🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited Kingdom
Pellicle
Feature, long read or photo essay
- Pay
- £375–£675 per commission≈ $507–$913 USD
- Words
- 1,500–2,500+ words depending on format
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-09
Creative nonfiction
Publications that pay for creative nonfiction
Markets currently recorded as publishing creative nonfiction, with the pay and word count each one states.
118 publications90 accepting now22 open worldwide$3–$507 stated pay (USD equiv.)39 state no figure
Longer-form nonfiction with a literary register. Expect slow reading periods and set your expectations accordingly.
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyIreland
The Dublin Review
Fiction and long-form nonfiction
- Pay
- From €300 for pieces up to 2,500 words; rises with length≈ $348 USD
- Words
- No word limit stated on the current guidelines page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Narratively (The Personals)
First-person narrative nonfiction
- Pay
- $300
- Words
- 1,000-1,500 words ideal; 2,200 hard max
- Eligible
- Worldwide — no stated geographic restriction
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Gavialidae
Poetry, flash fiction, short stories and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $150 per poem or flash fiction piece, $500 per short story or essay
- Words
- No unsolicited submission longer than 7,500 words; up to 1 short story or essay, 4 flash fictions or 10 poems
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Chestnut Review
Literary work of all forms
- Pay
- $120
- Words
- Varies
- Eligible
- Worldwide — no stated geographic restriction
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
The Forge Literary Magazine
Fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- $100
- Words
- under 3,000 words (up to 3,500)
- Eligible
- Open internationally to all voices and genres; literary excellence is the only criterion
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
West Branch
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translation
- Pay
- $100/poetry, $0.10/word up to $200 (prose)
- Words
- up to 6 poems or 30 pages of prose
- Eligible
- Open to submissions from any location; first North American serial rights purchased
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Wallstrait
Fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- $100 upon publication, PayPal only
- Words
- 500–3,000 words preferred, 5,000 words maximum
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative
Nonfiction narrative and reviews
- Pay
- $100, plus two complimentary issues, a one-year subscription and discounted further copies
- Words
- Reviews 1,000–1,200 words; no limit stated for nonfiction narrative
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Colorado Review
Short fiction, personal essays, poetry, book reviews and cover photography
- Pay
- $300 per short story or essay, $100 per poet, $100 for cover photography
- Words
- Stories and essays of 15-25 manuscript pages, one piece at a time; poetry up to 7 poems and 20 pages, with single long poems up to 10 pages
- Eligible
- Official page: "Authors do NOT need to be residents of Colorado or the United States
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
SmokeLong Quarterly
Flash fiction and flash creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $100 per story, or $150 with audio rights
- Words
- Up to 1,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Bellevue Literary Review
Fiction, nonfiction and poetry on health, healing and the human body
- Pay
- $150 for prose; $75 for poetry
- Words
- Fiction and nonfiction up to 5,000 words (most published prose is 2,000–4,000); up to three poems of any length
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Baltimore Review
Poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $75 as an Amazon gift certificate or via PayPal, plus a copy of the annual print compilation
- Words
- Prose up to 5,000 words; no more than three poems
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
The Idaho Review
Short fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $300 per short story, $75 per accepted poem, plus two contributor copies
- Words
- No designated page limit, though most stories published run under 25 double-spaced pages; the page asks for one submission per reading period
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyCanada
Geist
Non-fiction, fiction, poetry and comics
- Pay
- Up to $650; $100/page poetry≈ $72–$470 USD
- Words
- Notes & Dispatches under 2,000 words; Features up to 5,000
- Eligible
- Official: their priority is work from emerging and established writers and artists who are Canadian or permanent residents of Canada, or whose work has a strong connection to Canada or would be relevant to a Canadian audience
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyCanada
The Malahat Review
Fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction
- Pay
- CAD$70 per published page≈ $51 USD
- Words
- Paid per published page
- Eligible
- Open internationally
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Gulf Coast
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction and translation
- Pay
- $50 per page in print; $75 poetry / $100 prose online exclusives
- Words
- Up to 7,000 words; longer work cannot be read
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the submissions page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Booth
Poetry, fiction, flash and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $50 per published piece, regardless of length
- Words
- Poetry or micro essays: up to 3 pieces, micro meaning 300 words or fewer. Flash: up to 2 pieces of 500 words or fewer. Fiction or creative nonfiction: up to 7,500 words in a single document.
