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143 calls · updated Nov 14

  1. IHRAM Press
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per accepted piece
  2. IHRAM Press
    Open until Nov 15IHRAM Press quarterly themed calls (2027) · Pays: IHRAM Press pays $50 per accepted written piece and $25 per accepted artist
  3. Ploughshares
    Open until Nov 15General submissions · Fee: $3.75 online service fee (free for subscribers) · Pays: $45 per printed page, $90 minimum per title
  4. PRISM international
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: CA$3 (Inclusive Access option available) · Pays: CA$45 per printed page and two contributor copies
  5. The Markaz Review
    Open until Nov 20MIS/TRANSLATION issue · Pays: Honorarium
  6. Usawa Literary Review
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: INR 1,000 ($12) per accepted piece; payments currently to Indian bank accounts, other options discussed for writers outside India
  7. Variant Literature
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Pays: $15 per poem
  8. MudRoom
    Open until Nov 25Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $15
  9. Abraxas Review
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: $10 per piece
  10. American Poetry Journal
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: $25 honorarium
  11. The Arkansas International
    Open until Nov 30Museum as Muse · Fee: $4 · Pays: $50 per accepted piece plus one-year digital subscription
  12. Black Fox Literary Magazine
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $20 per contributor via PayPal; physical contributor copies are not supplied.
  13. Bog Matter
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $0.02/word ($5 minimum) plus two print copies
  14. Haven Speculative
    Open until Nov 30General submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $20 per poem
  15. Roses and Wildflowers
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $5 per poem on acceptance
  16. The Hemlock Journal
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Pays: $15 per poem selected for print
  17. The Hemlock Journal
    Open until Nov 30Issue 12 (Winter 2026) · Fee: $3 USD (₹200 INR) per submission per category. Annual members pay no submission fees. Optional add-ons are an expedited response for $3, editorial feedback for $5, or both for $6. · Pays: Poets selected for the print edition receive a $15 USD (₹1,200 INR) honorarium. Poets selected for the digital and eBook edition only receive a full refund of their submission fee.
  18. The Hemlock Journal
    Open until Nov 30Magazine submissions · Pays: $15 for each piece selected for print; submission fees refunded for digital-only selections
  19. Liminal Lit
    Open until Dec 7Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Every published contributor receives a $100 honorarium, paid by PayPal, Wise, Venmo, Zelle, or another method you choose.
  20. The Bokeh Review
    Open until Dec 10Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: One piece per issue receives a $20 award
  21. New Writing Scotland
    Open until Dec 13Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: £50 for the first page, £25 per subsequent page
  22. Exposition Review
    Open until Dec 15Vol. XII: Trip · Fee: $3.50 standard submission fee; free on December 1 and December 10, 2026. · Pays: $50 per accepted work
  23. The Seventh Wave
    Open until Dec 15Magazine open call · Fee: $7 (waivable on request) · Pays: Contributors receive $100 for publication, for both prose and poetry
  24. Ink Nest Poetry
    Open until Dec 31January Issue 2027 - Poetry, Visual Art, and Fiction · Fee: Free · Pays: $20 and one free author copy of the magazine.
  25. Fantastic Other
    Open until Jan 3, 2027Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $5 per piece
  26. Mslexia
    Open until Jan 4, 2027Magazine submissions · Pays: Paid for every piece published (rate see site)
  27. Eavesdrop Magazine
    Open until Jan 10, 2027Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $30 per poem
  28. HerStry
    Open until Jan 31, 2027Winter 2027 Issue: Light · Fee: $3 · Pays: $50 per accepted piece
  29. The First Line
    Open until Feb 1, 2027Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 per poem on publication, plus an issue copy. International print-copy postage is deducted from payment; choose a PDF copy to receive the full payment.
  30. Matter of the Imagination
    Open until Mar 1, 2027General submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Flat rate for poetry (amount not stated; described as mostly symbolic)
  31. Poetry Foundation
    Open until Jun 14, 2027Poetry magazine: general submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $500 per poem ($600 video poem)
  32. A Feeld Magazine (AFM)
    Open year-roundPitches (including poetry) · Fee: Free · Pays: Starting flat fee of $500 (negotiable)
  33. African Voices
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $25–$150 per poem plus two contributor copies
  34. African Voices
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: African Voices pays on average $25-$150 for original poems, plus two contributors' copies.
