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My ever-growing list of UK & Irish Lit Mags
That Publish Short Stories
Sept
22 2013 - 186
magazines (including closed.)
- 20x20 - " a square platform
for writings, visuals and cross-bred projects. Writers
are invited to submit works up to 1,500 words.
Please submit up to 3 written pieces or poems."
- Two Hundred by 200: - "We
welcome submissions from anyone with a creative
flair including – Photographers, Designers,
Illustrators, Writers, Typographers, Artists,
Graffiti Writers, Makers, 3D Artists, Product
Designers, Sculptors & Architects" EZINE
- Four
Thirty Three - " a new audio magazine.
We'll be broadcasting and podcasting short
stories of around five minutes (up to 1,000
words), written and read by some of the best
contemporary writers.We're looking for edgy,
engaging stories about modern life - stories
which work well when read aloud." AUDIO
- NEW
A New Ulster: "Northern
Ireland's newest literary and arts ezine,
magazine. We hope to work closely with local
writers as well as talented artists from around
the world." EZINE
- A
Tale of 3 Cities: A Tale of Three
Cities is the first printed arts journal to join
up the points of Europe’s golden triangle:
London, Paris and Berlin. Showcasing work from
the best emerging – and also more established –
writers and artists in each city, our first
issue launched in October 2011." PRINT
- Aesthetica - "Aesthetica
engages with contemporary art, contextualising
it within the larger cultural framework." PRINT
- African Writing -
"new, unpublished work. Our natural constituency
of writers and material are African or Diasporan
(please interpret boldly) but we will publish
any writer who writes into the African Condition
(please interpret boldly). We are adventurous in
our definition of Africana, but we will also
publish good literature generally." PRINT
- The
Alarmist: We're after work that
has to be seen or read to be understood and
appreciated. If you can explain your work quite
easily to your mates at a pub, then it’s
probably not for us. We want funny, we want
dark, we want darkly funny, we want surreal, we
want experimental, we want surreally
experimental, we want maniacal, we want the
absurd. We like writing: poems, prose, stories,
snippets, plays, letters." PRINT
- Albedo One - " Ireland's
longest-running and foremost magazine of the
Fantastic. Since 1993, we have published stories
of both Irish and international authors which
push at the boundaries of Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror." PRINT
PAYING
- AltHist "the new magazine
of Historical Fiction and Alternate History.
Lovers of historical fiction for too long have
been denied outlets for short pieces of fiction,
as the number of print and online magazines for
historical short fiction is very limited
compared to the popularity of fiction set in
past times. Alt Hist’s mission is to provide
readers with entertaining and well-written short
stories with a historical setting, whether
portraying actual events or events that could
have happened. If you read and enjoy historical
fiction, alternate history or historical fantasy
then we think you will like Alt Hist.… " EZINE
- Ambit - "quarterly, 96 page
magazine that prints original poetry, short
fiction,art and reviews." PRINT, PAYING
- Annexe
Magazine: - "We post articles and
fiction online every week and we consider all
work for this. The Annexe Introducing Series
is published, in print, every four months. " PRINT
EZINE
- Arete Arts Tri-Quarterly -
Fiction, poetry, reportage, reviews PRINT
- Ballista speculative
fiction. just
published last issue
PRINT
- Banipal - "publishing
contemporary authors and poets from all over the
Arab world in English translation" PRINT
- NEW
Bare Fiction: " we want
your work to reach out, grab us by the hand and
immerse us fully into your world from the very
start. Whether it’s flash fiction of a 100 –
1000 words or short stories of up to 5000 words,
we have space for it in our magazine. We will
look at submissions in most genres except
Erotica." PRINT
- The
Battered Suitcase -
"We welcome all work
that explores the human experience of any genre:
literary, experimental, mainstream, speculative,
paranormal, poetry, narrative non-fiction, and
humor. We don't wish to hang labels on
good writing. We hope to provide a safe space
for writers who've gone underappreciated because
the industry has led them to believe that they
don't fit a particular format. We hold no
editorial bias in regards to stories for or
about individuals of any race, creed, gender,
sexual orientation, or planet of origin." PRINT EZINE
- The Beat - " a showcase for
new and exciting writers and artists. The site
is now published on a rolling basis, so we will
post any new work as and when we see fit (rather
than on an issue basis that we began with)" EZINE
- Beat the Dust "Submissions
to Beat the Dust are by invitation only, with
the exception of the July edition, which is open
to all writers to submit. For this issue we are
keen to hear from writers with ‘kiss my shades!’
attitude who 'live life in the raw, grapple with
it bravely and attack it with naked fists' when
they put pen to paper (quote by John Fante in
Ask the Dust). Beat the Dust is about inventive,
hard-hitting, intelligent, honest, emotive,
thoughtprovoking writing. Of particular interest
is writing that involves some kind of
contradiction or breaks a rule or convention in
some way… " EZINE
- Bewilderbliss
- " a quarterly magazine published in
Manchester; it’s a high-quality publication
showcasing the capabilities of new writers in
the area." PRINT
- Black
and Blue: "We
are looking for poetry, drama, prose &
other. "
PRINT
- Black Market Review
-poetry, flash fiction, short stories EZINE
- Black Static
- horror fiction PRINT
PAYING
Bloody
Bridge Review - "publishes short
literary fiction and poetry, with new material
uploaded weekly. We like things that are
surreal, difficult, imaginative and darkly
comic in terms of content, but relatively
traditional in terms of form. We're not really
into experimental writing, but we might be
surprised, so send it anyway."EZINE CLOSED?