- Eligible
- Official page: "Anyone can submit to Booth except for Butler employees, current Butler students, or anyone with affiliations to Butler's MFA program
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Exposition Review
Fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, stage and screen, comics, film and visual art
- Pay
- $50.00 USD for accepted work
- Words
- Fiction and nonfiction up to 5,000 words; flash up to three pieces of 1,000 words each; up to three poems; stage and screen up to 15 pages; comics up to three pages per piece; film up to 15 minutes.
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Midway Journal
Flash fiction, nonfiction, stories, essays and poetry
- Pay
- $40 for 2 flash works, or 1 story or essay up to 8 double-spaced pages / 2,000 words
- Words
- One story or essay up to 8 double-spaced pages / 2,000 words, or two flash works; 3–5 poems each on a new page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Blackbird
Poetry, fiction, essays, reviews and interviews
- Pay
- $40 per poem, $200 per story or essay, $100 per book review, craft essay or interview
- Words
- Poetry: 2-6 poems per submission; prose guidelines are on the page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited Kingdom
Fahmidan Journal
Poetry, prose and flash
- Pay
- $35 per published piece
- Words
- Poetry: up to 7 poems (3 on a free submission) of no more than 3 A4 pages each. Prose: one piece of 1,000-2,500 words. Flash: up to 5 pieces (2 free) of no more than 800 words each.
- Eligible
- Official page: no country restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Copper Nickel
Poetry, prose, flash and translation folios
- Pay
- $30 per printed page; poetry $50–$150; prose $50–$250; folios $150
- Words
- Four to six poems, one story, three flash pieces, or one essay per submission
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Blue Marble Review
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, opinion and travel writing, plus art
- Pay
- $30 per published piece; $75 for cover art
- Words
- Poetry, fiction and all prose forms up to 1,500 words; up to three pieces per submission; one to two pieces for nonfiction and essays
- Eligible
- Official page: "We welcome submissions from students ages 13-22
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Pangyrus
Fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, comics, art, opinion and reviews
- Pay
- $30 per accepted piece
- Words
- Short stories up to 5,000 words or three micro/flash pieces; essays of 600-1,500 words or reported features up to 7,500 words; up to three poems in one document; pitches of 1,500 words or less.
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyCanada
PRISM international
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and translation
- Pay
- $40 CAD/page prose, $45 CAD/page poetry≈ $29–$33 USD
- Words
- Preferred length 4,000 words or less
- Eligible
- Open internationally — their mandate is to publish "the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyCanada
Prairie Fire
Fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction
- Pay
- 10¢ per word prose (max $250), $40 per poem≈ $29–$181 USD
- Words
- Maximum 5 poems per submission
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated on the submissions page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
The Offing
Creative nonfiction, essays, translation
- Pay
- $25–$100 (by department & length)
- Words
- Essays to 5,000 words
- Eligible
- Worldwide — no stated geographic restriction
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Ninth Letter
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and flash
- Pay
- Print: $100 prose, $25 per poem + 2 copies. Web: $75 prose, $25 per poem
- Words
- One story or essay up to 8,000 words; 3–5 poems; flash up to 3 pieces totalling 4,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
IHRAM Literary Magazine
Human rights short stories, essays, poetry and visual art
- Pay
- $50 per accepted written piece; $25 per accepted artist
- Words
- Short stories and essays 2,500 words or less; maximum five poems
- Eligible
- Open to writers worldwide, with a particular interest in creative activists at risk speaking about social-justice issues in their own environments
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
New Letters
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays and book reviews
- Pay
- $25 for book reviews (not guaranteed); three $2,000 annual awards
- Words
- Single-book reviews 500–900 words; essay-reviews of groups of books run longer
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Blue Mesa Review
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction and visual art
- Pay
- $25 per poem, essay, short story or artwork published
- Words
- Fiction and nonfiction no more than 6,000 words; poetry no more than three poems per packet
- Eligible
- Open internationally
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Farmer-ish
Essays about farming, food and land
- Pay
- $25 honorarium or a copy of the book
- Words
- General essays and how-to essays, approximately 800 to 1,200 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
StoryQuarterly
Literary fiction and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $25 honorarium
- Words
- Short stories, short shorts and novel excerpts up to 6,250 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Maine Review
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and hybrid forms
- Pay
- $25 per published flash piece or poem, $50 for prose of 1,001 words or more
- Words
- Prose: one piece of 3,000 words or fewer, though longer works of exceptional merit are considered, or three flash pieces of no more than 1,000 words each. Poetry: up to three poems, five pages total.
