Ninth Letter
journalUniversity of Illinois literary journal known for ambitious print design and pairing writers with visual artists, publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction alongside an online features arm.
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Palette Poetry
journalOnline poetry-only journal publishing weekly; pays $50+ per poem and runs several prizes.
Passages North
journalNorthern Michigan University's literary journal, publishing an annual print issue plus an actively updated online section of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction; runs the Waasnode Fiction Prize and Neutrino Short-Short Prize contests.
Ploughshares
journalEmerson College quarterly, each issue guest-edited by a prominent writer. Pays; small online submission fee.
Poet Lore
journalThe oldest poetry journal in the United States, founded 1889; published by The Writer's Center.
Poetry Magazine
journalFounded in Chicago in 1912; the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. No fee; pays by the line.
Poetry Northwest
journalPacific Northwest poetry magazine founded in 1959, published online and in print, known for the James Welch Prize and lyric-forward editorial sensibility.
Prairie Schooner
journalUniversity of Nebraska quarterly publishing since 1926; edited for years by Kwame Dawes.
Rattle
journalLos Angeles poetry journal known for accessibility and its Poets Respond series. No fee, pays, fast responses.
Salamander
journalSuffolk University–based literary magazine (founded 1992) publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translation, and art, and running an annual fiction contest and emerging-poet chapbook award.
Shenandoah
journalWashington and Lee University's long-running literary journal, now published online twice yearly; pays $100 per poem.
Sixth Finch
journalOnline poetry and art journal known for a spare, surreal aesthetic, with an annual print anthology and an affiliated chapbook press, Sixth Finch Books.
Sonora Review
journalUniversity of Arizona's MFA-run literary magazine, publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction since 1980, with an active online arm and periodic themed contests.
Split Lip Magazine
journalMonthly online literary magazine publishing flash fiction, fiction, poetry, and memoir, known for a voice-driven, pop-culture-inflected aesthetic and an active contributor-focused blog (Lip Service).
Sugar House Review
journalIndependent, nonprofit poetry-only journal based in Utah, publishing two issues a year including a chapbook series.
swamp pink
journalCollege of Charleston literary journal, formerly Crazyhorse (founded 1960, renamed swamp pink in 2022). Publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction twice a year and pays contributors.
The Adroit Journal
journalOnline journal with a strong youth mentorship program; a launching pad for early-career poets.
The Cincinnati Review
journalUniversity of Cincinnati literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction twice yearly, plus miCRo, a weekly online series of works 500 words or fewer; pays contributors.