Here is our archived list of short story magazines and other markets that accepted submissions at the time of publication (2018). We hope this list will be a good source of information and leads for you.
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Aesthetica
UK, art and culture magazine
Action, Yes
USA, online magazine and publisher (translation)
Almond Press
UK, anthology publisher and online magazine
Ambit
UK, literary magazine
Armchair/Shotgun
USA, literary magazine
ARS Media
Canada, literary journal specialising in fiction about healthcare
B
Bare Fiction
UK, literary magazine
Barrelhouse
USA, literary magazine and small press
Bateau Press
USA, literary magazine and publisher
BBC RADIO 4 Afternoon Reading
UK, commissioning info
BBC RADIO 3 THE VERB
UK, innovative/experimental short stories
The Believer
USA, online literary, art and culture magazine
Belle Ombre
International, online fiction and non-fiction magazine
The Big Issue
UK, prose from homeless/vulnerably housed (email dominique@creativefuture.org.uk)
The Black Herald Literary Magazine
France, bilingual online magazine
Border Crossing
Canada/USA, online magazine, specialising in fiction about crossing boundaries
Boulevard Magazine
USA, literary magazine
Brand Literary Magazine
UK, online magazine, fiction and non-fiction of various formats and lengths
Brick
Canada, online literary magazine, non-fiction
Brilliant Flash Fiction
International, submissions/publishing of flash fiction
Brittle Star
UK, magazine specialising in poetry and short fiction
Burningword
Literary journal
C
Caketrain
USA, journal and press
Carve Magazine
USA, online magazine and press for short stories
Chapman
Scotland, literary magazine for Scottish writers
Chantwood
Online magazine
The Chattahoochee Review
USA, literary journal for fiction and non-fiction
Confrontation Magazine
USA, submissions for all writers in any format
Conjunctions
USA, online forum/magazine for fiction and non-fiction in various lengths and formats
Contrary Magazine
USA, literary magazine for fiction and non-fiction
Crannóg Literary Magazine
Ireland, literary magazine for fiction writers of various formats
Cuckoo Quarterly
UK, online literary magazine for under 19s
D
Dactyl Review
International, online literary fiction magazine
Dead Ink
UK, literary publisher and blog for new authors
Demeter Press
Canada, independent feminist press for fiction and non-fiction
The Dovetail Journal
UK, online magazine
The Dublin Review
Ireland, literary journal for fiction and non-fiction in various formats
E
Earth Island Journal
International, online environmental magazine for investigative journalism and essays
East of the Web
International, online interactive source for short stories
87 Bedford
USA, online literary magazine for short stories
The Electronic Encyclopedia of Experimental Literature
USA, online literary fiction magazine specialising in the absurd
Etre
International, online publication for fiction in various forms
Everyday Fiction
Canada, online magazine for short stories
F
Fairlight Books
UK, online magazine
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination
USA, anthology publisher
Fiction Desk
UK, short story anthology publisher
Fictive Dream
UK, online magazine for short story submissions
The Fiddlehead
Canada, online magazine for fiction and non-fiction in various forms
The Fieldstone Review
Canada, literary journal
Firewords Quarterly
International, literary magazine for fiction and poetry with flair
Five Dials
UK, online literary magazine of Hamish Hamilton
Five Chapters
International, online publication for short stories
Flash
International, magazine
Flash Fiction Online
USA, online, flash fiction
For Books’ Sake: The Weekend Read
UK, short story publication for women
Freefall
Canada, magazine for exquisite writing
G
The Georgia Review
US, online, literary journal
The Gettysburg Review
US, online, quality fiction and essays
Gigantic
US, online & print, short prose and art
Glimmer Train
US, online, short fiction
The Global Short Story Competition
Graphite online magazine
H
Horla – The Home of Intelligent Horror UK, publishes quality supernatural stories
Hour of Writes UK, peer-reviewed writing competition
I
Into the Void
Canada, literary magazine
J
Jaggery
DesiLit arts and literature journal
K
L
Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts
Little Fiction Canada, eBook publishers
M
Maple Tree Literary Supplement
Matador Review USA, online literature & art quarterly
Moral Relativism USA, stories and essays
N
New Writing The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing
O
Open Pen UK Lit Mag
Other People’s Flowers (podcasts)
P
Pank Magazine (closing spring 2016)
Perch
Non-academic literary journal specialising in fiction about mental health
Phoebe: A Journal of Literature and Art
POUi
West Indies, literary journal
Prole UK
Lit Mag
Q
R
The Reader UK Literary magazine NEW
S
Short Fiction in Theory and Practice UK, academic journal
Spry
Literary journal
Stonecoast Review
Literary arts journal
The Stinging Fly Ireland, new writing literary magazine
Sweet Tree Review
Online literary arts publication
T
Toyon
Literary magazine
TSSF Journal
Literary journal specialising in fiction about Africa by those of African descent or associated with Africa
10kobi: Ten Thousand Tons of Black Ink
U
Unbound UK, social funding project
V
Visual Verse UK/Germany, anthology of art and words
W
Write Exposure UK, monthly short fiction competitions
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See also… Tania Hershman’s great compilation of short story magazines.
For a list of US literary journals, see New Pages
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