- Eligible
- Official page: no country restriction stated, and no sentence on the page states the review's country
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
The Missouri Review
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, interviews and omnibus reviews
- Pay
- $25 per printed page for regular submissions; $100 per story or essay for BLAST online exclusives
- Words
- No length restrictions stated for fiction and nonfiction, though the editors suggest reading back issues; poetry features run 6-14 pages of poems from each of three poets per issue; interviews and omnibus reviews cover 3-6 recently published books
- Eligible
- Official page: no country restriction stated, and submissions by post are accepted
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
F(r)iction
Short fiction, creative nonfiction, flash, poetry and reviews
- Pay
- $25 per final printed page, plus two free contributor copies
- Words
- Short fiction 1,001-7,500 words; creative nonfiction up to 6,500 words; flash fiction 1,000 words or fewer, up to three pieces in a three-pack; reviews 500 words preferred, up to 1,000
- Eligible
- Official page: no country restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Claudine
Microfiction and micro creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $25 upon publication, per micro piece
- Words
- Up to 400 words for all categories - a firm count
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
HEART
Poetry and short prose
- Pay
- $25 upon publication
- Words
- Prose of no more than one page; no more than three poems at a time
- Eligible
- Official page: no country restriction stated; published by Nostalgia Press, which the page names without stating where it is based
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Claudine: A Literary Magazine
Microfiction and micro creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $25 upon publication for each micro
- Words
- Up to 400 words, all categories, a firm count: microfiction, micro creative nonfiction and New Writer micros.
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Pacifica Literary Review
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and flash fiction
- Pay
- $25 per piece published
- Words
- Prose under 5,000 words; flash fiction up to three pieces of no more than 1,000 words each; up to three poems in one document.
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
New England Review
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation and dramatic writing
- Pay
- $20 per page with a $50 minimum, plus 2 copies and a 1-year subscription
- Words
- Dramatic writing up to 5,000 words; one piece at a time, or up to three if each is under 1,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Inscape Journal
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and visual art
- Pay
- $20 for each piece accepted into a general issue
- Words
- One piece under 4,000 words, or up to four flash pieces under 1,000 words each
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Invisible City
Poetry, prose, flash and visual art
- Pay
- $20 honorarium per published piece
- Words
- Prose up to 5,000 words; flash under 1,000 words, up to three pieces; poetry up to three poems. No novel excerpts unless they stand alone.
