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[oficmag]

BREAKING NEWS

We have extended our deadlines for Issues 11 and 12!

Send us your short stories and novellas!! We're looking forward to digging in.

Happy New Year!

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[librarycards]

hello! i apologize in advance this is probably something that you get asked a lot. but do you have any recs on literary magazines to submit to? im a trans poet, ive been writing for over a decade but never shared anything and ive been wanting to try to send my stuff to get it published somewhere. obv ive been google searching but theres so many big and small publications and i was wondering if you have ones you like especially and/or tips on how to choose a magazine/journal to submit to. thanks a lot! <3

no worries, thank you for reaching out!! i've been publishing for like 8 years + an editor for almost 4, so i always appreciate the opportunity to help people new to the world find ethical publications that will treat their work with the care it deserves.

first and foremost: there are going to be pubs out there that are awesome and i don't know about. you may be the one to discover them for yourself! one aid in finding the best mag for your work is the wonderful, writer-created chillsubs. it's a fantastic platform that keeps a huge list of mags and presses and their relevant stats, and lets you create an account and bookmark those you're interested in. everyone i know uses them, and it's very worth it given the sheer volume of mags out there.

i also have some recs of my own, ofc. i'm going to list them below. if they pay (which i prioritize) I'll mark them with a $. some are trans/queer focused and some aren't, but all are pubs i've either edited and/or published with and can confirm their ethics + respect for writers.

manywor(l)ds - my mag! i'm co-founder and eic. break genre _ shapeshift with us. ($)

Sinister Wisdom - old, well-regarded lesbian+ lit mag, now open to everyone who is/loves a dyke. I'm guest-editing an issue on Madness with them, now open for submissions!

fifth wheel press - run by a beloved friend and comrade of mine. i've published here. excellent transparency, care, great for first-timers. ($).

kith books - headed by trans literary icon kat blair. a mag/press/community centered around bodymind non-conformity and noncompliance.

Honey Literary - QTPOC-centered, unabashedly pop-culture + social justice oriented. the vibes are simply immaculate.

Whale Road Review - not queer/trans focused, more oriented toward....'grown up' poetry/prose/pedagogy papers. Katie Manning (eic) is a fucking gem.

Graphic Violence Lit - just had my first experience publishing with them, and their care + consideration for the whole writer is amazing. they publish boundary-pushing work.

beestung - one of the brainchildren of Sarah Clark. nb/gq/2s SFF. I just edited a few guest issues w them and have published with them. amazing work. ($)

A Velvet Giant - genrequeer work. the editors are experienced, enthusiastic, and amazing at promoting writers long after publication. it's a family! ($)

Ethel Zine + Press - handmade with love by Sara Lefsyk (as you can see, trans/nonbinary/2s sarahs dominate indie publishing, as well we should :3). Sara is a sensitive and care-full editor and bookmaker whose every publication is a work of art.

Protean - pro- as in proletariat. awesome left mag with a mix of politics and culture and everything in between. they take reprints! ($)

Mudroom - publish your work along with a picture of your mudroom/shoe rack. very responsive editors who will hype you tf up. ($)

The Institutionalized Review - for psych survivors. the editors concreteness of vision and dedication to their community know no bounds.

Just Femme + Dandy - queer and fashion-focused! led by the inimitable Addie Tsai. They pay *handsomely*. ($)

In addition, there are also some "big" mags I have had excellent experiences publishing with and wanted to shout out. These are harder for a beginner to break into, but worth keeping on your radar + have been fantastic to me as a writer.

Electric Lit

Split Lip Magazine

The Offing

Nat. Brut

Santa Fe Writers' Project

Bodega

New Orleans Review

Augur Magazine

I hope this is helpful to you + others! the literary world is ever-changing and this is just a snapshot. Hopefully you find some that you like!

[thoughtportal]

The Yellow Book https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41875 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41876

The Savoy (periodical) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Savoy_%28periodical%29 https://archive.org/details/savoy01symo/ https://archive.org/details/savoy02symo/ https://archive.org/details/savoy03symo/

[agirlnamedbone]

Jennifer Whalen in Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts (2024)

[wisteria-grows-here]

My first ever published piece!

Coming from such a restrictive and mind controlling background, writing a prose piece this brutally honest has been such an incredible and liberating experience.

You can also find it online at:

https://wp.towson.edu/grubstreetlitmag/

[coronam]

Are you a book nerd who also wants to support Palestinian families? Check out these literature zines.

