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5 Literary Journals Open to Submissions

There’s a reason why literary journals are perpetually popular among writers looking to get published: Like the magazines on this list, many of them are paying markets that publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. So, there’s room for most types of writers.

Many literary journals have specific reading periods because their readers may include college students. Also, in a world increasingly filled with email and online form submissions, each of the following five markets offers writers the option of submissions by mail.

So, whether your characters are found in poems, short stories, or personal essays, I hope you can find a good match for your writing here.

AGNI (AGNIonline.bu.edu)

is a literary magazine published twice per year that publishes poems,

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