- Eligible
- Official page: honorariums to an international address are paid by wire transfer, and the page sets out no country restriction
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Half Mystic Journal
Poetry, essays, fiction and art for the journal; full-length manuscripts separately
- Pay
- US$20 per accepted piece in the journal
- Words
- No word or page limit stated for journal submissions; manuscript submissions are full-length works of at least 60 pages
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
NonBinary Review
Prose and poetry
- Pay
- $15 per accepted piece, prose and poetry alike
- Words
- Prose to 1,500 words; poetry to 50 lines
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Hemlock Journal
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction and visual art
- Pay
- $15 per piece selected for print; fee refunded for digital publication
- Words
- Fiction and nonfiction 1,000–4,000 words; under 1,000 is flash; poetry max 2 poems and 5 pages
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Variety Pack
Short fiction, novellettes, nonfiction, poetry and visual art
- Pay
- $23 for prose; $13 for poetry and visual art
- Words
- Short fiction and novellettes 1,001–9,000 words; nonfiction up to 3 pieces totalling 5,000 words; up to 4 poems
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Aurora Journal
Prose and poetry
- Pay
- $12 per piece
- Words
- Prose: up to 2 pieces at a time, 1,000 words maximum
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts
Poetry, fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- $10 per poem; 1¢ per word for prose, up to $50
- Words
- One story or essay up to 7,000 words; 3–5 poems
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Peach
Fiction, nonfiction and poetry
- Pay
- Prose $10 per printed page capped at $150; poetry $50 per poem
- Words
- One piece of fiction or nonfiction up to 5,000 words; maximum four poems
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the submission guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Blood Tree Literature
Flash poetry, fiction, nonfiction and hybrid pieces
- Pay
- $10 poetry; $15 fiction and nonfiction; $20 hybrid pieces
- Words
- Flash-focused — the magazine states it likes to keep it flash-y
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Yellow Arrow Journal
Poetry, prose and visual art
- Pay
- $10 USD plus a PDF of the journal issue
- Words
- Poetry: up to 2 poems per author per issue, grouped in a single document, any length
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The First Line
Short fiction, poetry and critical essays
- Pay
- $10 per poem, $25 per nonfiction essay, $25-$50 per story, plus a copy of the issue
- Words
- Fiction: 300-5,000 words. Nonfiction: critical essays of 500-800 words. Poetry: no line limit, but rare.
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyCanada
FreeFall Magazine
Prose, poetry, interviews and reviews
- Pay
- $10/page prose (max $100), $25/poem, $50 reviews≈ $7.23–$36 USD
- Words
- Prose to 4,000 words; poems max 6 pages each
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated on the submissions page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Ink In Thirds
Poetry, short prose and visual art
- Pay
- $5 per contributor, with a stated floor of $3 depending on donations
- Words
- Prose up to 600 words, one piece per form - including 3-word stories, 100-word stories, drabbles, microfiction and flash fiction; poetry and art also accepted
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyAustralia
Griffith Review
Literary essays and features
- Pay
- AUD $0.75/word
- Words
- ~2,000-5,000 words (essays, fiction, features)
- Eligible
- Worldwide — no stated geographic restriction
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Boulevard
Poetry, fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- Not stated on the guidelines page; $3 submission fee applies
- Words
- Up to 8,000 words; no more than five poems at a time
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyPortugal
The Lisbon Literary Review
Poetry, short fiction, translation, photography, drawing, essay and nonfiction prose
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page
- Words
- No word limit stated on the public page; one text per page
- Eligible
- Open internationally to authors writing primarily in Portuguese or English
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
In Short: A Journal of Flash Nonfiction
Flash nonfiction, micros and short-shorts
- Pay
- Unpaid — the journal states it cannot yet pay writers
- Words
- Flash nonfiction to 1,000 words; micros to 400; short-shorts to 100
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the submissions page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
MockingHeart Review
Poetry, fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- Unpaid — the magazine states it cannot pay contributors at this time
- Words
- No word limit stated on the submit page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Rawhead
Poetry, fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- Standard submissions unpaid; $100 award to one writer and one artist per issue
- Words
- Fiction and nonfiction up to 3,000 words; up to 7 poems totalling 15 pages
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Redivider
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and flash
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page
- Words
- 1,200–6,000 words; under 1,200 words goes to Flash Fiction
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
West Trade Review
Prose and flash fiction
- Pay
- Not stated on the guidelines page; $3 fee with paid expedited options
- Words
- One prose piece of up to 5,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Blue Bell Review
Fiction, nonfiction, essays and poetry
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submit page
- Words
- Prose: maximum of 2 pieces, under 2,500 words each
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Pure in Heart Stories
Fiction, poetry and nonfiction
- Pay
- Unpaid — a free digital copy of the issue is offered instead
- Words
- Poetry: 1–5 poems in one attachment
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Raising Mothers