- The
Bohemyth: "open for
submissions of previously unpublished works of
short fiction and personal essay. We are based
in Dublin, Ireland – but there are no geographic
restrictions for submitting. We are looking for
contemporary short fiction with a literary bent.
We want ideas that affect, engage, move and
entertain. We want writing that is beautiful,
poetic, thought-provoking, edgy, original and
inspiring. We want images that linger in minds.
We want words that beat out the beat of broken
hearts. We want stories that seduce and savage
souls." EZINE
- Bonfire - fiction, poetry
and art. just
closed. PRINT
- NEW
Bookanista:
"the place to find author interviews, essays,
new fiction, extracts, book news, diary pieces
and blogs about the published word. In the
coming months we will launch an occasional salon
at London venues, and introduce a new strand for
reviewing and discussing children’s books. New
writing is at the heart of what we do, and we
welcome submissions from new and established
authors." EZINE
- Bottom of the World -
"fledgling literary magazine based in the UK. It
seeks to show off new prose (and poetry) to an
unsuspecting world" PRINT
- BRAND - "specialize in the
short form; left of field work; international
writing. We publish high quality, original short
stories, plays, poems, creative non-fiction." PRINT NO LONGER ACCEPTING
SUBMISSIONS
- Brittle Star - "a ‘little’
magazine which, for its size, contains a
surprising variety of new work: poems, stories,
interviews." PRINT
- Burning
Houses:
“Short stories, poetry, essays, "art and
anything else accepted as long as it reflects
the modern worlds." PRINT
- The Cadaverine - "
publishes the best new poetry and prose by
emerging authors under the age of 25.From urban
gothic to high modernism, cyberpunk to scathing
satire, science fiction to fictitious cookery,"
EZINE PRINT
- Cake - "new, exciting
literary magazine based at Lancaster University,
calling all fresh-baked submissions of poetry,
flash fiction and more!" Subs:
themixingbowl@hotmail.co.uk PRINT
- Cambridge Literary Review -
" welcomes submissions of previously unpublished
poetry, short fiction, literary criticism and
political commentary." PRINT
NOT
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING UNSOLICITED WORK
- Carillon -"wide-ranging
poetry and prose from contributors across the
world, plus book reviews and a readers’
competition." PRINT
PAYING
subscribers only
-
Cassiopeia: "a new online
creative arts and culture magazine for
original writing, reviews and practical
inspiration for the home and garden. We're
dedicated to showcasing your talents and
giving voice to your passions." EZINE
- Chimera - "verse and
prose in serious and lighter vein on a range of
topics. Philosophical, confessional, satirical,
polemics, speculation, pastiche, essays,
reviews, fiction" EZINE
- Chapman - "publishes the
best in Scottish writing" PRINT
PAYING
- Cherrypicked Hands "I
prefer short stories to be short. Poems can be
as long or as short as you want, as long as I
like them. like poems that describe all kinds of
things in all kinds of wonderful ways. I don't
like experimentation for experimentation's sake
- although I do like it, sometimes, for the
poem's sake. Talking of prose, I like short
stories that are short - say, below 2,000 words,
though I might consider slightly longer pieces.
I also like them to be funny, and strange. I
like short stories that leave a quiet hum in my
head, and that contain characters who I would
like to know in Real Life" EZINE
- Chroma Journal - "is
published twice a year. We accept submissions
from all people who identify as queer,
regardless of sex and sexuality. Each issue is
themed." PRINT CLOSED
- The Clearing: "an occasional
magazine of bold new writing that seeks to
explore and energise the cultures of place
in the twenty-first century, adventurous
in vision, experimental in form, and
generous in exposition. Here you will find
writing that challenges conventions of
landscape and nature in order to imagine
anew the world into which we have emerged... We
charge our authors to go forth and find
distinctive visions that startle us, rural
or urban, modern or prehistoric,
industrial, post-industrial, fantastical,
natural, political, however they come, but
each meaningful, surprising, felt: each
aflame for its reader. We welcome
cross-fertilisations of genre and
discipline, collaboration and innovation,
all of the kind that helps to open our
eyes to cultures, practices and stories of
places that may presently be going untold.
" PRINT
- NEW
Cohorte: "Cohorte is a
collective, a constantly growing group of
contributors independently publishing words,
pictures, music & more." EZINE
- Cossmass Infinities "is a
Science Fiction and Fantasy audio magazine. Our
first episode was published in January 2010. We
are looking for short stories, ideally, between
4000 -- 8000 words.Stories should be either
Science Fiction or Fantasy, or even a blend of
both. Try to avoid mediaeval-fantasy though.
Previously published stories are welcome."
AUDIO PAYING
- Countryside Tales -"
illustrated magazine in A5 format and is
published quarterly...interested in any material
with a countryside/rural theme." PRINT
PAYING
- Crannog
- poetry and prose PRINT
- Crimewave -
"outstanding modern stories of crime, mystery
and suspense, as well as borderline material
which uses genre elements in a new way" PRINT
- Cutaway
Magazine:
"We’re looking for literary fiction, genre
fiction and a little that blurs the two. Mix
poetry with prose, text with numbers, your
shopping list with a love letter, dragons
with teenage angst or just push yourself to
create something dynamic..." PRINT
- Cyphers
- Ireland's longest running literary
magazine founded in 1975, publishes Irish
poetry, in Irish and English, and poetry in
translation, as well as some prose fiction and
criticism and graphic art." PRINT
- Dark Tales - "horror and
speculative fiction", PRINT
- Dead
Drunk Dublin: - "online literary arts
magazine dedicated to attracting poets, writers
and artists who are looking through the
obvious" EZINE
- Dead Ink:
"is a publisher of contemporary writing in
various formats. We believe in using our
online magazine and social media as forums
for developing an engaged readership we can
introduce our authors to. We are seeking
submissions of poetry, reviews, and literary
fiction. We accept full length manuscripts,
proposals and stories up to 3000 words ..."EZINE
- Dream Catcher - "a terrific
mix of poetry, prose, artwork and reviews" PRINT
- East of the Web
- "is keen to provide exposure for writers by
offering them a place where their work will be
seen and read in a high quality, respected
setting. The site receives about half a million
unique page views per month"
- The Edge - "publishes short
stories of more than 2000 words (not whole
novels or sequels to work published elsewhere).
