Dear reader, are you looking for literary journals, honorarium or not, to submit your creative writing to? The Arts Lounge Magazine has got you covered. We have gathered a list of the top 20 magazines you can submit to this December, with no reading fee!
- Cincinnati Review
Submission window: Runs through September, December, and May.
Accepts Poetry, Prose.
Deadline: Closes after the submission cap is filled.
More info: https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021-2/
- The Wild Umbrella
Submission Window: Open until January 1, 2024.
Accepts Poetry, Prose, and Essay.
Pays €10 per poem, €25 per essay/ story.
More info: https://www.thewildumbrella.com/submissions
- Haven Speculative Magazine
Submission Window: December 01-31.
Accepts Poetry, Prose, and Essay.
Pays 8¢ per word for fiction, $20 for poems, 8¢ per word for non-fiction, and $125 for cover art.
More info: https://www.havenspec.com/submit/
- Heartines Speculative
Submission Window: December 01-31.
Accepts Prose and Poetry.
Pays $0.08 CAD per word for short fiction, and $60 CAD flat per poem.
More info: https://www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-guidelines/
- Fifth Wheel Press
Submission window: Closes December 31.
Accept zines, monographs, and other active record self-published printed publications by queer, trans, and gender-nonconforming writers and artists
Pays contributors in the form of either profit-sharing (for published editions) or contributor stipends (for anthologies, zines, and blog pitches).
More info: https://fifthwheelpress.com/anthsubs
- Moss Literary Magazine
Submission window: rolling
Accepts Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction.
Pays $150 for accepted fiction and nonfiction, and $50 for poetry.
More info: https://mosslit.com/Submissions
- Allegory Ezine( Volume 45/72)
Submission window: November 1- December 31.
Accepts Fiction and Nonfiction.
Pays a flat rate of $15 (U.S. dollars) for each story, and a $15 (U.S. dollars) flat rate for nonfiction.
More info: https://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions
- Ghudsavar
Submission window: November-February, March-June, and July-October.
Accepts only Poetry( reading fee for works not based on prompts.)
Pays USD10 for each selected poem in an issue.
More info: https://www.ghudsavar.com/submissions-english
- Eco Punk Literary Magazine
Submission window: rolling.
Accepts Eco Poetry and Artwork.
Pays a $10 honorarium.
More info: https://www.ecopunklit.com/submit/
- The Ex-Puritan
Submission window: Closes 25 December, or until its submission cap is filled, for the next issue; reads year-round.
Accepts Poetry, Essay, Reviews/ Interviews, Experimental/ Hybrid work.
Pays CAD200 per essay; CAD150 for fiction; CAD100 per interview or review; CAD35 per poem (or page, capped at CAD120); CAD50+ per experimental or hybrid work.
More info: https://ex-puritan.ca/submissions
- Ninth Letter
Submission see window: Closes December 31.
Accepts Poetry and Creative Nonfiction.
Pays $100 for prose and $25 for poetry.
More info: http://www.ninthletter.com/journal/submit
- Bennington Review
Submission window: Mid November- March 8.
Accepts Fiction, Creative Nonfiction , Poetry, Film writing, Cross-genre work, and Translations.
Pays $120-250 for prose, and $25 per poem,
More info: https://www.benningtonreview.org/submit
- The Ampersand Review
Submission window: December 1-January 31, 2024.
Accepts Fiction(including flash fiction), Nonfiction, Poetry, and pitches for reviews.
Pays $100 for prose, $50 per poem/page up to $100.
More info: https://theampersandreview.ca/submit
- Menagerie
Submission window: rolling.
Accepts Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry.
Pays $50.
More info: https://menageriemagazine.com/submissions/
- Palette Poetry
Submission window: rolling.
Accepts Poetry, only.
Pays $50/poem, up to $150.
More info: https://www.palettepoetry.com/submit/
- Book XI
Submission window: November 1- December 31.
Accepts Poetry and Prose.
Pays $200 for each piece that we publish (or $50 for each poem we publish).
More info: https://www.bookxi.org/submit.
- Middle House Review
Submission window: rolling.
Accepts Fiction (max 7000 words), Flash (max 2000 words), Poetry.
Pays $25 per piece.
More info: https://www.middlehousereview.com/
- Mud Season Review
Submission window: December 1-31.
Accepts Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Interviews, Art.
Pays $50.
More info: https://mudseasonreview.com/submit/
- Eye to The Telescope
Submission window: Closes December 15.
Accepts Poetry only.
Accepted poems will be paid for at the following rate: US 4¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $4, maximum $25.
More info: http://www.eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
- Room Magazine
Submission window: November 15– Jan 5 2024
Accepts Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
Pays $50 CAD per page (up to a maximum of $200,) $250 for cover art, $75 for reviewers and web contributors.
More info: https://roommagazine.com/submit/
