended to 30 November 2026; Pets 31 January 2027; Positive thinking 28 February 2027; Dogs 31 March 2027; Cats and Holiday stories 30 May 2027. Each book topic carries its own deadline, and a story that fits two topics may be sent to both. The publisher extends deadlines often - the topic page is the authority.
Open the record - The Lagos Review · 2026-12-31
Rolling, June–December 2026
Open the record - Half Mystic Journal · 2027-04-30
Submissions for the Fioritura issue close in April 2027 (the page states the month, not a day)
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Opening soon
- khōréō · 2026-11-01
Next fiction window 1–30 November 2026
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Recurring windows
These markets reopen on a cycle rather than a single date:
- Efiko Magazine · 2026-08-30
The 8th-edition window closed on 30 August 2026. Efiko deletes work sent outside a submission window.
Open the record - Uncanny Magazine · —
Closed. As of 6 September 2026 Uncanny is open to short fiction only (24 August – 7 September); it states it is closed to all other submissions, poetry included. Watch their newsletter for the next poetry window.
Open the record - Griffith Review · 2026-08-23
This call has closed. Griffith Review 95: Bodies of Work publishes February 2027. Griffith Review announces new call-outs through its news page and social channels rather than a fixed annual calendar.
Open the record - Brevity · 2026-09-01
Brief Nonfiction open September–April. Currently closed (August).
Open the record - Extra Teeth · 2026-12-01
Submissions closed. Next open call 1–14 December 2026.
Open the record - Poetry Wales · —
Poetry submissions are currently closed. The window opens 2–3 times a year.
Open the record - Poetry London · 2026-10-01
General submissions are currently closed and reopen on 1 October.
Open the record - Shoreline of Infinity · —
Submission window currently closed. No next opening date stated.
Open the record - Propel Magazine · —
Submissions are currently closed. They run six one-month windows a year.
Open the record - The Fiction Desk · 2026-09-30
Three seasonal calls a year. The call that closed at midnight UK time on Wednesday 30 September 2026 has ended. The Fiction Desk says its winter call "will be opening soon" but publishes no date on its submissions page and asks writers to join the newsletter instead. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Open the record - The Rialto · —
Window-based. Check their Submittable portal to see whether online submissions are open — postal submissions are accepted at any time.
Open the record - Gutter · —
Fiction, poetry and essay submissions are currently closed. Windows run twice a year, in Spring and Autumn.
Open the record - Granta · 2026-12-01
Granta opens four windows in 2026: 1-31 March, 1-30 June, 1-30 September and 1-31 December. The September window closed on 30 September 2026; the next opens at 10 a.m. UK time on 1 December and closes at midnight UK time on 31 December 2026. Poetry is closed, though Granta says it aims to reopen soon. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Open the record - Hinterland · —
They operate 2–3 submission windows a year. Subscribers can submit all year round.
Open the record - Mslexia · 2026-10-05
Several current slots close 5 October 2026 — check each slot, they run to their own dates
Open the record - Modern Poetry in Translation · —
Window-based. They publicise submissions windows on their website, newsletter and social media.
Open the record - Briarpatch Magazine · 2026-09-18
Winter 2027 'AI Resistance' pitch deadline closed 18 September 2026 (re-verified on the official submissions page 21 September 2026). Spring 2027 (unthemed) pitch deadline is TBA - the page states no date. Briarpatch welcomes unsolicited pitches year-round at pitch@briarpatchmagazine.com.
Open the record - The New Quarterly · 2026-09-30
Fiction and poetry: 1 February–30 April (response by end of June) and 1 July–30 September (response by end of January). Non-fiction runs to its own periods — check the page.
Open the record - EVENT · 2026-12-01
Fiction and poetry are accepted in January, July, August and December only. Canadian Fiction and Canadian Poetry (August 2026) hit their caps and closed. Non-fiction comes mainly through the annual Non-Fiction Contest, deadline 15 October.
Open the record - Augur Magazine · —
Submissions are currently closed. Translation submissions are closed for both Augur and Tales & Feathers; Tales & Feathers is closed for all of 2026.
Open the record - The /tEmz/ Review · 2026-10-31
Open for journal submissions 1 September – 31 October 2026
Open the record - carte blanche · —
Spring and Fall reading periods. Check the submissions page for the current window.