These zines are being distributed by trashling (Instagram and TikTok). You can order both digital and physical copies, and there is an option to donate extra money with each order.

Browse/Order Here

Where do the donations go? Taken directly from the website: “Donations will be divided between SafeBow, an org working on evacuating people from Rafah, and the PCRF, which is working on general humanitarian efforts.”

Note, I’m not involved with the zines at all. I’m just spreading the word to my substantial platform here. These zines have definitely appealed to me as a reader / dark academia enthusiast. Please read more about the cause, speak up, and love each other.

[bitterpillpress-old]

t4t hypothetically by h. moon (@beatricexbenedick) in Bittersweet 💕💗

💌 A queer romance art + writing zine

📃 PDF copies are FREE!

📕 Print copies are $5

🛒 Zine shop ✨

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🔗 Links to our open calls and stuff

[echolitmag]

Anyways The Echo Literary Magazine officially supports #CECILSWEEP

[dogteethlitmag]

ISSUE TWO IS HERE

go check out KIN and let all our contributors know how super talented they are!!!

[feelingbackwards]

from the story "baby teeth" by sof sears in solstice magazine

[oficmag]

Submissions are now OPEN for Issue #11 and Issue #12!

Issue #11 | General Submissions

Subs are open until 11:59pm EST on December 31, 2024. Issue #11 will be published on April 1, 2025.

Send us your dead doves, your blorbos, your plinkos, your wretched meow meows yearning to be free; that thing you wrote that made you think, “I don’t know where this belongs”; the stuff you’d never show anyone you know IRL. Give us your shameless, self-indulgent smut; the manuscript to the video essay you dictated to your YouTube subscribers in your head; your thoughtful explorations of trauma and identity; your Pepe Silvia wall; your sci-fi, your fantasy, your romance, your realism. We want anything and everything. As long as you identify as a fan, we want to read your work.

We are currently looking for:

Short fiction (only 1 piece at a time, max 12k words; if flash [under 1k], you may submit up to 5 pieces in one document)

Nonfiction (personal essays, articles, or meta, max 12k words)

Check out our MSWL!

SUBMIT HERE (fee waived)!

Issue #12 | Novella Submissions

Subs are open until 11:59pm EST on December 31, 2024. Issue #12, the Doubles Issue, will be published on July 1, 2025.

You know those 20k one-shots that give you a reading hangover for days? Those are the vibes we're looking for in our 2024 novella issue. What we value most is an earnest portrayal of character, interesting relationship dynamics, and well-crafted prose that prioritizes clarity and voice. And if you want to add a truly tasteless amount of smut, that's fine too. 

We are currently looking for:

Novellas between 15,000 and 35,000 words

Thank you for your continued support over the last 2 years. :') We can't wait to read your work!

SUBMIT HERE!

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[rustbeltjessie]

It’s here it’s here it’s finally here! The issue of Paterson Literary Review with my poem that received an Editor’s Choice commendation in the 2023 Allen Ginsberg Awards is here! I’m looking forward to reading the whole thing, and I’m especially excited to be in a magazine with the likes of Martín Espada and Jan Beatty, plus a review of a book by my good friend Sean Thomas Dougherty.

[suburbanwitchcraftmagazine]

Suburban Witchcraft Magazine Issue 6 is live!

Enjoy this enchanting tome of art, poetry, fiction, photography and writing at :

[ponderreview]

Call For Submissions

Today we begin our next reading period for Ponder Review Volume 9, Issue 1

Send us your fiction, poetry, CNF, plays, art, newmedia

December 15, 2024 — March 15, 2025

[tobiinx]

My first published poem is now available to read online for free! in Gypsophila zine (gypsophilazine on Instagram)

"Do You See?" by Tobias Lynx

[agir1ukn0w]

Well, well, well...

It takes SO FREAKING LONG to get published that when it happens, even if it's just the second time, it feels a tiny bit monumental (which, I know, is an oxymoron, but just go with it). I am so beyond proud of the work I have created, both for this publication, and all the poems and stories I've written that have led me to this point. Can't wait to go even further into the wilderness of a writer's life and craft something even better!!!🌿

Read my poems (and others by some truly incredible writers I'm chuffed just to be featured with😋) at the link above, OR purchase a physical copy of Sixfold's Poetry Summer 2023 issue HERE!

LOOKIT, my name's in a description for a book you can buy on bloody Amazon!!!!! (nothing like a little recognition for my art to make me temporarily forget my seething hot hatred for that corporation)😂