Many have urban themes, and/or could be
described (by others) as modern and borderline
gothic horror/fantasy/sf, slipstream, crime
fiction or erotica; please don't send clichéd
stories. Experimental work is welcome. There is
always room for new names." PRINT
PAYING
- Edinburgh Review -
publishes essays, short fiction, poetry and
reviews aimed at an educated reading public with
an interest in critical thought. Since its
inception in 1802, the magazine has balanced a
strong Scottish focus with a keen interest in
international intellectual currents" PRINT
- Epicentre - Epicentre is a
free online literary magazine featuring mainly
poetry, along with reviews, interviews, feature
articles and occasional literary prose. We
originate in a geographical sense from the UK
Midlands, and also now the South-West, but
maintain an international flavour and outlook.
" EZINE
- ESC[zine]:
"Microfiction, poetry, mixed media visuals,
audio recordings, painting, drawing,
illustration, photography, footnotes, asides,
punctuation, typographically-based design. We
publish work by people outside of the ESC team
(and credit them), and we also publish our own
work anonymously." EZINE
- Far
Off Places:
"a brand new magazine featuring creative
writing and illustration to be launched in
spring 2013. Despite being based in Edinburgh,
we spread our loving tentacles across Europe and
indeed over the Atlantic. Our mission in life is
to make you laugh, ponder, and wince. We seek
stories and poems to twine into a rope thrown
from a lifeboat or to build into a yellow brick
road. We aim to create a stage for emerging
writers to strut their stuff, both traditional
and experimental." EZINE
- First Edition - "Whether
you've written a short story, poem, complete
novel, or book review we want to hear from you.
We run a monthly competition in each of these
categories that is completely FREE to enter." PRINT
- Five
Stop Story: "an innovative
electronic publisher, specialising in short
stories by new writers. Our short stories can be
read in five stops on the London Underground, on
our iPhone and iPad app or in our Kindle books.
The mobile app and Kindle books feature short
stories by new writers who have been discovered
through Five Stop Story's writing competitions.
For the chance to see your own story on the
iPhone and iPad app and win a cash prize of
£100, enter our latest competition." ELECTRONIC
- Flash - a biannual literary
magazine, publishing quality short stories and
occasional articles and reviews of up to 360
words. PRINT
- Fleeting:
"Fleeting publishes exclusive short-form
fiction, nonfiction and poetry by new and
established writers. We like daring, lucid,
erudite, amusing and infectious writing."
Fractured West - " seeks
stories of honesty, fury, humiliation, and
unusual beauty for first print issue. 500
words max...new and emerging writers
particularly encouraged." PRINT.
CLOSED.
- Friction "the new online space
for creative writing and non-fiction published
by the Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts and
edited by the students on the MA and PhD
programmes in creative writing at Newcastle
University. will publish work from leading
writers, nationally and internationally, both
established authors and first time writers.
We’ll publish a selection of stories, poetry,
flash fiction and other creative work that won’t
easily fit into categories. " EZINE
- Frogmore Papers - mostly
poetry but also "prose may be experimental or
traditional, but is unlikely to be accepted if
it's either very experimental or very
traditional." PRINT
- Fuselit
- "is looking for work that you wrought or
forged using the next issue's title (a spur
word) as your inspiration point."
- Gold Dust - "exciting and
original prose and poetry" PRINT
- Granta - "committed
to discovering and publishing the finest new
fiction and non-fiction from around the world" PRINT PAYING
- Gutter magazine - "a new,
high quality, printed journal for fiction and
poetry from writers born or living in Scotland.
The editors believe there is a need for an
energetic, ambitious magazine dedicated
exclusively to the best in new Scottish creative
writing." PRINT
- NEW The Honest Ulsterman:
"Northern Irish literary journal. 'A Magazine of
Revolution'. Est. 1968. Returning late 2013 in
print & online." PRINT EZINE
- Horizon Review -
short stories and poetry EZINE SEEMS TO BE CLOSED
- The
Island Review: "an online
magazine dedicated to great writing and visual
art that comes from, is inspired by, celebrates
or seeks to understand the extraordinary appeal
of islands, as places and as metaphors. Seeking
submissions of poetry, short fiction,
non-fiction, photography and visual art from
islanders everywhere, as well as from those
whose work is influenced by islands or which
explores ideas of islandness. Due to be launched
in early 2013, the editors hope to provide an
online home for islanders and island lovers
everywhere." EZINE
- Ink, Sweat and Tears -
"webzine that explores the borderline between
poetry and prose in the digital age" EZINE
- Inkapture
- " Inkapture is a new literary e-magazine,
providing a medium for international writers to
communicate their art to others on the largest
scale – through the web. Published quarterly
Inkapture aims to find creative writing of
diversity and originality, to publish unique and
quality work – from authors of poetry, fiction
and other writing – which may have previously
been overlooked. We intend to discover and
explore the new voices emerging in literature
today, and hope that the writing we showcase
provides fresh and inspiring ways of seeing and
capturing the world in literary form." EZINE
- Inkspill
magazine - " The aim of Inkspill Magazine
is to publish great quality work, with a
creative internal layout. Not only will it
publish short stories and poetry, but articles,
debate, art, readers' letters etc." PRINT EZINE
- Inside Out -
"Confessional/autobiographical prose, on any
subject." PRINT
- The Interpreter's House -
poetry and short stories PRINT
- Interzone - "new science
fiction and fantasy short stories" PRINT PAYING
- Iota - "quarterly literary
magazine founded in Derbyshire in 1987 and
enjoys a longstanding reputation for publishing
excellent work from new and established writers
- poetry and prose."