  35. ALOCASIA
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per contributor
  36. America Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Paid on acceptance at competitive rates (amount not stated)
  37. Arkana
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: No payment stated; all work considered for $50 Editors' Choice Awards
  38. Atmo: A Literary Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: $50 per published writer
  39. Belmont Story Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per poem plus 1 print copy (US/Canada check); otherwise 3 copies
  40. Better Than Starbucks Poetry & Fiction Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Unpaid for most poetry; up to 12 Features per issue get a $20 honorarium; free PDF or eBook of the issue
  41. Big Sky Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Negotiable
  42. Blue Marble Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $30 per published piece ($75 for cover art)
  43. Breath & Shadow
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $25 per poem
  44. Chestnut Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free for up to 3 poems; paid tier for up to 6 (see site) · Pays: $120 per piece, paid on publication via PayPal.
  45. Christian Science Monitor
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $150 per poem on publication
  46. Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $1/line new; 50¢/line reprints
  47. Cryptic Frog Quarterly
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $3 per piece via PayPal
  48. Cult. Magazine
    Open year-roundPoetry Submissions - General · Pays: $25 online; $40 print
  49. Does It Have Pockets
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 per submission; free during the last two weeks of February and August · Pays: $10 per published issue, including artwork; payment is not per poem
  50. Dreamers Creative Writing Magazine
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Pays: $20–60 CAD honorarium
  51. Driftwood Press
    Open year-roundSingle poems · Pays: Paying market; rate not stated
  52. Eclectica Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $2 · Pays: Three $50 cash awards per issue (Spotlight Author + 2 runners-up across genres)
  53. The Ex-Puritan
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free regular submissions are available, subject to monthly caps. An optional CAD $3 paid submission route is also offered; free slots reopen monthly. · Pays: CAD $50 for one accepted poem, or CAD $100 per poet if multiple poems are accepted. Payment is made in Canadian dollars.
  54. Fahmidan Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $35 per piece
  55. Fiction & Poetry
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $20 honorarium and a contributor copy (print)
  56. First Things
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: Honorarium on publication
  57. Free the Verse
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 per published poem
  58. Frontier Poetry
    Open year-roundNew Voices · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per poem, up to $150
  59. Gavialidae
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3.50 · Pays: $150 per accepted poem
  60. Gemini Magazine
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $20 per published piece
  61. Ghudsavar Literary Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: $10 per selected poem
  62. The Good Life Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $4 · Pays: $60 per published piece, $75 for two poems
  63. Gotham Literature
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: Up to $50 for unsolicited pieces
  64. Gray's Sporting Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $100 per poem
  65. Half Mystic Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $2 · Pays: $20 per accepted piece; fee waivers available
  66. HALSEY Literary Reader
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Optional $15 and one copy (two copies without PayPal)
  67. Hayduke Irish Lives!
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 per poem
  68. Ice Queen Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $50 per contributor
  69. Infrarrealista Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free
  70. Inkhorn Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $25 per poem
  71. Inscape
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $20 per piece
  72. Iterant
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50
  73. Josephine Quarterly
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $30 per poem
  74. Just Keep Up Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 per poem (via PayPal, CashApp, Venmo, or wire transfer)
  75. Justice Reads
    Open year-roundPoetry General Submissions · Fee: $4 · Pays: $25
  76. Killer Nashville Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $10 per poem
  77. Kismet
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: All accepted contributors are paid. The exact poetry payment rate is not publicly specified.
  78. Kopi Break
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 SGD per poem
  79. Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $10 per poem on publication
  80. LIBER: A Feminist Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per poem on publication
  81. Lit Shark Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $20 honorarium, custom digital broadside, online feature, and print/anthology publication
  82. The London Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free in odd months; £3.50 otherwise · Pays: Fee for print publication; web pieces unpaid
  83. MARK
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $25 per poem
  84. Marrow Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Optional royalties from print issues and anthologies. Contributors share 50% of sales proceeds equally; no fixed payment is guaranteed. Tax information is required to participate.
  85. M E N A C E
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per accepted piece.
