For the next two weeks, you can find us trying to leave family functions early, staring at the wall, and feeling guilty about not writing BUT YA WON’T FIND US ON HERE. We’re taking a holiday hiatus, see you in 2026. Love you so very much, thank you for being here <3

We sure are and our students and alumni get all the benefits, including a free Chill Subs subscription! Check out our small but mighty program where students are doing great things!

The Arkansas Writers MFA at UCA has entered the chat 👋 - Full residency - 2-year program - Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid - 📍Conway, Arkansas - Associated publications: Arkana, @oxfordamerican.bsky.social Learn more here: www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners...

And for our very last Best Lit Mags post, these are our community's top picks for the magazines they Just Love. Check out the top 10 and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/i-just... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

And this one goes out to all the amazing editors out there <3 Find them (and how to submit to them!) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/great-... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

This year, these lit mags came out on top as having the best design. Check them out and submit to the top 10 here! www.chillsubs.com/lists/beauti... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

To round off the day, these are the lit mags that you guys voted as just A Damn Good Read! Find out who else made the cut and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/a-damn... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

These lit mags passed the vibe check this year to be the Boldest & Weirdest! Submit to them (and our longlist!) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/bold-a... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

This year, our community decided that these were their favorite lit mags that truly championed diverse voices. Check out the top 10 and how to submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/actual... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

Putting this out here so you can say, "I submitted to them before they were rich and famous." Which is obviously a super realistic goal for a lit mag. Find the list here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/20-in-... #writingcommunity

With more than 5,000 votes, these are the magazines our community chose as the best for emerging writers! Submit to them and check out the rest of the top 10 here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/new-wr... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

Next up are our top Hidden Gems of 2025! Check out how to submit to them and see which other lit mags made the list here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/hidden... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

See which lit mags made our top 10 Career Builders list and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/career... We'll be posting all the winners over the next few days, so keep an eye out 👀 #writing #writers #writingcommunity

THE RESULTS ARE IN 🏆 Meet the winners of our 3rd annual Best Lit Mag Awards! chillsubs.com/lists/commun...

No more endless waiting. Just, you know, regular waiting. Plus, if you submit today, you can get a response before the next episode of Pluribus! Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes... #writing #writers #writingcommunity

Feeling lost about your MFA personal statement? Come to our free event tonight! Sounds Like a Personal (Statement) Problem to Me: A Generative Workshop. Register here: luma.com/mkm5a5dx Hosted by UNCW MFA faculty Melissa Crowe, Sarah Domet, and Michael Ramos. 📍Virtual 📅 Tue 12/9 🕐 7-8:30PM EST

The University of UNCW MFA program has entered the chat 👋 - Full residency - 3-Year program - Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction -📍Wilmington, North Carolina - Associated publications: @ecotonemagazine.bsky.social, Chautauqua Journal, Lookout Books Learn more ⬇️ www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners...

Need some new blood in your system? If by “new blood,” you mean new lit mags, and by “your system,” you mean your long list of potential places to submit to, we got you. If you mean anything else … I do believe you’re in the wrong place.

2 MORE DAYS! Love a lit mag as much as this commenter loves Ebony Tomatoes Collective? Then vote for them to win our 2025 Best Lit Mag Awards here! www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

3! More! Days! For you guys to share with us all the people and publications (like @dintywmoore.bsky.social) who remind you what this whole writing thing's all about. Vote for our 2025 Best Lit Mag Awards here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

4 more days to vote for our 2025 Best Lit Mag Awards! For today's shoutout, we're sharing this lovely comment left for The Faoileánach Journal <3 Vote for your favorite lit mags & editors here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #litmags #writers

The countdown begins... only 5 more days of voting for Best Lit Mag Awards! Today's comment is this glowing review someone left for Zoetrope: All-Story. Shout your love for all your fav lit mags from our virtual rooftops: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #writers #litmags

The brilliant @charliefish.bsky.social's second annual FISH list is out! 4,000 magazines, 14 different criteria, all indie lit goodness. Check it out here: www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/fish-list....

So excited to share this sweet comment a voter left for @claudineliterary.bsky.social! Our Best Lit Mag Awards close in a week, so get your votes in now‼️ www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #writers #litmags

If you don't know about The Pushcart Prize or Best of the Net, allow us to brief ya so you can be properly impressed. These 2 annual anthologies showcase some of the best writing in indie lit. Editors nominate their favorite work from the year, these are our noms ⬇️

The headlines haven't been hounding me for my avocado toast expenditures recently ... I kind of miss it! All this 2025 economy gaslighting is too newfangled for me.

