Literary & Sites of Interest
One Story: One Story is a literary magazine that contains, simply, one story. Each issue is artfully designed, lightweight, easy to carry, and ready to entertain on buses, in bed, in subways, in cars, in the park, in the bath, in the waiting rooms of doctors, on the couch in the afternoon or on line at the supermarket.
Pen America: A thought-provoking, lovingly edited mix of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama by your favorite (or soon-to-be-favorite) writers from the U.S. and around the world.
Paragraph: is a membership organization dedicated to providing an affordable and tranquil working environment for writers of all genres. Paragraph was created by writers for writers, with an understanding that writers work best in a quiet, comfortable space away from the hurry and obligation of urban life.
Swink: Swink is a bi-coastal, biannual print magazine dedicated to identifying and promoting literary talent in both established and emerging writers. Swink publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and interviews, and sponsors frequent readings and events in New York City and Los Angeles.
Places for Writers: "Within this site you will find daily updates of places to publish poetry and fiction, contests, literary news, book resources, websites for writers, locations of retreats, and resources for funding."
Fourteen Hills: "The semiannual journal is committed to presenting a great diversity of experimental and progressive work by emerging and cross-genre writers, as well as by award-winning and established authors."
storySouth: storySouth's most important mission is to showcase the best fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that writers from the new south have to offer. Special emphasis is given to finding and promoting the works of promising new writers.
Wave Poetry: Wave Books is an independent poetry press based in Seattle, Washington. Dedicated to publishing the best in American poetry by new and established authors, Wave Books was founded in 2005, joining forces with already-established publisher Verse Press.
Memorious: A forum for new verse and poetics.
Guernica: A Magazine of Art & Politics: "We are at once a political blog cum literary review, an international art museum with no suggested donation, a travel journal, a Thomas Paine pamphlet, a group of non-partisan dissidents without a forum, an unauthorized biography of the times, a gang of well meaning graduate students with a working knowledge of HTML."
ploughshares: "Inside each issue, you'll find not only great new stories and poems, but also a profile on the guest editor, book reviews, and miscellaneous notes about Ploughshares, its writers, and the literary world." *One of the big guys*
Magazine Shiver: Magazine Shiver is an online journal featuring fiction and poetry from international writers.
Freebird Goods & Books: Freebird Books & Goods is a used bookstore offering a comprehensive collection of used books at unbeatable prices. The lovely gem of a bookstore also hosts cool author readings & events!
Orchid: A Literary Review: celebrates stories and the art of storytelling. They publish fiction of varying length from short shorts to novellas. Their focus is work by new and emerging writers.
Ducky: Ducky is a literary magazine publishing contemporary English-language poetry, fiction, interviews, criticism, and ephemera.
NewPages.com: News, information and guides to independent bookstores, independent publishers, literary periodicals, alternative periodicals, independent record labels, alternative newsweeklies and more.
Ripe Magazine: is a non-profit organization that publishes BC-based photography and creative non-fiction on a quarterly basis. Each issue features theme-based content selected by a panel of art, advertising and design professionals and is available in print and online.
PulpBits: Pulpbits is an uncensored electronic bookshop and self-publishing venue selling highly-screened literature from contemporary authors.
Underground Window: Underground Window is a bi-monthly ezine started at the end of 2003 that accepts poetry of all genres, but especially enjoys publishing poems by new poets. Submissions are always welcome. They also feature a column by one of our editors, Leslie McGehee, titled "I Can't Think of Anything".
Plum Ruby Review: "is a showcase for unpublished fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art. We are delighted by pieces that are vivid, imaginative, fresh and accessible."
Myllyrd Fyllmore: "Myllyrd Fyllmore (Millard Fillmore + Lynyrd Skynyrd = inspiration. We promise.) is an experiment, a genetic combination of politics and pop culture, serious analysis and web savvy, policy mag and underground blog, NPR in the morning and random cable channels at 3 am, The Economist and The Simpsons ... featuring political opinion, social and cultural commentary, and reviews of new music, movies, books, and other media, new original literature, plus feature columns—all with an edge that we hope you'll appreciate (or at least not abhor).
No Tell Motel: "What do you get when two housewives produce an online poetry journal? Poems celebrating dishwater, breast feeding and lunar phases? Ahem. Quick trysts with the pool boy? Maybe, but we like to believe we offer more depth than that." A savvy literary journal chockfull of poems.
The Radiant Press: publishes fiction, metafiction, science fiction, pulp fiction, cyberpunk, hard-boiled detective stories, soft-boiled detective stories, elegiac reveries, nocturnal fugues. Surreal adventure stories, random observations, odd speculations, vagrant fantasies, and other forms of the written word that may or may not fit in any of the above categories.
coolgrrrls: "The worldwide grrrls guide to all that grooves."
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown: The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown is an internationally renowned nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a supportive and nurturing environment for emerging artists and writers.
Poets & Writers: the prestigious print magazine.
