Humans, our June issue is live! FYI, it’s 🔥 @olangela.bsky.social @ziggyschutz.bsky.social @ansonjtong.com @janebrookswrites.bsky.social @tguzman.bsky.social Claudineliterary.com

Our free-submissions window is wide open!

In honor of AAPI month, we rounded up our favorite lit mags everywhere that celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander heritage and culture. Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/AAPI-2... #writing #litmags #aapi

we love that @chillsubs.bsky.social is allowing journals to clarify their AI policies on their listings! ours: bluestem editors will never use AI to do *any* part our jobs; in turn, we're not interested in publishing work created with AI. There are much better ways to hallucinate! #noAI #noAIart

"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~ Maya Angelou

We're open for 5 more days and would love to read your work! 💚 Submission guidelines: channelmag.org/submissions/

Want to learn more about presses, submitting, or how to get your manuscript published by Two Sylvias Press? Come to our free AMA tonight @ 7:30-8:30 PM EDT with Kelli Russell Agodon, poet, author, and cofounder of Two Sylvias Press! RSVP here: luma.com/lwcmw9g1

Finding *where* to submit *what* is overwhelming (understatement). Good thing these newsletters do all the hard work for you, AND they're free, which is very, very thoughtful!

Our community's most bookmarked lit mags that publish nonfiction, from #1-138. Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/ultima...

These magazines have 3-8% acceptance rates with 100+ tracked subs. Submit to them (and check out more) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/sweet-... #writing

Drop Ceiling is now listed on @chillsubs.bsky.social. The response has been phenomenal, with new submissions rolling in within a few hours of being approved. Thank you for providing such an intuitive tool to get writing calls in front of talented contributors. #opencall #callforsubmissions #zine

Curious about writing workshops? Come to our free AMA tonight @ 7:30-8:30 PM EDT with A.L. Major, the Program Director of the McCormack Writing Center, formerly known as the Tin House Summer Workshop. RSVP here: luma.com/6sr39lg8 #writing

Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/free-p... #litmags

Submit to them here: subclub.substack.com/p/6-lit-mags... Featuring: @adimagazine.bsky.social @brownhoundpress.bsky.social @theoffingmag.bsky.social

The good folks over @chillsubs.bsky.social have shared a recording of my AMA about @splitlipthemag.bsky.social, if you are interested. As you can see, I made some weird faces during the event! I hope I sound semi-coherent. 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP0m...

Thank you so much for chatting with us! We adore you + Split Lip as always <3

More details to follow shortly, but just like last year I will have a spreadsheet detailing where every single penny will go and we aim to hit every single transparency checkbox in @chillsubs.bsky.social contest calculator and at least two of the bonuses.

Looking to get some subs in before April ends? Here are all our favorite poetry mags closing on April 30th / May 1st for that sweet, sweet last-minute sub rush. Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/nation... #poetry

New Chill Subs theme alert‼️‼️

To be clear, we think the weird kids are the coolest 🤷 Submit to our community's favorites here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fav-we... @gonelawn.bsky.social @apconmag.bsky.social @brownhoundpress.bsky.social @lamplitmag.bsky.social @blackwarriorreview.bsky.social @shoegazeliterary.bsky.social

Read the full list here: bit.ly/m/ChillSubs (FULL DISCLOSURE tho, it's a paid piece because Shannan worked her ass off doing research for this) Featured: @offassignment.bsky.social @prairie-schooner.bsky.social @hopkinsreview.bsky.social #writing #writingcommunity #litmags

Ever wonder how @chillsubs.bsky.social went from “what if…” to a platform 80k writers rely on? I interviewed cofounder Ben Davis about the early days, new features, and what’s ahead. And if you’ve been eyeing a membership, their 50% off deal ends at 1pm ET! Read more below. buff.ly/zLUoie7

Find 2900+ literary magazines that publish poetry here: www.chillsubs.com/browse/magaz...