Today's voter comment shoutout goes to @whaleroadreview.bsky.social! And as always, vote for our Best Lit Mag Awards here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

Writer's Digest is taking votes for their 101 Best Websites list! So if you've enjoyed Chill Subs, Sub Club, or The Forever Workshop, please give us a vote at the form below <3 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Love this comment for @outlooksprings.bsky.social! And people, you know the drill... Get out there and vote (for your favorite lit mag)! www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

I think this comment for @newohioreview.bsky.social speaks for itself 🖤 Show your favorite lit mags + editors some love before our Best Lit Mag Awards voting closes next month! www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

The University of Alabama MFA program has entered the chat 👋 • Fully funded • Full residency • 3-4 year program • Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre • Associated publications: Black Warrior Review Learn more here: www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners...

You know, I've never thought about the idea that there could be an office dog who cares about writers. Maybe that's an oversight from me. But really, this voter's note for @lemonwoodquarterly.bsky.social is gold. Vote for your favorite lit mags (+ office pets): www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...

Is free editorial feedback even a thing? Short answer: Yes. Slightly longer answer: Yes, but you might have to work for it a lil' bit.

One of my favorite parts of the day is looking through all the comments on our Best Lit Mag Awards votes, like this super sweet one left for @okaydonkeymag.com! Click here to show your favorite lit mags + editors some love <3: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

A little bit of luck, a little bit of skill—you might just make it through the sweet spot. Check out how to submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/sweet-... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

We adore that this person could not stop singing @trashcatlit.bsky.social 's praises in the comments! Vote for your favorite lit mags + editors to win our 2025 Best Lit Mag Awards here: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

We love seeing all the comments people leave for their favorite mags! This one goes out to @troublemakerfire.bsky.social <3 Show your favorite lit mags + editors some love and vote for our annual Best Lit Mag Awards: www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... #writing #writingcommunity #writers

This is your annual reminder that the only one who decides when you're done submitting to a magazine is YOU 🫵 Never give up. Never surrender. Submit to these mags here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/one-pe... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

For writers in a never-ending cycle of workshopping, submitting, and getting rejected: Have you ever considered good ol' editorial feedback? No??? Okay. Enter our guide to getting actionable feedback, including what it is, what to look for, and what it costs

It’s back 😏 Nominate Your Favorite Lit Mags of 2025 through this form ⬇️ www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag... Let’s love on some editors, folks. They freakin’ deserve it!

Dear editors: We apologize in advance for the unavoidable sass. BUT! We read 4,000 submissions guidelines, and we have a few notes. Y'know, to make the whole thing easier. Way, WAY easier.

Lit mags are usually known for their slow response times, but these amazing flash fiction pubs are trying to change that! Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fast-f... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

Went down a New Yorker research rabbit hole and now we’re all gonna get FAMOUS, friends! Read the full list here: bit.ly/m/ChillSubs FULL DISCLOSURE THOUGH - that is one of our paid pieces. #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

Tbh all poets have main character energy, so idk HOW we managed to narrow it down to 11. A lot of help from @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social and sleep deprivation probably. Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/poetry... #writing #writingcommunity #poetry

Wowwweee over 3000 of you have already have joined First Draft November 🥲 Our free 30-day challenge where we write 50,000 words of our first drafts, side by side. We have so many festivities planned friends. Come join? (Link in bio) #writing #writingcommunity #writers

It’s the spooky-ooky season and we’ve got a treat for you 👀 Bloodletter Magazine is extending their submission deadline by a week for all your last-minute scares! (Because we all know that writers are soooo good at hitting deadlines…) www.chillsubs.com/lists/freak-... #writing #writingcommunity

I never realized I needed the word "rejectomancy" in my life until this article <3

@chillsubs.bsky.social is doing First Draft November (same thing) with prompts & other cool check-ins! www.firstdraftnovember.com

These lit mags remind us of enchanting libraries, misty gardens, and secrets hidden within dusty tomes. If that sounds like your perfect afternoon, click the link to submit <3 ➡️ www.chillsubs.com/lists/dark-a... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

How long do lit mags actually take to respond? We looked at response times for 2,377 publications, and here's what we found. Read all about it: www.chillsubs.com/blog/how-long-do-lit-mags-actually-take-to-respond #writing #writingcommunity #litmags