Fiction, flash, creative nonfiction, interviews, reviews and graphic narrative
- Pay
- No rate stated — the journal is reader-funded by subscription
- Words
- No word limit stated; flash and micro forms are explicitly welcome
- Eligible
- Restricted to self-identified mothers and parents
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
New World Writing Quarterly
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and flash
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page
- Words
- 500–2,500 words preferred for online reading
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Gulf Stream Magazine
Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, hybrid work, translation and reviews
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page; $3 per submission
- Words
- Fiction and creative nonfiction 5,000 words (or 3 pieces of up to 1,000 words); book reviews 500–750 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Home Planet News
Poetry, prose, music and visual art
- Pay
- Unpaid — no submission fees, no ads, no paywalls
- Words
- Poetry: up to 6 poems in a single file
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Tusculum Review
Prose and poetry
- Pay
- Paid in two copies — the journal states it cannot pay money
- Words
- Prose under 7,000 words (about 24 double-spaced pages); poetry five pages or less
- Eligible
- Open internationally
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Oyster River Pages
Fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submit page
- Words
- Fiction up to 7,500 words; creative nonfiction up to 6,000 words; up to 3 poems in one document of no more than 10 pages
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Teach. Write.: A Literary Journal for Writing Teachers
Short fiction and creative nonfiction by and for writing teachers
- Pay
- Cannot pay much; donations of honorariums support the journal
- Words
- Short fiction 1,000–3,000 words; creative nonfiction up to 2,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Pasticheur
Short fiction, creative nonfiction and film writing
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page
- Words
- Short fiction or creative nonfiction: 1 piece up to 3,000 words; film writing: synopsis of 150–200 words plus one still
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Long River Review
Poetry, prose, art and literary criticism
- Pay
- Unpaid — the review states it cannot offer payment
- Words
- 5 poems, or 1 prose piece under 4,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Litbop: Art and Literature in the Groove
Poetry, prose and visual art with a musical bent
- Pay
- Unpaid — there is currently no money to pay contributors
- Words
- Up to 5 poems with a maximum of 10 pages in one document
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Unwashed
Fiction, flash, experimental writing, creative nonfiction and poetry
- Pay
- Not stated on the public page
- Words
- Prose 1,500 words maximum; poetry 1,000 words maximum
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Men Matters Online Journal
Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and academic work on men and masculinities
- Pay
- Not stated on the public call for submissions
- Words
- A single work of fiction or creative nonfiction, maximum 5,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Metachrosis Literary
Poetry, prose and visual art
- Pay
- Not stated on the public guidelines page
- Words
- Up to 3 poems under 40 lines each, or 1 piece of up to 1,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyUnited States
The Journal
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews and artwork
- Pay
- Unpaid — the journal states it cannot offer monetary payment
- Words
- Generally not over 8,000 words; reviews no more than 1,200 words
- Eligible
- Open internationally
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Conjunctions
Experimental fiction, nonfiction and poetry
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submit page
- Words
- No length limit stated on the public submit page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
WordSwell Journal
Poetry and prose
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page
- Words
- Prose 500–2,500 words, double spaced; poetry up to 3 poems totalling 9 pages or less in 12-point font
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Fictional Café
Poetry and prose
- Pay
- Unpaid — a non-profit labour of love with no honorarium
- Words
- Poetry: a single document of 4–8 poems, or a minimum of 200 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Five on the Fifth
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art
- Pay
- Not stated; an optional $3 tip jar supports the magazine
- Words
- No length limit stated on the public submit page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Lowestoft Chronicle
Fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry
- Pay
- Unpaid — the journal states it cannot provide payment at present
- Words
- Fiction of any genre up to 3,000 words; under 100 words likely too slight unless poetry
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Literary Veganism: An Online Journal
Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submissions page
- Words
- Prose preferably shorter, no more than 3,000 words and much less if possible
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Decolonial Passage Literary Magazine
Poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- Not stated on the public submit page
- Words
- No length limit stated on the public submit page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Jabberwock Review
Fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- No contributor rate published; $3 submission fee applies
- Words
- No length limit stated on the public submit page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟢 Currently accepting🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Kweli Journal
Fiction, nonfiction and poetry
- Pay
- Payment stated, amount not published
- Words
- One short story, self-contained novel excerpt or creative nonfiction piece of up to 6,000 words; up to three poems totalling no more than six pages.