- Kerouac's
Dog: " an Independently published
quarterly, inspired by American writer, Jack
Kerouac and the 1950s Beat generation. It's a
bold and exciting platform for new writing,
design, illustration, photography, architecture,
fashion, and creativity in general. Bound
together with overarching themes of freedom;
truth; beauty; love; travel; wanderlust; sex;
taboo; and fringe." PRINT
- LabLit - "dedicated
to real laboratory culture and to the portrayal
and perceptions of that culture – science,
scientists and labs – in fiction," EZINE
- The
Lampeter Review: " the online magazine of
the Lampeter Creative Writing Centre (part of
the University of Wales, Trinity St David.) Its
goal is to promote the best in new writing from
published and unpublished authors alike. It
features work from the students of the centre as
well as an exclusive short story from its
director, the internationally acclaimed
playwright Dik Edwards. Submissions are welcome
from absolutely everyone" PRINT
- LauraHird.com -
"Submissions of previously unpublished short
stories (4,000 words max), flash fiction, poetry
(send 6-8 poems at a time), film / book / music
/ best tunes (300 words on a favourite song) /
gigs / exhibition / lit mag / chapbook reviews
(send samples of previous work), interviews and
articles" EZINE
NOT UPDATED SINCE 2009
- Liars League - "monthly,
themed short story reading event based in
central London, where the stories are written by
emerging authors, performed by professional
actors, and watched by a literature-loving
crowd. Winning stories are read live (and
recorded for later download) every second
Tuesday of the month, and then published to our
website." LIVE EZINE
- The Liberal -"invites
submissions of new poetry and short
fiction" PRINT
- Lighthouse: " new journal
published three times per year to give space
and support to new talent. We look to publish
the best short fiction and poetry emerging
from the UK writing scene." PRINT
- The
Liner: "a transatlantic magazine
featuring stories, poetry, visual art, and our
very own Thornkim Questionnaire, which provides
insight into the minds of our contributors. We
aim to feature perspectives and voices that keep
the wind in our sails and scurvy at bay. We are
an annual print publication with our first issue
launching in spring of 2012." PRINT
- Linnet's Wings - "We are
looking for well-crafted fiction with full plots
and strong characters that you own the copyright
to, but do remember if the work you submit is of
an adult nature, provide a warning to that
effect in its title or promotional sentence we
won't publish pornographic or racist based work"
EZINE
- The Literateur - "new
online literary magazine featuring interviews
with luminaries of the literary world, articles,
reviews and exciting new creative works."EZINE
- Litro - "free monthly
literary magazine. We publish new, original
short fiction that excites us.... distributed
widely near London Underground stations, in
libraries, galleries, bars, cafes and other
venues in the Capital and beyond" PRINT
- The London magazine -"article
and feature ideas, as well as poetry and short
fiction submissions."
PRINT
- Long
Story, Short: "a literary journal
that publishes a short story every month,
favouring tales that take their time. Longer
than flash; fewer strings attached than a novel.
Between 4000-9000 words."
EZINE
- The Manchester Review
- "existing only online, with new issues
appearing each spring and autumn. These will
often include broadcasts of new music, public
debates and video pieces, as well as visual art,
fiction and poetry." EZINE
- Matter magazine -
features the best new writing by past and
present students of the university’s respected
MA Writing programme alongside work by
established guest writers." PRINT
- The
Metric:
"an
online literary publishing project. We aim
to promote literary interestingness on the
web at a grassroots level. METRIC’s origins
are sprung from smaller e-zines. Having
emancipated ourselves from these roots, we
now dream of a magazine which allows for the
critical freedom of anonymity, whilst
maintaining the satisfaction of individual
authorship. We endorse no one identity." EZINE
- Midnight Street -horror,
science fiction, dark fantasy and slipstream EZINE
- NEW
Miso
Magazine: "MISO is always looking to
support and motivate emerging talent. If you
are currently studying on a Creative Writing
BA, PGCert, PGDip, MA, MPhil or PhD, you are
very welcome to send your work to be
considered for publication. Issue One
launching Feb 2014" PRINT
- More
Said Than Done:
"Edinburgh-based
online and print zine publishing short
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and art
that will knock your little woolly socks
off. We will be publishing content online on
a rolling basis, supplemented by a
print-zine of flash-fiction, poetry and
illustrations. Fiction of 2000 words or
less, but the shorter the better. If it’s on
the longer side we’re more likely to publish
online; stories under 500 words are more
likely to be in the printed zine" EZINE
PRINT
- The
Moth Magazine: "The quarterly arts
literature magazine features poetry, short
fiction and pictures by established and
up-and-coming writers and artists from Ireland
and abroad. Each issue also features two
interviews with such Irish luminaries as Anne
Enright, Patrick McCabe, Leanne O'Sullivan,
Paddy Campbell, Michael Harding and Christine
Dwyer Hickey. The Moth appears in March, June,
September and December.." PRINT
- Mslexia - poetry, flash
fiction, short stories. PRINT
PAYING
- Moving Worlds - "a forum
for creative work as well as criticism, literary
as well as visual texts, writing in scholarly as
well as more personal modes, in English and
translations into English. It is open to
experimentation, and represents work of
different kinds and from different cultural
traditions" PRINT
- Neon (previously
FourVolts)- "UK-based literary magazine,
published online every quarter, and featuring
the kind of imaginative, stylised poetry and
prose not generally found in British magazines.
