Subgenres: Lyric Essay

Thin Air Magazine

Based at 7,000 feet, Thin Air Magazine has no choice but to invite work that takes us to dizzying heights with its innovation and insight. The editors aspire to foster diversity, authenticity, surprise, and excitement while making the... Read more

Reading Period: 
Apr 1 to Oct 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry

A Velvet Giant

A Velvet Giant is a literary journal for work that exists outside the boundaries of genre.

Reading Period: 
Mar 15 to May 15
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

Vassar Review

The Vassar Review aims to reconsider the traditions that have defined many publications and structures, those that are not open to all, open to interpretation, or open to change, and unfold them into a collaborative journal that believes... Read more

Reading Period: 
Nov 16 to Jan 19
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Visual Poetry

Another Chicago Magazine

Another Chicago Magazine seeks work that is urgent and beautiful, that was written with lightning and a sense that tomorrow may never come. The magazine loves work that is personal and political—political in the largest sense, as in... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Nov 30
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Erotica, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Historical, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction, Poetry, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Serialized Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Translation, Visual Poetry, War

indicia

indicia seeks to showcase a dynamic collage of passionate and profound voices hungry to produce art and write primarily in the English language. indicia enjoys feeling out the lengths to which language can be stretched, whether ... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Micro-poetry, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Visual Poetry

Alternating Current Press

Alternating Current Press is an indie press dedicated to publishing and promoting incredible literature that challenges readers and has an innate sense of self, timelessness, and atmosphere. The editors love science, history, homebound roots,... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Historical, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Short Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation

SoFloPoJo - South Florida Poetry Journal

SoFloPoJo considers all genres of poetry. The editors especially like surrealistic fairy tales, magic realism, haunting prose poems, lyrical vignettes, and crafted narratives. They do not shy away from truth-telling but appreciate the... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
BIPOC Voices, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Magical Realism, Nature/Environmental, Poetry, Prose Poetry

Roanoke Review

Roanoke Review publishes three to seven featured pieces every month—focusing primarily on poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, flash, graphic narrative, and visual poetry. Read more

On occasion, they review small press, literary books, or... Read more

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Dec 1
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

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