- Eligible
- No country restriction is stated; the journal is named for "truth" in Swahili and describes itself as truth from the diaspora's boldest voices
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyUnited Kingdom
Extra Teeth
Fiction and nonfiction
- Pay
- £200 print / £150 Substack≈ $203–$270 USD
- Words
- 800–4,000 words
- Eligible
- Official: a Scottish magazine with an international outlook
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Orion Magazine
Nonfiction pitches and poetry
- Pay
- $200 per poem
- Words
- Poems max 2 pages · digital pieces unlikely over 2,000 words
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyAustralia
Westerly
Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and reviews
- Pay
- $250–$620 depending on form≈ $180–$447 USD
- Words
- Fiction/CNF max 3,500 words; scholarly max 5,000; reviews ~800
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated on the submit page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyAustralia
Griffith Review
Themed fiction or non-fiction
- Pay
- AUD$0.75/word print · AUD$200 poetry · AUD$500 online≈ $144–$360 USD
- Words
- No longer than 4,000 words
- Eligible
- Official writers’ guidelines: most contributors are from Australia, some from overseas
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Electric Literature
Personal narrative essay
- Pay
- $100
- Words
- 2,000–6,500 words
- Eligible
- No country list
- Verified
- 2026-08
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Ecotone
Fiction, non-fiction and poetry about place
- Pay
- Honorarium, $100 minimum
- Words
- Up to 30 pages
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-10
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Foglifter
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and translation
- Pay
- $100 honorarium plus two copies; translators paid separately
- Words
- Up to 7,500 words of fiction or nonfiction (up to three flash pieces); 3–5 poems, one per page, max 5 pages
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyCanada
The New Quarterly
Fiction, poetry and non-fiction
- Pay
- $400 prose / $100 poetry≈ $72–$289 USD
- Words
- One piece per submission period
- Eligible
- Official and strict: The New Quarterly publishes fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction exclusively by Canadian writers
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Brick
Literary non-fiction - essays, reviews, interviews and memoir
- Pay
- $65-720 depending on the length of accepted work
- Words
- No formal word limit; the magazine tends toward 1,000-5,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Epiphany
Fiction, poetry and essays
- Pay
- Print: $75 per poem, $175 per essay or story. Online only: $50 per poem, $150 per essay or story
- Words
- No length limit stated on the public submit page
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Fairy Tale Review
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation and artwork
- Pay
- $50 honorarium and two copies of the issue per contributor
- Words
- No word limit stated. Artwork: up to five high-resolution images in a single portfolio.
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Menagerie
Fiction, essays and poetry
- Pay
- $50 per acceptance - one piece of prose or one to three poems
- Words
- Stories and essays up to 5,000 words, with 1,000-3,000 words published more often; poetry: three to five poems per submission
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Brevity
Flash creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $45 honorarium if featured
- Words
- 750 words or fewer
- Eligible
- Official: they have published writers from India, Egypt, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Malaysia, Qatar and Japan, and many previously unpublished authors
- Verified
- 2026-08
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyNigeria
Agbowó
Essay / nonfiction
- Pay
- ₦50,000≈ $38 USD
- Words
- 750–3,500 words
- Eligible
- The official essays section does not list countries
- Verified
- 2026-08
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyCanada
EVENT
Fiction, poetry and reviews
- Pay
- $40/page poetry and reviews, $35/page prose (max $500)≈ $25–$29 USD
- Words
- Up to six poems, or one short story to 5,000 words
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated for general submissions, though some categories carry their own eligibility requirements on Submittable — the August 2026 fiction and poetry calls were flagged as Canadian
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Litmosphere: Journal of Charlotte Lit
Poetry, flash, short fiction and literary nonfiction
- Pay
- $25 per poem or flash piece; $50 per short fiction or nonfiction piece
- Words
- Fiction and literary nonfiction 1,500–5,000 words; flash up to 500 words each
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Bennington Review
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and translation
- Pay
- $120-$250 for prose by length and $25 per poem, plus two copies of the issue
- Words
- Prose up to 30 pages; 3-5 poems per submission
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction
- Verified
- 2026-10
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Mulberry Literary
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, screenplays, film, ballet and art
- Pay
- Flat $25 USD for each piece accepted
- Words
- Word counts are not stated on the guidelines page; genre guidelines sit inside each submission form.