The cool kids had their turn, now we want to hear from our beloved weirdos. Where are the weird kids of the world submitting their writing? Comment your favs and we'll put together a list of your top picks <3

We got so many recommendations that we obviously had to make a sequel <3 Thank you to everyone who sent in their favorite mags! Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/cool_k... #writing

Want more? Check out all our open mags that pay writers & don't charge fees: bit.ly/4bkFWlM Featuring: @confingopublishing.bsky.social @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social @the4facedliar.bsky.social

In lieu of a whole April Fool's thing (who has the time, honestly), here's a bunch of new mags and publications in the Chill Subs database. Add 'em to your someday list! Or even your today list, IDK, I'm not the boss of you

MONTHLY VIBE CHECK INCOMING! Apparently, the top search terms on Chill Subs this month were poetry, horror, and nature. Okay, lots of feelings. Lots of drafts too, probs www.chillsubs.com/blog/march-2...

The 2026 Clarissa Dalloway Prize for Short Prose is now open! Guest Judged by Lucy Ives and sponsored by Chill Subs! Up to 5k words, fiction or CNF, $10 entry and $850 in prizes. All entires receive our next issue + a free month CS membership!

We asked you guys what lit mags the cool kids are flocking to this season, and this is what you said 💌 Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/cool_k... #writing

What to do on a random Friday night? Why, submit your work to lit mags of course! Find them here: subclub.substack.com/p/6-lit-mags...

This is so important! We have acceptance rates as a very generalized marker, but reading the specific guidelines + the magazine itself will give you a better shot every time

Shout-out to our friends @chillsubs.bsky.social for including us in their list of "Top-Tier Lit Mags that Publish New Writers." We are so honored! Be sure to check out the rest of the list by following the link in our bio or going to: www.chillsubs.com/lists/New_pr... #flreview

These magazines have 3-8% acceptance rates with 100+ tracked subs. Submit to them (and check out more) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/sweet-...

Writers -- where are the cool kids submitting their work these days? Comment your favorite lit mags below and we might feature your pick on a list, who knows ;)

Now that we've paid off our sleep debt from AWP, here's a recap of last month... Find our website here: www.chillsubs.com/browse/magaz... #writing #writers

The secret to getting published in the right lit mag: Be good, be a fit, be a little lucky. That's it. That's the whole post. JK, JK, there's more.

Brat girl conference. BOOTH 448 COME SAY HI 💚 #awp #awp26 #awp2026

March is here, which means … literally nothing thematically. But whatever! We've got new lit mags and journals, and that's reason enough to celebrate and/or open a bunch of new tabs.

We asked and these wonderful folks told us (: Erin C. Niumata - Senior VP & literary agent at Folio Literary Management Daphne Bryant - Founder of Dreamworldgirl Zine Karin Gillespie - Simon & Schuster published novelist, Substack bestseller Darien Gee - 5x Penguin Random House published author

We’re headed to AWP! Will you be there?

 Come say hi at Booth 448 ((: Just look for the biggest, greenest banner you've ever seen in your life.

Because everything is fake and nothing is real. Except for literary clout, obviously. Submit here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/10-byl... Featuring: @dintywmoore.bsky.social @adroitjournal.bsky.social @baltimorereview.bsky.social @splitlipthemag.bsky.social @mcsweeneys.net

The 2026 Clarissa Dalloway Prize for Short Prose is now open! Guest Judged by Lucy Ives and sponsored by Chill Subs! Up to 5k words, fiction or CNF, $10 entry and $850 in prizes. All entires receive our next issue + a free month CS membership! lespritliteraryreview.org/2026-clariss...

Shannan combed through some recent issues of The Paris Review and traced where the writers were publishing before they landed there 👀 
Read the full list here: bit.ly/m/ChillSubs FULL DISCLOSURE THOUGH - it is one of our paid pieces.

We fkn love you ❤️

Strong lineup this week 👌

Their priority deadline for fall applications is March 1, so don’t miss out!

The Low-Residency MFA at the University of Nevada, Reno has entered the chat 👋 - 2.5-Year program - Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Children & Young Adults - 📍Incline Village, NV - Associated publications: Sierra Nevada Review Learn more: www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners...

Breaking news that’s not actually breaking (or news, if I’m perfectly honest): Our monthly batch of new lit mags and journals is here and ready for your perusal.

Go get em’ folks. 500 lit mags with the fastest response times: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes... Featured: @offbeatlit.bsky.social @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social @neologismpoetry.bsky.social