Konundrum Engline Literary Review: is an online journal based in New York, NY. "All we really want to do is make you happy. We like stories and words, and hope that's why you're here, because if you want a soda and a fried grouper sandwich, we don't do that, although some of us are really proficient chefs, and would love to cook you a nice meal, if we like you. We publish a lot of things. We exist to rock the joint."
Melange: Melange, as the word itself denotes, is a collection of things of different kinds, brought to you by a diverse group of individuals riding the often turbulent waves of the "�university of life"! We publish a range of things—personal narratives, fiction, opinions, interviews, travel stories, photographs, book reviews, etc... also photography.
Round online: A savvy, themed quarterly literary journal that keeps you watching from watching too much TV.
Yankee Pot Roast: Y.P.R. really likes to laugh. Y.P.R. will sometimes feature non-humorous pieces � even serious pieces � but do not harsh Y.P.R.'s buzz. Y.P.R. also encourages correspondence with strangers. Y.P.R. thinks that letter writing is a lost art.
(parenthetical note): Fictional essays and factional stories.
Unpleasant Event Schedule: From the editor who brought you La Petite Zine, a digest of the make-it-new, named after a medical care term. Online, it's a South Slope, Brooklyn salon that publishes poetry, fiction, artwork.
Emerging Writers Network: Reviews of, and interviews with, authors deserving of wider recognition.
The Old Town Review: is an online review of culture, politics, and the arts. OTR believes in a model of writers, thinkers, and artists connected through an international network on the web.
Prose Toad: publishes established and new writers, poets, and artists. We hope to entertain, educate, and astound.
nervy girl: Progressive women's magazine that asks the tough questions and challenges readers to think, react and (if necessary) take action.
exlibris anonymous: making beautiful small spiral bound notebooks.
Lamination Colony: A new literary site dedicated to the strange/surreal/absurd side of short fiction.
ink-mag: Off-beat features, short fiction, poetry, and other nonsense from the publishing misfits at Grundle Ink.
Hobart: Don't miss this wonderful new print.online adventure that is run by a cool crew familiar in literary circles. And who can't love a site that advertises a trailer on the home page???
The Littoral: A review that attempts to hew to the ideal of fiction, distilled to its essence, with equally succinct commentary, verse, and book news. Not to mention editorial juvenalia.
Tarpaulin Sky Online Literary Journal: is published quarterly, and offers highest quality poetry, fiction, nonfiction and images. We publish new voices as well as established authors, and endeavor to provide an eclectic range of new work unfettered by allegiance to any one school or style.
failbetter: With a clean look, refined prose and killer interviews, this is one of the most impressive journals online.
Flame Books: Flame Books is an ethical publisher of contemporary fiction by new authors. We offer high royalties (by selling physical books solely online) and fair contracts to authors and also make a donation to various creative projects after every sale on the site. The shopping section will go live in the autumn, when we publish the first titles, and are currently looking for the most exciting new authors.
wordsinhere: wordsinhere is an international collective of writers based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We host a monthly performance night in Amsterdam called The Open Stanza, publish the literary magazine Versal, and generally work to promote writing and literature in the Netherlands and elsewhere.
felicia.sullivan: personal web page and journey of a nyc writer.
Absinthe Literary Review: Poetry, Prose & Essays—not for the weak heart.
Collected Stories: Stuffing their cookie jar with the best work online!
Frigg Magazine: new journal showcasing fiction & poetry.
The Edward Society: Original creative writings, sporadically updated.
Ghoti Magazine: Ghoti Magazine is a quarterly online journal devoted to the best new writing from around the world.
Tryst: Journey of poets, photographers and artists...Tryst speaks for itself
Laura Hird: Writing showcase, profiles of literary magazines, film reviews/profiles, essential reading, book events, competitions, music events, loads of fun links.
East Side Oral: The downtown NYC series your mother warned you about. Curated by the talented SSN Contributor, Elise Miller.
Buzzer Thirty: A sleek and non-pretentious arts venue that host writing workshops, art exhibitions and more!
Get Underground: a noncommercial community dedicated to the free expression of the creative global underground featuring new articles, art, music, reviews and poetry on a consistent biweekly basis
Chicklit: For women who love words!
Gotham Writers' Workshop: New York City's largest creative writing school, offers comprehensive writing classes in NYC and online at WritingClasses.com. �Students can choose from a variety of workshops, including children's book writing, fiction writing, screenwriting, poetry writing, and nonfiction writing, among many others. �For more information visit http://www.writingclasses.com
Digital Fiction: Atmospheric and interactive narratives and dream journals.
The Means: The Means is a biannual print journal. They publish everything from fiction to interviews to essays to humorous feature pieces and beyond. Their interest is in challenging the conventions of the medium and delivering offbeat writing that makes one think or laugh or both at the same time. They also have a blog and a podcast that are updated weekly with items both intellectual and humorous.
