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Little magazine
12 min read
This article lists numerous small literary magazines with specific aesthetics and missions. The history of little magazines—independent publications that prioritize literary merit over commercial success—provides essential context for understanding why these venues exist and their role in nurturing emerging writers since the early 20th century.
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Ekphrasis
18 min read
Rattle's 'Ekphrastic Challenge' is mentioned in the listings. Ekphrasis—the literary description of visual art—has a rich history from Homer's description of Achilles' shield to contemporary poetry responding to paintings and photographs, offering readers insight into this specific creative form.
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ad infinitum lit | Theme: issue 7: meridian → Deadline: Feb 21, 2026 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | A: 30% | 1.5K+ followers | United States — “for youth who dream of lost lovers, dead planets, and burnt constellations.”
OTHERSIDE | Fee: No | Pay: $100 flat | Open for Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 2K+ followers | United States | 2025 — “OTHERSIDE is a queer-led literary magazine that publishes speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ creators. We believe that queer voices matter, now more than ever.”
Pearl Press | Theme: self-portrait → Deadline: Nov 26 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Publishes Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 21 days | A: 9% | Under 100 followers | United States | 2020 — “Pearl Press is an online publication that strives to build a proud community of diverse voices.”
The Periwinkle Pelican | Theme: issue three! → Deadline: Nov 26 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Publishes Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | 800+ followers | United States | 2023 — “The Birds are hungry for words!”
Atticus Review → Deadline: Nov 27 | Fee: $5 | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 21 days | A: 7.88% | 7K+ followers | United States | 2011 — “A daily online journal that publishes fiction, flash, poems, CNF, video, music, book reviews, cartoons, & animation.”
HOOT → Deadline: Nov 27 | Fee: Yes | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 180 days | A: 16.33% | 3K+ followers | United States | 2011 — “HOOT is a postcard. A very nice-looking one. With writing on it! It is also a little more complicated than that. It is a brief, displayable, shareable literary magazine.”
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