BULL is dedicated to examining the evolution of modern masculinity from the voices that most often get drowned out amongst the shouting and posturing—voices that often struggle in silence. Whoever you are, whatever you identify as, and wherever you come from, we want to hear from you. If you’re hurting, if you’ve got things you need to let go of, things you need to let out, if you don’t quite know how you fit into all this we’ve been told we should fit into, if you think you’re the only one, we’re here to help you be heard. We usually put out one print issue a year and publish daily on the website.
Founded in 2013, we publish cutting-edge contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, essays on craft and the writing life, and book reviews. Cleaver exists to represent the fullest diversity of literary art for all genres and content, advancing emerging contemporary literary forms, and to elevate emerging voices, including young adults, alongside established writers.
JAKE doesn’t want to follow the established trends of what makes good literary writing good and bad literary writing bad. JAKE wants to look deep into the heart of all entropy of the universe, and do a sick kickflip over the abyss between what we know is possible and what we dream can be. JAKE is the king of bad taste, of broken forms, and broken rules. JAKE wants all of the shade of the bigger, badder mags, and he wants your funniest, strangest, or boldest words. JAKE is here to play without rules. JAKE publishes work in most genres once per week (except poetry, who gets to double dip) at this time. He plans to read every piece that comes in within 1 month, but like the volume he publishes, it’ll be subject to change depending on the volume of incoming work.
Roi Fainéant strives to bolster and empower the next wave of brilliant writers and wordsmiths regardless of background. We eliminate barriers commonly found in traditional publication, encouraging creative minds to give their voice a home with us. We operate believing that diversity, inclusion, and kindness are paramount: bring us your best, and let us amplify it. Ultimately, we share a love of the written word, and the word always speaks for itself.
A literary and art journal modeled after the gender-non-confirming woman Claude Cahun. Journal accepts works about identity, gender, trauma and recovery, and intuition and dreams.
Ember is a semiannual journal of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for all age groups. One of the foundational goals of Ember is to foster the next generation of great writers by providing them with excellent reading material now. Submissions for and by readers aged 10 to 18 are strongly encouraged, and our submission queue is open to all writers age 10 to adult.
Founded in 2012, The Bookends Review is an independent creative arts journal dedicated to bringing you the best original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, essays, book reviews, and visual/musical works from around the world.
The Ekphrastic Review is an online journal devoted entirely to writing inspired by visual art. Our objective is to promote ekphrastic writing, promote art appreciation, and experience how the two strengthen each other and bring enrichment to every facet of life. We want to inspire more ekphrastic writing and promote the best in ekphrasis far and wide. We define "ekphrasis" or "ekphrastic" as "creative writing inspired by visual art." Wherever the art takes you is fine, whether it is "about" the art or artist, or about something else.