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15 Literary Magazines Accepting Free Poetry Submissions

April is World Poetry Month! Celebrate by submitting to the 15 magazines below at no cost. Your voice deserves to be heard.


Want an editor to give you some feedback before you submit? Contact me!



Please make sure to read the guidelines carefully before submitting. I've put "N/A" when I found no information about compensation. Good luck!




Radar Poetry

Deadline: May 1st

Compensation: Possible awards




Fish Barrel Review

Deadline: May 15th

Compensation: N/A




The Garlic Press

Deadline: June 30th

Compensation: None



Nine Muses Review

Deadline: May 15th

Compensation: N/A




Palindrome Journal

Deadline: Rolling submissions

Compensation: None




The Machine

Deadline: May 31st

Compensation: None

Note: This magazine is for disabled writers!




The Shore Poetry

Deadline: June 1st

Compensation: None





Palette Poetry

Deadline: Rolling deadline

Compensation: $50 per poem, up to $150




Free the Verse

Deadline: June 3rd

Compensation: None



Frontier Poetry

Deadline: None

Compensation: $50 per poem

Note: Submissions are open to new and emerging poets only (no more than one full-length published work forthcoming at the time of submission).




Poetry Breakfast

Deadline: None

Compensation: None




Thrush Poetry Journal

Deadline: None

Compensation: N/A

Note: They prefer a poem that will fit on one page.




Poet Lore

Deadline: May 30th

Compensation: $50 per poem




Split Lip Mag

Deadline: May is their next free subs month! Submit early, before their slots fill up.

Compensation: $75 per poem




Adanna

Deadline: May 31st

Compensation: N/A

Note from their website: "We are not limited to publishing only female writers but we do ask that all writers regardless of gender reflect women related themes."





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