Looking to get some final submissions in before we say good-bye to 2025? Here are some places that are open for submissions! Click the link to be taken to their submission guidelines.
FREE
Posit is accepting prose and poetry until December 5.
Have a good sense of humor? Defenestration is accepting short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction and visual submissions and seeking humorous pieces through December 5.
Up the Staircase Quarterly is accepting poetry and visual art until December 10. They have a tip jar option for $3.
Southern Florida Poetry Journal (SoFloPoJo) is open to poetry, essays, and flash fiction until December 14.
Fish Barrel Review is open to poetry, prose, and visual art until December 15. Submissions are free, but they do also have paid option for expedited responses or feedback.
The theme for Spectrum‘s Vol. 69 is ‘consumption.’ You can submit fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art until December 31.
Psychopomp is accepting poetry, fiction, nonfiction until December 31.
PAID
For a $3, $5, or $10 donation, Passages North is accepting fiction, poetry, short-shorts, and nonfiction until December 13.
OnlyPoems is open to both free and paid submissions for poetry until December 15.
Red Ogre Review is accepting poetry, music, and visual art until December 31 for $3 or $5 donations.
For a $3 reading fee, Five Points is accepting very short fiction until December 31.
Arc Poetry is accepting poetry submission for a fee of $2 per poem until December 31.
Calyx is accepting poetry and prose until December 31 for a $5 fee ($3 if you are a student).
These are only a handful of the journals that are currently open to submissions. There’s still time to get your writing in before the end of the year. Start 2026 off strong by submitting before December ends!
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