Open the record - Island · 2026-09-18
Re-verified on the official submissions page 21 September 2026: print poetry (Island 180), print fiction, print nonfiction and all three Island Online categories (poetry, fiction, nonfiction) are closed - the 18 September 2026 window has passed. The one open route is graphic narrative pitches for print in 2027, with no formal cut-off.
Open the record - Westerly · —
Westerly is published twice a year, in June and November. Submission windows open for each issue as advertised. Scholarly articles may be submitted at any time.
Open the record - Aurealis · 2027-02-01
Two reading periods a year. Australian writers and subscribers from anywhere: 1 February to 30 September. Anyone anywhere: 1-14 March only. The 2026 window closed on 30 September 2026; the next opens 1 February 2027, and a writer who is neither Australian nor a subscriber has only 1-14 March 2027. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Open the record - One Story · —
The guidelines state the spring 2026 submission cap was reached and that submissions reopen in fall 2026. Check their Submittable before preparing anything — caps close windows early.
Open the record - Ecotone · 2026-09-30
Fall 2026: Ecotone closed its general window early due to overwhelming response, and the fee-free September window for current subscribers has now passed. Two general reading periods a year begin in January/February and August/September, plus a Valentine's Day window; Ecotone publishes months rather than dates and says it adjusts windows for administrative reasons, so the next general period begins in January or February 2027. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Open the record - Orion Magazine · 2027-02-01
Re-checked on the official Submission Guidelines page 16 September 2026: all windows are closed. The 10-15 September poetry call hit its 800-submission cap within hours of opening (the page carries an official closed notice). The fall digital open-pitch window (opens 1 September, runs two weeks) has also ended; the next digital window opens 1 February 2027. Print themes for 2027 are unannounced - the page hints at raptors and endings. Orion cannot consider anything outside an open window; poetry, fiction, book reviews and AI-assisted work are never read.
Open the record - Pseudopod · —
Submissions are only accepted during an open general submission period; check the schedule at pseudopod.org before sending.
Open the record - Nachtljocht · 2027-03-31
The 2026–27 reading period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Open the record - Litmosphere: Journal of Charlotte Lit · —
Submissions open through Submittable during January for the Spring issue and during July for the Fall issue. The queue closes at 300 submissions and usually fills well before the end of the month.
Open the record - Variety Pack · —
Submissions are open from 1 September to 15 October. Only one submission per reading period; anything sent outside the window is deleted unread.
Open the record - Foglifter · —
Foglifter reached its submission cap for fiction on 26 August 2026 and for poetry on 12 September 2026, within the Foglifter 12 reading period. Poetry is capped at 500 submissions. Check the current call on its Submittable page before preparing work — other genres may still be open, and the next reading period will reopen them.
Open the record - MockingHeart Review · —
Submissions are only considered during the reading periods listed on the submit page. Submissions outside those periods are ignored unless solicited.
Open the record - Red River Review · —
Current submission dates are posted on the submissions page and through DuoSuma. Only one submission per genre is allowed during a reading period.
Open the record - West Trade Review · —
Two regular reading periods: 1 April to 1 August, and 15 August to 15 December. As of 30 September 2026 the second period is open.
Open the record - River Styx Magazine · —
Reading periods run until River Styx has accepted enough work to complete the issue, and vary with submission volume and editorial need. If the Submittable portal is open, the magazine is still accepting work; it closes periodically at capacity.
Open the record - Pure in Heart Stories · —
Submission reading periods are posted on the submissions page.
Open the record - Inscape Journal · —
Submissions follow reading periods. One submission per genre per reading period is allowed — for example one poetry and one fiction submission — but each genre must be uploaded individually.
Open the record - Vestal Review · —
Submissions are taken during Vestal Review's reading periods. You may submit as often as you like during them, but only one piece per submission, and only after hearing back about the previous one.
Open the record - Raleigh Review · —
General submissions for poetry, flash fiction and short fiction open 1 January to 31 March. As of 30 September 2026 Submittable is open for poetry submissions and DuoSuma is closed while the editors catch up on reading.
Open the record - Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove · —
Litbop runs a reading period each year, announced on its submissions page.
Open the record - Metachrosis Literary · —
Reading periods are announced by the magazine. Submissions sent outside them are not read.
Open the record - SoFloPoJo — South Florida Poetry Journal · —
Quarterly reading periods: January to March, April to June, July to September, and October to December. Essays or Flash may close for two weeks at the end of a period so the editors can clear their backlog.
Open the record - The Journal · —
The Journal accepts general submissions during its current reading period.