- Eligible
- No country restriction is stated; the journal particularly encourages work from LGBTQIA+, women, international and BIPOC writers and artists
- Verified
- 2026-10
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
A Velvet Giant
Genreless literary work
- Pay
- $20 per author on publication
- Words
- No length limit stated on the submission guidelines
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
Consequence
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews and visual art
- Pay
- $20 per poem in print, $30-$50 per prose piece in print by length, $150 for an eight-page art spread, $50 online, $30 on Substack
- Words
- Nonfiction under 4,000 words; fiction shorts and excerpts under 5,000 words; flash under 1,000 words; reviews 1,500-3,000 words; poetry up to three poems
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟡 Limited window🟡 Research onlyCanada
The /tEmz/ Review
Fiction, creative non-fiction and poetry
- Pay
- $20 per piece≈ $14 USD
- Words
- Prose up to 10,000 words
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
The Literary Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy short fiction, serial fiction and creative nonfiction
- Pay
- $10 token payment per story published on the web
- Words
- Short fiction 4,000-10,000 words (6,000-10,000 preferred); serial fiction 20,000-50,000 words in one document; creative nonfiction 700-5,000 words
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyOpen to all
InterrobangLit
Prose, scored against a published rubric
- Pay
- $3 token payment per accepted prose piece
- Words
- Prose up to 3,000 words - a hard limit, with anything longer automatically rejected
- Eligible
- No stated country restriction on the guidelines page
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟡 Information needs verification🟡 Research onlyNamibia
Doek! Literary Magazine
Pan-African literary work
- Pay
- Unpaid (token payments when funding allows)
- Words
- Fiction 1,500-4,500; nonfiction 1,500-4,500; poetry no minimum (up to 5 poems per document)
- Eligible
- Open to Pan-African writers; confirm specific restriction on the official page
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyUnited Kingdom
Granta
Fiction and non-fiction
- Pay
- Pays contributors — rate not stated
- Words
- No set maximum or minimum; most submissions run 3,000–6,000 words
- Eligible
- Official: committed to offering a home to writing by those who are marginalised or underrepresented — writers of colour, working class or low-income writers, queer, transgender, non-binary and gender-nonconforming writers, and writers with disabilities
- Verified
- 2026-10
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyUnited Kingdom
Hinterland
Creative non-fiction
- Pay
- Pays for all published work — rate not stated
- Words
- 500–5,000 words
- Eligible
- Official: they publish the best in creative non-fiction from around the globe
- Verified
- 2026-09
🟡 Opens soon🟡 Research onlyCanada
carte blanche
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and translation
- Pay
- Modest honorarium — amount not stated
- Words
- See the guidelines for each genre
- Eligible
- No nationality restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyAustralia
Island
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction and graphic narratives
- Pay
- Pays contributor fees — schedule not on the public page
- Words
- Online nonfiction ~1,500 words; print nonfiction rarely over 4,000
- Eligible
- Official and restrictive: "Island welcomes submissions from Australia, New Zealand and Australians living abroad
- Verified
- 2026-09
🔴 Currently closed🟡 Research onlyUnited States
Black Warrior Review
Poetry, prose, comics, art, nonfiction and hybrid work
- Pay
- Payment stated, amount not published
- Words
- Prose up to 6,000 words, with nonfiction limited to 4,000 words; poetry, comics, art and hybrid work also read
- Eligible
- Official page: no country restriction stated
- Verified
- 2026-10
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