Redactions: Poetry & Poetics
A national, print literary journal devoted to poetry and poetics.
Genres: Experimental, Poetry, Prose Poetry
Redheaded Stepchild
The Redheaded Stepchild only accepts poems that have been rejected by other magazines. We publish biannually, and we accept submissions in the months of August and February only. We do not accept previously published work. We do, however...
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Feb 1
Reed Magazine
Reed Magazine is one of the oldest student-run literary journals west of the Mississippi. We publish outstanding poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art as a service to the South Bay literary community.
Reading Period: Jun 1 to Nov 1
Relief: A Journal of Art & Faith
For over a decade, Relief has helped shape the landscapes of faith and imagination for readers around the world. We feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, and reviews by some of today's finest literary...
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Mar 31
Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Prose Poetry, Regional, Religious/Spiritual
Remembered Arts Journal
The aim of Remembered Arts is to encourage the rediscovery of what it means to be human—a meaning bound up in the practicality and poetry of our daily experiences. We offer a synthesis of real life and real art, recognizing our readers and...
Requited Journal
We are looking for writing that explores the boundaries of text and form, writing that is both progressive and unbound. We would like to see hybrid and transgenre pieces that remain critically engaging. We are interested in poetry, fiction, drama...
Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry
Reservoir Journal
Reservoir is a semi-annual, online literary journal. We publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and art. New issues are released in the summer and in the winter.
Reading Period: Mar 17 to May 17
Reunion: The Dallas Review
For over two decades, Reunion: The Dallas Review has been dedicated to finding and publishing exceptional examples of short fiction, drama, visual art, poetry, translation work, non-fiction, and interviews. Our mission remains cultivating the...
Reading Period: Oct 15 to Jan 15
Genres: Cross-genre
Reverberations Mag
Reverberations is an online publication for young people to engage emotionally, analytically, and intuitively with all forms of art. We hope to share the stories of young people all over the world. The Fresh Thoughts section contains timely...
RHINO is a high-quality, perfect-bound annual journal with online content including poems, event updates, and monthly e-zine RHINO Reviews. We invite traditional or experimental work reflecting passion, originality, artistic conviction, and a...
Reading Period: Apr 15 to Jul 31
Genres: Flash Fiction, Poetry, Translation
Right Hand Pointing
We publish short poetry (under 16 lines), flash fiction (under 500 words), and art. "Short work for smart people with short attention spans."
Genres: Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry
RipRap Literary Journal
RipRap offers a humble invitation to talented and aspiring writers of all genres (short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art). RipRap 41 will highlight multitude and diversity in all forms, celebrating the uniqueness of culture...
Reading Period: Sep 12 to Dec 17
Genres: Flash Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry
River Heron Review
River Heron Review was established to support the arts through the sharing of poetry in our online journal, at readings, workshops, and by making public the transformative power of poetic expression.
We hope to contribute...
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Nov 30
River Poets Journal
We publish imaginative contemporary poetry, short fiction, essays, memoir by well established writers as well as writers with great potential. Visit our website for type of work published. We also publish art & photography.
River Styx
As a multicultural magazine of poetry, prose and art, River Styx publishes works of both new and established artists significant for their originality, energy and deft of craft. The high quality of its form and content have made it a leader among...
Reading Period: Jun 1 to Nov 30
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative
A journal combining the best of creative nonfiction, including narrative reportage, essays & memoir, with critical essays that examine the emerging genre & that explore the impact of nonfiction narrative on the lives of its writers,...
Reading Period: Sep 1 to May 1
Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Historical, Nature/Environmental, Political, Religious/Spiritual, War, Narrative Nonfiction, Journalism/Investigative Reporting
RiverSedge: A Journal of Art and Literature
RiverSedge is published annually by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. While our name reflects the specific geographical and cultural nuances of the Rio Grande Valley, we believe RiverSedge...
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Mar 1
Rivet: The Journal of Writing That Risks
Rivet publishes writing that breaks from the mainstream to surprise, challenge, and delight. Each issue brings together poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that test the boundaries of form and content--a surrealist sestina followed by a lyric essay...
Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Cross-genre, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Prose Poetry, Translation
Roanoke Review
We publish 3-6 featured pieces every two weeks--focusing primarily on poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction.
Our digital gallery publishes photo essays, visual poetry, and artists from southwestern Virginia.
On occasion, we...
Reading Period: Sep 1 to Jan 1
Genres: Autobiography/Memoir, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Prose Poetry, Translation
Rock & Sling
The editors of Rock & Sling want to be surprised, more than anything. Surprised at the solidity of your work, the beauty of it, the tension in it, the argument of it, the freshness of it, the experiment of it. We live in a mysterious,...
Genres: Cross-genre, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Prose Poetry, Religious/Spiritual, Narrative Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Translation
We prefer interior rhyme in poems, as opposed to rhymed endings, and nonviolent, non-vulgar prose.
Reading Period: Aug 1 to Oct 15
Room Magazine
Room [est. 1975] showcases fiction, poetry, reviews, art work, interviews and profiles about the female experience. The magazine was originally called Room of One's Own, in honour of Virginia Woolf's assertion that, "[for a woman] it is necessary...
To supply an eclectic, quality, national venue for new and underappreciated writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Rougarou
Rougarou, a Journal of Arts and Literature, aims to publish an eclectic, resonant selection of creative writing by emerging and established writers. Founded in 2007 by the faculty and graduate students of the University of Louisiana at...
Route 7 Review
We accept original work that instills a sense of wonder and beauty.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Dec 1
Genres: Flash Fiction