We focus particularly on the new, the
experimental and the strange." EZINE
PAYING
- New
Walk magazine - "We welcome
letters,essays, reviews and other poetry-related
features. Please contact us if you have any
ideas or wish to submit. We are also looking for
a small amount of short fiction and artwork." PRINT
- New Welsh Review -
"best new writing from Wales" PRINT
PAYING
- The New Writer - "Short
stories from subscribers and prizewinners only.
The magazine does not consider unsolicited
manuscripts but each issue contains up to four
short stories from subscribers and guest
writers, limited to a maximum 4,000 words on any
theme and in any genre." PRINT
PAYING
- Nib: "an online
magazine that showcases short literary fiction
and poetry. Our primary mission is to provide a
voice and a platform for brilliant emerging
writers and to provide readers an equally good
experience by only publishing what we believe to
be exceptional short fiction and poetry. The
people involved in Nib, and those who helped set
it up, are based in the UK, but we’re completely
open to both international writers and
contributors and see ourselves as a digital
publication that will attract an international
audience of readers." EZINE
- The
Night Light: "The Night Light is an online
magazine based in Manchester, England. We’re a
disorganised cooperative publishing stories,
plays, poems, essays and artwork." EZINE
- Notes from the Underground
- Comic stories, sketches, cartoons and comic
poetry, Longer short stories up to a maximum of
1800 words, Very short stories of only one or
two sentences, Travel Writing and reportage,
Poetry PRINT
EZINE
- Nth
Position: "a free online
magazine/ezine with politics & opinion,
travel writing, fiction & poetry, reviews
& interviews"
EZINE
- Nutshell
Magazine: Nutshell is a
brilliant independent literary magazine . It’s
small, sturdy, and the perfect space for poetry,
short stories, interviews, illustration, art,
and photography to meet and work together. Some
of the work we publish comes to us unsolicited
via email and some other we go looking for and
commission from people we follow or find
randomly browsing blogs." PRINT
EZINE
-
Oblong:
"
literary magazine based in Brixton, London,
which publishes works of flash fiction (<
1000 words). The online edition features a new
piece of writing every fortnight, or
thereabouts. A 8″ x 5″ print edition is
released quarterly. The first issue was
released on 1st September 2012. ." PRINT EZINE
- Open
Pen: "Open Pen is London’s
first ‘Open Literature’ magazine, comprised
entirely by reader-submitted creative writing.
Each issue’s content is decided by competition,
where the submitted piece, whether prose, verse,
or other type, judged by our editorial team as
the most deserving is awarded first prize and
top billing on our next issue. With issues
published once every ten weeks, Open Pen is
distributed completely free of charge to
independent bookshops, libraries, university
campuses and even coffee shops and bars across
the capital." PRINT
- Oval
Short Fiction:
"
a new literary magazine with a simple remit:
to publish the best new short fiction
available in English. We will be launching
in Spring/Summer 2013 and are currently
looking for excellent new stories. If you
would like to submit a short story to us,
please follow the guidelines below.We don’t
have any other diehard restrictions on word
limits, formatting or genre; we just want to
receive the best short story you have." PRINT
- Paraxis:
“an
online publisher of short stories. Partial
to the unnerving, uncanny and fantastic. Tired
of arguments about literary versus genre and
genre versus literary - we just love well
written imaginative fiction. Slightly sporadic in
its publishing schedule.” EZINE
- Party In Your
Eye Socket: "is an
independently produced anthology of quirky
prose and poetry. The word limit is 300
words for prose ..." EZINE
- Patricide - "All
interested writers and artists are invited to
submit work for publication in a new journal
with a first edition to be published in the
first half of 2010 as a limited edition of 100
A5 perfect bound books.Work should engage with
the interface between documentary practice and
surrealism. Written work should be within the
range of 1 to 1000 words, images may take any
form suitable for reproduction in monochrome." PRINT
Pen Pusher - "We are a
literary magazine for those of you who are
interested in words, writing, writers' lives,
literary history, philosophy and the odd bit
of silliness." PRINT
- The Penniless Press -
" The eclectic North-West based magazine of
poetry, prose, reviews and comment." PRINT
- The
Penny Dreadful: "a new Cork based
literary magazine and is currently accepting
submissions. We accept all known forms of
creative writing, and several that are sadly as
of yet unknown to all but our editorial staff.
And we want you. Yes, even you, as wretched and
forlorn as you may well be. We want you to
submit to us anything that you may happen to
have written that you feel is of a certain
quality and standard to appear in the esteemed
pages of The Penny Dreadful. So then go forth
and multiply and then tell us about it in a poem
or something." PRINT
- Penumbra - "If you've got
something original to say and a fresh way of
saying it, we want to hear from you. What we're
after: 1. short stories (up to 2,500 words) 2.
poetry 3. reviews (books, theatre, music;
between 500—1,500 words)." PRINT
- Planet magazine - "
bi-monthly magazine covering the arts, culture
and politics in Wales and beyond. In addition to
features on and interviews with contemporary
Welsh artists and writers, it includes political
analysis, both of Welsh affairs and
international issues. Several poems and one
short story are published in each issue" PRINT PAYING
- Polarity
magazine - "sets out to fill a hole in the
soul of today’s culture-kestrels. Sitting
somewhere between McSweeney’s magazines (The Believer, McSweeney’s
Quarterly Concern)
and that dark blend of European surrealism
forefronted by Georges Bataille (Documents, Story
of the Eye),
Polarity aims to tickle its readers’ hearts,
minds and rude bits, with a selection of visual
art, poetry, prose and articles. (But no
reviews. Well, we might decide to break our own
rules.) Appearing three times a year, or as
often as we can manage, each issue will be
organised around two falsely polarised concepts,
forming an artefactual expansion of the
metaphorical substance of each." PRINT
- The
Poor Press: "We are looking for
submissions of original poetry and short
creative prose unrestrained by form or genre.