Cervena Barva Press: The press publishes chapbooks and books of fiction, poetry and plays from writers all over the world. Also yearly poetry postcards fusing art with poetry. Cervena Barva Press has recently published, in a postcard series, Gary Fincke, Eric Pankey, Dzvinia Orlowsky, David Ray, Rane Arroyo, Michael Burkard and others. A chapbook, Fishing in Green Waters, by poet Judy Ray, was published this month. Forthcoming are books by Flavia Cosma, playwright Michael Nash, Ian Randall Wilson and others. In April, we celebrate the one year anniversary of the press.
The Poetry Foundation: The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. One of the largest literary organizations in the world, it exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience. The Poetry Foundation seeks to be a leader in shaping a receptive climate for poetry by developing new audiences, creating new avenues for delivery, and encouraging new kinds of poetry through innovative literary prizes and programs.
The Stinging Fly: The Stinging Fly is based in Dublin, Ireland, and has worked since 1998 to promote new writers and new writing. The magazine publishes fiction, poetry, author interviews, book reviews and essays, with contributors coming from all over the planet. In 2005 the Fly went a bit nuts, and launched its own book imprint for new Irish literary fiction.
42Opus: Definitely worth the visit. Slick design and killer content.
Sparkle Craft: SparkleCraft is a craft store, mostly containing things that Tina makes and soon she'll have descriptions of how she makes all her products Tina tries to price items reasonably - taking into consideration, supplies, time, shipping, etc.� SparkleCraft is Earth and animal friendly
To-Do List: Straight from their amazing site: "To-Do List is not just for men with GQ style. Our interest is in diving into the details of daily life that make us click, roar, think, develop, and sometimes break down. Our outlook is broad, and our readers reflect that perspective."
Mid-American Review: Perhaps one of my personal favorite print literary publications, the Mid-American Review is an international literary journal dedicated to publishing the best contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and translations. Founded in 1981, MAR is an official publication of the Department of English and the Creative Writing Program at Bowling Green State University.
Sewanee Review: Brought to you by the University of the South, Sewanee is among the long list of preferred and esteemed literary publications.
Georgia Review: A tier one publication in my book. Striking poetry, prose—the Georgia Review is certainly one of my big guns!
SoMa Literary Review: SoMa is the trendy abbreviation for San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood. SoMa is an enclave of nightclubs, art galleries, small business, cutting edge design shops, bars, loft apartments and a world that embraces every lifestyle - and every extreme.
INK POT, a literary journal: Ink Pot, a bi-annual, print literary journal of contemporary fiction, poetry, art and photographs.
Nightboat Books: Nightboat Books is a nonprofit publisher of cherished contemporary writers, as well as emerging and previously unknown poets and authors.
Mad Hatter's Review: Edgy & Enlightened Literature, Art & Music in the Age of Dementia. An innovative, playful, experimental, collaborative, progressive top quality journal offering a plethora of delights and horrors; "Alice would love it": says New Pages.com
Ascent Aspirations Magazine: Ascent Aspirations Magazine is a combination of an on line literary journal published quarterly and a print magazine/anthology published semi-annually. Since 1997 Ascent Aspirations has grown from a small electronic magazine that publishes literary, science fiction, fantasy, horror and dark mainstream short fiction and poetry, essays and visual art.
HalfDrunkMuse: Since 1999, HalfDrunkMuse has published both established and up-and-coming writers on a roughly quarterly basis. We welcome submissions year round, are always looking for new reviewers, and are pleased to announce the first annual Penny Jar Prize (2004).
anderbo.com: was founded in the spring of 2005, with Rick Rofihe (Father Must, FSG) as Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, June Eding as Poetry & Fiction Editor, and Tony Antoniadis as "Fact" Editor (See bios on home Page). Our first issue appeared on-line on September 20, 2005, featuring 6 stories, 4 poems & 1 "fact".
2River View: Since 1996, 2River has been a site of poetry, art, and theory, quarterly publishing The 2River View, occasionally publishing individual authors in the 2River Chapbook, and, more recently, podcasting poems from from Muddy Bank, the 2River blog.
Laika Poetry Review: Named after the first dog in space Laika Poetry Review is an alternative online journal that has chosen the ditch to the middle of the road. It seeks poetry and short stories of an alternative and accessible nature.
Identity Theory: Launched in August 2000, the slick zine is a host to up and coming talent as well as established writers. Praised by the Chicago Tribune, the site has gained web fame since inception.
Eleven Bulls: Eleven Bulls is an organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists and writers. They publish a monthly online magazine, produce readings and art exhibitions, and are working on a print edition.
Nimrod: at the University of Tulsa is one of the top print publications in the country. Nimrod, founded in 1956 at The University of Tulsa, has been active in the discovery and publication of new writers for more than 40 years, and has had increasing impact on the development of the careers of new writers for more than 22 years through the Nimrod/Hardman Awards.
The Drunken Boat:This prestigious online journal features brilliant poetry, essays, art work as well as profiles on great literary journals. An impressive visit.
A Little Poetry: A quarterly poetry zine featuring traditional as well as experimental poetry. Warm environment and fun, easy nav.
