There are many literary magazines and journals that promote and lift underrepresented voices traditionally not published or recognized. Whether you are a lover of literature, a professor, or poet, writer, or artist yourself, the publications listed below can broaden your perspective and help you discover new and amazing work created by those in the disabled community.
Several are currently seeking work from disabled poets, writers, and artists and some have specific eligibility for writers and artists to contribute. Many are open to all writers and artists and/or all marginalized writers and artists. All have no fees and a few are paying markets.
There are many ways you can support these publications:
- Subscribe and/or add them to your regular reading list
- Follow them on social media and/or sign up for their emails
- Share your favorites on social media
- Read your favorites at open mics and tell others where to find the work
- If you are a member of the disabled community, consider sending them your work for publication
- Donate if you can
- Purchase books by the writers and artists they publish, preferably from the original press or other independent bookstore
Disabled Tales
- SUBMISSION DATES: Currently open for folklore or fairy tale themed work with a focus on disabled characters.
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Email
- FORMS: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art
Exist Otherwise (paying)
- SUBMISSION DATES: Submissions appear to be open prior to the next issue. Check the website for dates.
- THEME: “Each issue of Exist Otherwise will have a theme and a prompt. The theme will be a quote from Claude Cahun, and the prompt will be a photograph, maybe from them, maybe not. Submissions that respond to a theme or prompt will be given some priority, but we will consider all submissions.”
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: $15
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: 6x a year
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Website form with alternate email
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS:
- Writing : “We accept any kind of written work: poetry, prose, essays, fiction, creative non-fiction, scripts, hybrid, experimental writing, whatever.”
- Art: “We accept any kind of visual art, but we are especially fond of creative photography.”
The Globe Review
- SUBMISSION DATES: Always open
- FORMAT: Online and digital issues
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: Unknown
- AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME: Within six months
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Website form or email
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
The Healing Muse
- SUBMISSION DATES: Submissions are collected and juried from September 1st through April 15th.
- FORMAT: Print (excerpts available online)
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: Annual
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Submittable
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Poetry, Prose, Visual Art
Honey Literary
- SUBMISSION DATES: Honey Literary publishes two issues each year, one in winter, and one in summer. Last reading period was from March 22nd, 2024 12:00 AM PST to June 15th, 2024 11:59 PM PST.
- INTERVIEW: https://trishhopkinson.com/2021/09/02/no-fee-bipoc-submission-call-editor-interview-honey-literary-deadline-dec-1-2021/
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: 2x a year
- AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME: Within one month
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Email
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Poetry, Sex/Kink/Erotic, Hybrid, Essays, Comics, Reviews, Valentines, Animals, Interviews, and Artwork
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Kaleidoscope Magazine (paying)
- SUBMISSION DATES: Rolling deadlines, check cutoff dates.
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: Payment is made upon publication and varies from $10 to $100.
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: 2x a year
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Website form
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Articles, Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Book Reviews, Visual Arts
Knee Brace Press
- SUBMISSION DATES: Submissions to Knee Brace Press will be open four times a year: March 1-15, June 1-15, September 1-15, and December 1-15.
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Google form
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Book Excerpts, Photography, Art
Magnets and Ladders
- SUBMISSION DATES: Deadlines are February 15 for the Spring/Summer issue, and August 15 for the Fall/winter issue.
- NOTES: 501c3 nonprofit
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: 2x a year
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Email
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Poetry maximum length is 50 lines. Memoir, fiction, and nonfiction maximum length is 2500 words.
Pulse
- SUBMISSION DATES: Always Open
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: Weekly on Fridays
- AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME: Typically 8 – 12 weeks
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Website form
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Stories, Poems, More Voices (short nonfiction prose), New Voices (feature length stories), Visuals, Haiku
Réapparition Journal
- SUBMISSION DATES: “Our submission cycle is rolling year-round, but the sooner you submit after an issue has just been published, the better your chances at publication with us.”
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- SUBMISSION METHOD: Email
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: “Poetry, prose, personal narrative, interviews, translations, essays, etc. We mostly publish poetry but we are open to publishing other forms as well.”
Rogue Agent
Wishbone Words
- SUBMISSION DATES: In 2024, we will launch in May and November. The submission period for the May issue has passed. The submission window for the November issue will open March 1st until May 31st.
- FORMAT: Online
- SUBMISSION FEE: None
- PAYMENT: None
- ISSUE FREQUENCY: 2x a year
- AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME: You will be updated on the status of your submission by June 30 for the November issue and December 31 for the May issue.
- SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
- FORMS: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Flash, Translations, Reviews, Art & Photography
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