Although we are primarily a creative literary
platform, we are also open to high quality,
engagingly voiced social and political writing
that takes its inspiration from our current
theme." PRINT EZINE
- Popshot:
Popshot is an illustrated literary magazine
that publishes short stories, flash fiction, and
poetry from the literary new blood. From the
pavement to the pubs to the playhouses, our
peculiar little planet is full of storytelling.
Popshot aims to publish just a few of the more
articulate and well-observed versions of these
stories, illustrated by some of contemporary
illustration’s finest. " PRINT
- Prole
- "Prole promotes accessible literature of high
quality. Anything that we publish will be
intelligent, engaging and impact the reader in a
variety of ways. We want to appeal to a wide
audience and reconnect a broad readership with
excellent examples of poetry and short prose.
Anything that sniffs of literary elitism is
highly unlikely to make it through the editorial
process. If it does, it's
only because we won't
have noticed and the piece has other areas of
merit. Obscure references and highly stylised
structures and forms that exist only to
aggrandise the writer and appeal to the coffee
lounges of our older universities are not
welcome." PRINT
- Puffin
Review: "The Puffin Review
wants to help writers take those first steps to
begin making their name. We have no limit on
subject matter. Send us your delicate haiku
poems about moonlight or meaty opinion pieces on
welfare reform. You are the writer, and the
floor is yours. Our only rule is that we demand
quality.we accept flash fiction of up to 500
words, and short stories or stand-alone novel
extracts of up to 3,000 words." EZINE
- Pulp.net - short stories -
on a break right now.EZINE
- The
Pygmy Giant - "an online home for UK flash
fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and pretty much
anything else under 800 words. We aim to publish
something new on the site approx. every other
day." EZINE
- NEW
The Queen's Head: "a
handpicked & illustrated menagerie of weird
and eclectic short fiction, poetry,
investigations & musings. We like the
surreal, the sharp and thoughtful; essays,
treatises, rants; vows, expletives, explicits;
drawings, memoirs, stories, farce, free verse,
free speech, freebees; dissections, short
shorts, excerpts; real-life testimonies or
identity heists; supplications, libations,
adlibs, adloves, amamus, amatis, amant, et
cetera; new scoops, double scoops, triple
scoops, scops; hearts, brains, charcoals;
letters, to the editor, to the authors, to the
dregs and the dukes; of what everyone knows, of
what you know we don’t; scribbles and scribbles
and scribbles on napkins; apologies, apogees,
well-timed apostrophes; no scrubs." PRINT
- Random Acts of Writing - "a
Highlands-based writing magazine, and we are
keen to publish writers who are either based in
the north of Scotland, or whose work is relevant
to the area. We have a commitment to new writing
and unpublished writers" PRINT
- Ranfurly Review - We accept
fiction and poetry on almost any subject and in
any genre. We will from time to time publish
special genre editions, so if your work is
accepted it may be held over until publication.
We are looking for fiction that is engaging and
thought provoking, maybe a touch humourous or a
tear-jerker. Whatever it is, it must be
well-written and engaging." EZINE
- The Reader - "Poetry and
short fiction accounts for 20-25% of each issue
of The
Reader." PRINT and we encourage
published and non-published writers to send in
their work
- The
Red Line:
"an online magazine
publishing English Language short stories from
International writers. Every major metro
network seems to have a single red line
cutting right through the centre of the city:
London, Beijing, Moscow, Berlin, Edinburgh and
Tokyo to name but a few. In this way it seemed
like a universal, or at least global, symbol
for anyone who lives or works in a major
metropolitan area. It also seemed like a good
symbol for the divisions that make our lives
interesting; the battle line on a map, the
line between haves and have-nots, between
countries, between communities, whether they
be based on religion, culture, ethnicity,
gender or sexuality. It is our belief that
difference, even with the resultant frictions,
is a force for good." EZINE
- Roadside
Fiction: "a new realist fiction
magazine with a passion for the sharp,
outrageous, yet realistic story" EZINE
- Ronin Press Phase 47
periodical:
"We
choose to focus on the alternative &
subversive, but we will consider all forms of
writing and subject matter....up to 10,000 words
a piece, any style." EZINE
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- Riptide - "bi-annual
anthology of new short fiction by both
established and emerging writers. We are
committed to providing a forum for high quality,
innovative fiction, expanding the readership of
the short story genre and enhancing its
standing" PRINT
PAYING
- Salt
magazine - "publishes poetry, short
stories, essays, articles and reviews on
contemporary literature and culture. The
magazine appears twice yearly in April and
October" EZINE
- Sein Und Werden - "both an
on-line and in-print publication, with different
content in each. Every issue is themed and
though non-themed work will be accepted, I will
only consider these after a decision has been
made on any themed material. Bear in mind that
longer stories will automatically go in the
print publication, and unless otherwise
specified, colour artwork will go online." PRINT EZINE
- Sentinel
Literary Quarterly: "The magazine
publishes Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Essays,
Interviews and Reviews. We also run quarterly
writing competitions to keep the magazine free
to read."PRINT EZINE
- Shadowtrain - "a bi-monthly
gathering of poems, translations, articles and
other writings, from the lyrical to the
innovative, whatever stings and stuns the
editor." EZINE
- Shortfire
Press - "We are a digital-only publisher
specialising in short stories from emerging and
established writers.Everyone is busy nowadays.