  86. Merganser Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $1 per line
  87. The Missouri Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $25 per printed page.
  88. Mobile Data Mag
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Paid on publication (amount not stated)
  89. Narrative
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Reading fee (see site for amount)
  90. New Letters
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions
  91. New Orleans Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 standard submission fee; designated fee-free periods for eligible writers. · Pays: $150 honorarium
  92. New Welsh Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Rates on application
  93. NonBinary Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 flat fee
  94. Northern Writers Forum
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: NGN 5,000/ $4 USD
  95. Okay Donkey
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $25 per poem
  96. ONLY POEMS
    Open year-roundPoet of the Week (fast response) · Fee: $10 · Pays: $100 per published poet
  97. Pacifica Literary Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: $25 per piece published
  98. Palette Poetry
    Open year-roundFeatured Poetry · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per poem, up to $150
  99. Peatsmoke Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: $10 per piece
  100. Poetry Online (poetry.onl)
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3.14 · Pays: $60 per poem
  101. Poetry Quarterly
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $1.50 token payment ($10 for Editor's Choice) plus one-year online subscription
  102. Porter House Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: Paid (amount not stated)
  103. Publishing Genius
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Fee: $2 · Pays: $10 for accepted work
  104. Queen's Quarterly
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Writer's fee set on acceptance
  105. Radon Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $25 per poem
  106. Rattle
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $200 per poem and a one-year subscription for print; $100 per poem online-only
  107. Rawhead
    Open year-roundRawhead: Point Blank · Fee: Free · Pays: $30 flat honorarium per featured contributor, plus a separate $10 donation to a charity of the contributor's choice. The honorarium is not paid per poem.
  108. Rialto Books Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: Minimum $30 per poem, based on length
  109. Rough Cut Press
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $25 honorarium
  110. Scrawl Place
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $35 per piece
  111. Scribes*MICRO*Fiction
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $1 per accepted piece via PayPal
  112. Sequestrum
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: Paid; rates not stated
  113. Seven Story Hotel (7SH)
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $45 flat per accepted piece; one contributor copy (US) or added MSRP (outside US)
  114. Skipjack Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $2 in current manager; an older October 2025 post said submissions would be free. · Pays: $5 honorarium; published work also considered automatically for the annual $100 Dead Herring Prize.
  115. Sojourners Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per poem on publication plus complimentary copies
  116. Southeast Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3 · Pays: Honorarium plus a copy (print)
  117. Star*Line
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: 7¢ per word, $7 minimum and $30 maximum per poem, paid on publication; one print contributor copy.
  118. Struggle Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Paid (amount not stated)
  119. Superlative - The Literary Journal
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: £9 · Pays: £100 contributor prize and online publication
  120. takahē
    Open year-roundGeneral poetry submissions · Pays: NZ$45 for the first poem and NZ$35 for each additional poem
  121. The Astorian
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $5 · Pays: A small stipend
  122. The B'K
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 for unpublished work by marginalized creators
  123. The Coil
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $4.99 · Pays: $10 per poem after publication
  124. The Dolomite Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $3.50 · Pays: $50 for one featured poem per issue
  125. The Drift
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: No fee listed · Pays: $150 for poems
  126. The Esthetic Apostle
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $8 · Pays: $50 prize for featured poem
  127. The Future Fire
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $10 per poem on publication
  128. The Markaz Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: Honorarium
  129. The Momentist
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: 100 euro per poem
  130. The New Territory
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Modest payment for printed pieces
  131. The Roanoke Rambler
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: At least $25 per poem
  132. The Sun
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: $2.50 online · Pays: $200 and up, based on page length (paid upon publication)
  133. This is PM Test page. Ignore it :-)
    Open year-roundGeneral submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: pays $100 per poem and contributor copy
  134. Torch Literary Arts
    Open year-roundTorch Friday Feature · Fee: Free · Pays: $150 (US) payment for selected authors
  135. Tough Poets Review
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $5 and two contributor copies
  136. trampset
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $30 per accepted piece via PayPal
  137. #TWP Quarterly Lit Zine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: Paid (amount not stated)
  138. Twyckenham Notes
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $25 per accepted poem
  139. Utopia Science Fiction
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $30 per poem
  140. Vast Chasm Magazine (Vast Literary Press)
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per piece
  141. Washington Writers’ Publishing House
    Open year-roundWWPH Writes: Poetry · Fee: Free · Pays: $25 per piece
  142. Whims of the Wilderness
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $5 per accepted submission
  143. Write City Magazine
    Open year-roundMagazine submissions · Pays: $20 per poem for members, $10 per poem for nonmembers, on publication
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