Open calls
Deadlines from campus and independent literary magazines, soonest first. We only list dates we could see on their own pages, so check before you send.
Closes Oct 15, 2026
The Allegheny ReviewSubmit for the spring issue · Oct 15, 2026 · Allegheny
poetry · fiction · creative nonfiction
Closes Oct 15, 2026
PhoebePrint issue reading period closes · Oct 15, 2026 · George Mason
fiction · nonfiction · poetry · art
Closes Oct 31, 2026
GristGeneral submissions close (or when full) · Oct 31, 2026 · Tennessee
fiction · poetry · creative nonfiction · art
Closes Oct 31, 2026
Indiana ReviewFall reading period closes · Oct 31, 2026 · Indiana · Pays
fiction · nonfiction · poetry
Closes Nov 1, 2026
The Malahat ReviewOpen Season Awards close · Nov 1, 2026 · UVic, Canada · Pays
poetry · fiction · creative nonfiction · translation
Closes Nov 1, 2026
Ninth LetterWeb edition window closes · Nov 1, 2026 · Illinois · Pays
poetry · fiction · creative nonfiction · flash · hybrid
Closes Nov 2, 2026
Cream City ReviewFall/winter reading period closes · Nov 2, 2026 · UW-Milwaukee
poetry · fiction · creative nonfiction · art
Closes Nov 15, 2026
The Blue RouteReading period closes · Nov 15, 2026 · Widener · Pays
fiction · poetry · creative nonfiction
Closes Nov 15, 2026
PRISM internationalIssue 65.2 submissions close · Nov 15, 2026 · UBC, Canada · Pays
fiction · creative nonfiction · poetry · comics · translation
Closes Jan 1, 2027
The Emerson ReviewReading period closes · Jan 1, 2027 · Emerson · Pays
fiction · poetry · nonfiction · photography · art
Closes Feb 28, 2027
Ninth LetterPrint edition window closes · Feb 28, 2027 · Illinois · Pays
poetry · fiction · creative nonfiction · flash · hybrid
Closes Apr 15, 2027
A Public SpaceSubmissions close · Apr 15, 2027 · Independent, New York
fiction · poetry · essays
Looking for more? Every magazine is on the lit mags index, campus and independent, with its own submit link.