But there's always time for a short story. Here
you'll find stories, short and sweet, which you
can buy one by one. That means you can discover
new writers and new stories and read them in the
time it takes you to get to work, wait for a
friend in a bar, or in any spare moment you have
to yourself.We're looking for great
literary/upmarket fiction which is plot-driven,
has an original voice and is fresh and vibrant.
Word counts should be from 2,500 words to 15,000
but every one of those words must count - no
flab, please."
EZINE PAYING
- SHORT Fiction - "If you
want to know what kind of fiction to submit, we
direct you to see our first issue... which is
another way of saying, we like exceptionally
well-crafted stories and form-breaking fiction
which has narrative drive and dynamic tension."
PRINT PAYING
- Short Fuse - "one of
Sussex’s best short fiction nights.
Writers of short stories can showcase their
work at our live lit nights which take
place monthly at Komedia’s Studio Bar in
Brighton and at The Rooms Cafe Bar in St
Leonards/Hastings" LIVE
- Smoke: A London Peculiar -
" a 52-page magazine of words and images
inspired by the city" ON SABBATICAL PRINT
- Some Ways to Disappear
- "A biannual publication of new Photography and
Literature." PRINT
- Solander - "published
twice yearly, in May and November, interviews,
articles, short fiction and comment - the only
such magazine in the world for enthusiasts of
historical fiction." PRINT PAYING
Southpaw
Journal - " a quarterly independent journal
dedicated to showcasing short fiction
contributions from unpublished writers.
Looking for short, gritty, punchy entries.
Based in reality. Originality, verve and
substance are the key words." EZINE CLOSED
- The
South Circular: "a quarterly
e-journal of short stories which can be read on
PCs, tablets and smart-phones and is downloaded
directly from our website
- Southword Journal - "a
literary journal featuring poems, fiction and
reviews and published biannually by the Munster
Literature Centre" EZINE PAYING
- Sparks - "A flash-fiction
evening in Brighton. Stories are accompanied by
a commissioned photo, projected behind the
author as they read." LIVE
- Spilt Milk Mag - "Nothing
delights us more than discovering an orgy of
words woven together in such a way that we're
left aching to lay them out on a dirty floor and
roll around like frenzied gerbils." PRINT EZINE
- Spokes - "welcomes poetry,
short fictional prose and images of all kinds -
with a particular interest in the culturally
engaged and the fantastic. Spokes is 'published'
twice yearly." EZINE
- Stand magazine -
"quarterly literary magazine established in
1952. Jon Silkin founded Stand as "an attempt to
remedy the intellectual situation of reader and
poet" in response to our need for "something
more human . . . for art and a public which is
prepared to be receptive" where the art in Stand
is "what is simple in expression and human in
its context; for the chances that the compound
will be profound and worth reading are
reasonable." PRINT
- Staple - a magazine of
poetry, short fiction, articles, reviews and
images published three times each year. PRINT
- Stinging fly - "welcomes
submissions from Irish and international
writers. We are looking for writers who have
something to say, and who have taken the time to
say it well. We publish poetry and short
stories." PRINT
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- Stories
With Pictures: - "We believe that
stories with pictures aren’t just for kids. We
believe that stories look great when they’re
published online. And we believe that online
is the perfect place for writers and artists
to meet, get inspired by each other and work
together. We created Stories with Pictures to
make all this happen in one place. Artists can
send us a picture and have a writer create a
story inspired by it. Writers can send us a
story and have an artist create a picture
inspired by it. We publish them together.
Readers and art-lovers can enjoy free
illustrated flash-fiction stories
online." EZINE
- Strange BOUnce:
"a ‘strange’ brew of fiction, satire and
verse, with a dash of sport, all coming from
a group of writers who want to bOUnce to a
different beat. We make it up as we go...."