Open the record - Conjunctions · —
Submissions are accepted twice a year, during the fall and winter reading periods. Check the site, the newsletter or Conjunctions' Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky for the earliest news of each period.
Open the record - Poetry South · —
Submissions made after the stated date are considered for the following year's issue, though response times may be longer.
Open the record - Brick · 2026-10-01
The October window runs 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2026; Brick also opens 1 April
Open the record - Bracken · 2026-10-01
The October window runs 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2026
Open the record - 32 Poems · 2027-02-01
Two reading periods a year: 1 February to 31 March, and 1 August to 30 September. The August-September 2026 window closed on 30 September 2026; the next opens 1 February 2027. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Open the record - American Poetry Journal · 2026-11-01
The February 2027 issue window runs 1 November 2026 to 30 November 2026; the October 2027 window opens 1 July 2027
Open the record - American Short Fiction · 2026-12-31
Unsolicited submissions are accepted September through December each year; contests run at other times
Open the record - Bayou Magazine · 2026-12-15
The reading period runs 15 September 2026 to 15 December 2026
Open the record - Bennington Review · 2027-01-04
The next reading period runs 4 January 2027 to 5 March 2027
Open the record - Colorado Review · 2026-08-01
Fiction and poetry are read 1 August to 31 March; nonfiction is read year-round and photography for cover art is open now
Open the record - Booth · 2026-09-01
Reads 1 September to 30 November, then 1 January to 31 March; responses usually go out by the end of May
Open the record - Consequence · 2026-07-15
Spring reading period 15 January to 15 April; fall reading period 15 July to 15 October; translations and visual art are read year-round
Open the record - Fahmidan Journal · 2026-09-15
Four reading windows a year: 16 December to 14 March for the summer issue, 15 March to 15 June for autumn, 16 June to 14 September for winter, and 15 September to 15 December for spring
Open the record - The First Line · 2026-08-01
Quarterly deadlines on 1 February, 1 May, 1 August and 1 November; the next is 1 November 2026
Open the record - Free the Verse · 2026-11-25
Issue submissions close 25 November 2026 for the next themed quarterly issue; Marginalia is always open
Open the record - InterrobangLit · 2026-09-01
Windows open on the first of every other month and close on the 8th or when the submission cap is reached; the window that ran 1-8 September 2026 has closed and the page does not name the next
Open the record - The Maine Review · 2026-09-01
Open 1 September to 30 November, one of three annual windows (1 January-31 March, 1 May-30 June, 1 September-30 November); free submissions also run 28 September to 5 October for Hispanic Heritage Month
Open the record - The Missouri Review · —
Open for submissions year-round, with no closing date stated; the 2026 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize has a deadline of 1 October
Open the record - The Idaho Review · 2026-09-08
Reading period 8 September to 15 November; the journal may close early on volume or reopen in winter or spring
Open the record - Claudine · 2026-11-30
Submissions are open January through November; the magazine does not read in December
Open the record - Ink In Thirds · 2026-10-01
Two reading periods for poetry and prose: 1 April to 31 July for the fall/winter issues, and 1 October to 31 January; photography and visual art are always open
Open the record - Black Warrior Review · 2026-12-15
Reads in two windows a year, predominantly 15 December to 1 March and 1 June to 30 September - so the summer window closed on 30 September 2026 and the winter window opens 15 December 2026. The page warns the dates are liable to change as the masthead turns over
Open the record - Exposition Review · 2026-10-01
Annual issue window 1 October to 15 December; the Flash 405 short-form contests run in February, April, June and August
Open the record - Claudine: A Literary Magazine · 2026-11-30
Open January through November; the journal does not read submissions in December
Open the record - Nimrod International Journal · 2026-10-01
General submissions open 1-31 October each year; the Literary Awards take entries 1-31 January
Open the record - Pangyrus · 2026-09-15
Two reading periods a year: 15 February to 15 April, and 15 September to 15 November
Open the record - Kweli Journal · 2027-05-30
Reading period 1 September to 30 May; work received outside it is not read
Open the record - khōréō · 2026-11-01
Next fiction window runs 1–30 November 2026 (themed submissions)
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How this calendar stays honest
Rows appear only where a record carries its own verified deadline data — 77 of the 304 publications do. The rest are rolling or unstated and live in the full database rather than here. Spot a moved date? Tell us and the record gets re-verified. For the market-wide picture, see the State of Paid Writing 2026 report.