EZINE
- Stride magazine -
"gathering of new poetry, prose poems, articles
and reviews (or whatever takes our fancy),
Stride is regularly updated with new
contributions. Enjoy your visit." EZINE
- Streetcake magazine - " the
magazine for innovative, visual and experimental
writing " EZINE
- Structo - "a fiction and
poetry magazine, containing original work as
well as features on, interviews with, and essays
by some of the most interesting writers from all
sorts of fields." EZINE
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- The Subterranean
Literary Journal -
"The
journal aims to be a timeless tribute to the
written word, avoiding the fleeting moments of
trends and fashion, remaining date-less with
each issue numbered as it is created. It
explores humanity and the lives of people the
world over, through fiction and non-fictional
stories. Each issue is handmade and put together
by the subterranean literary journal." PRINT EZINE
Succor - "the UK’s most
exciting journal of new fiction, poetry and
art. We have editors in London, Manchester,
Brighton, Exeter and Dublin who are committed
to seeking out and publishing the very best
new writing. We habitually set a title for
upcoming issues, which we then ask
contributors to respond to in their work." PRINT CLOSED
- NEW
Synaesthesia Magazine:
"Online literary magazine dedicated to
publishing prose, poetry and art, and embracing
words for all their beauty, timbre &
colour." EZINE
- Tales of the DeCongested &
DeCongested Tales - "monthly evening of
live fiction, run monthly at The Wheatsheaf on
Rathbone Place & monthly magazine. Sixty
pages of new writing - featuring stories from
our live events as well as other contributed
writing." LIVE PRINT
- Tears in the Fence -
"an independent literary journal, open to a wide
variety of critically aware voices and
perspectives. We are an international magazine
and have editorial bases in England, France,
Australia and USA. We publish poetry, fiction,
translations, reviews and essays by known and
developing writers from around the world." PRINT
- Teller:
"a magazine of stories. Stories told in
pictures, in words, in both; short sharp
stories, ‘so I once heard this story’ stories,
stories of pure invention and stories that might
just be true. "
PRINT EZINE
- Test
Centre: "engineers and
facilitates the transmission of the written and
spoken word. Established in 2011, it is
committed to the publication of new work in
tangible forms. By generating a network of
correspondence, Test Centre documents and
circulates the output of an emerging literary
scene. Test Centre launched with a series of
spoken word LPs, beginning with Iain Sinclair's
Stone Tape Shuffle in March 2012, and with
records from Chris Petit, Stewart Home and Tom
McCarth forthcoming. Our first publication, Test
Centre One, followed in July 2012. " PRINT AUDIO
- Theurgy
Magazine: "a new journal
specialising in speculative fiction, fantasy,
and science fiction. We are presently seeking
prose, short story, and poetry submissions for
our premier issue." PRINT EZINE
Tomlit Quarterly -
"a home for writing, art and friends. We set
up to give us somewhere to display the work we
believe in by people we love. If you're not
our friend yet, please get in touch because
I'm sure it'd be great to meet you. We publish
a range of Short Fiction, Poetry and Features
from experienced writers and beginners alike"
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- Transcript - "news, reviews and
articles, profiles of writers, translators and
publishers, and samples of the best contemporary
writing from all corners of Europe."
- Trespass magazine -
"classy, beautifully designed magazine packed
with the most dangerous and exciting poetry,
art, short fiction and music." PRINT
- Under
the Radar:
"Nine
Arches Press' flagship poetry magazine. It is
a lively mix of the best up-and-coming and
established poets and writers, as well as
reviews and articles. It promises what we like
to think of as 'serious frivolity' - serious
about poetry, with an undeniable whiff of joie
de vivre.Because of the increasing
high-standard of work submitted to us, and
because we've aimed for some time
now to be able to include more
short stories, reviews and articles in each
issue, we are taking Under the Radar
up to the next level."
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-
Universe Magazine: "a new biannual arts
and writing science fiction publication. Our
content revolves around a changing ‘theme’
established within each independent issue." PRINT
- The View from Here - "a
print and on-line literary
magazine
with author interviews, book reviews, original
fiction & poetry and articles. We exist to
provide an environment for authors and poets to
feel connected and inspired and to showcase new
talent. We showcase the weird, unusual, thought
provoking and occasionally bizarre. We classify
ourselves as "Bohemian Eclectic" PRINT
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-
Vintage
Script:
"Have
you got a passion for retro fashion, the
Victorians maybe, or even medieval
architecture? Or have you been researching
your family tree and have found some skeletons
in the closet you’d like to share with us?
Maybe you have lived through an interesting
period in history and can tell us your
memories? We are looking for short stories and
articles that are original and well-written,
and must be on an historical theme. Short
stories and longer articles should be no
longer than 2,000 words." PRINT
- The Warwick Review -
fiction & poetry PRINT
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- Wasifiri- "a literary
magazine primarily concerned with new and
postcolonial writers, it continues to stress the
diversity and range of black and diasporic
writers world-wide." PRINT
- What
the Dickens? Magazine: "...flash
fiction, poetry, short stories, non-fiction
articles, photography, fun and games, jokes,
artwork and anything else of a literary nature
on a particular theme..." EZINE
- White Chimney - "A4, 32
page and full colour journal, was established to
promote the work of both published and
unpublished poets, short story writers,
playwrights and artists, internationally" PRINT
- The
White Review
"quarterly
arts, culture and politics magazine, published
in print and online, and established on a
non-profit economic model. The website is
updated with new, usually web-only content
several times each week....Edited, designed and
defined by an emergent generation of
London-based writers and artists, the magazine
is creating a space for a new generation to
express itself unconstrained by form, subject or
genre.Writers wishing to submit fiction and
poetry should make it clear whether they wish to
be considered for print or web, or both. "PRINT
EZINE
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Wordlegs: "was thought up to
offer literature to younger Irish readers by
young and emerging writers. This website
offers high standard short stories, poetry and
other forms to an audience that is discovering
literature in a new format – online. Though we
do accept work from all writers, it is
accepted in the interest of targeting
Millennial readers." EZINE
-
Words
with JAM: "a FREE online
magazine for writers and readers who like
words that stick."
PRINT EZINE
- Writers Hub - "The
Birkbeck Writers’ Hub accepts submissions of
poetry, fiction and non fiction four times a
year. For fiction and non-fiction we accept
submissions up to 5,000 words and poetry up to
five poems. We publish work under the creative
commons licence and would prefer to receive work
that is not published or under consideration
elsewhere" EZINE
- Wufniks - "Submissions can
be: - Short stories. - Miscellany. -
Poetry?” PRINT
- Wyvern
magazine - "specifically designed
for the readers and writers of teen and young
adult fiction. The magazine is packed full
with author interviews, how to articles, teen
fiction, short stories, features of artists, and
news from our readers and authors at Wyvern" EZINE
- The Yellow Room - "aims to
be the best literary short-story magazine around
for women by women" PRINT
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