We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in April 2026.
The Adroit Journal | Issue 57
Feauturing poetry by Kwame Dawes, fiction by Ariel Delgado Dixon, and nonfiction by D. Frederick Thomas.
After Dinner Conversation | April 2026
Featuring short fiction by Courtney Welu, James R. Musgrave, and Benjamin Walters.
AGNI | Issue 103
Featuring nonfiction by John Cotter, fiction by Jan Carson, and poetry by Victoria Chang and Campbell McGrath.
Alaska Quarterly Review | Winter & Spring 2026
Featuring fiction by Catherine Kim, Amy Benson, Eion Connolly, and Maria Kuznetsova; nonfiction by Heather Sellers, Tom Kizzia, Joyce Dehli, and Debbie Urbanski; and poetry by Michael Waters, Alison Jarvis, Catherine Pierce, and Craig van Rooyen.
ALOCASIA | Issue 18
Featuring poetry by Blue Đào Nguyễn, nawa angel alviar horton, Gospel Chinedu, and Daniel Cartwright-Chaouki.
ANMLY | Issue 42
Featuring poetry by Elena Karina Byrne and Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin, flash fiction by Sarah Fawn Montgomery, and comics by Jill Emery.
Another Chicago Magazine | April 2026
Featuring poetry by Khalil Sima’an and reviews by Christian Trevor Lisa, Brittany Micka-Foos, and José Enrique Medina.
Apple Valley Review | Volume 21, Issue 1
Featuring fiction by Mary Luna, memoir by John Picard, and poetry by Julia Lisella and Jackson Burgess.
Burningword Literary Journal | Issue 118
Featuring poetry by Jane Hammons and Mia Sitterson, nonfiction by Sharon Goldberg, and fiction by Greg Freed.
Chestnut Review | Volume 7, Issue 4
Featuring poetry by Spencer Jewell and Talan Tee, visual art by Ojo Olaniyi, prose by Haliru Ali Musa, and nonfiction by Chip Houser.
Chicago Story Press Literary Journal | April 2026
Featuring nonfiction by Jessica Harvey, Laura E. Bailey, G. C. Osterlund, and Anne Schuchman.
Disco Kitchen Mag | Volume 3
Featuring fiction by Gina Angelone, nonfiction by Will A, and poetry by Blue Sunshine.
Foglifter | Volume 11, Issue 1
Featuring fiction by M. Sun, poetry by m. mick powell and Gaia Rajan, and creative nonfiction by Magenta Naaku.
Frozen Sea | Issue 12
Featuring poetry by Prairie Moon Dalton, Ehsan Ahmed Mehedi, and nat raum.
The Georgia Review | Volume 80, Issue 1
Featuring poetry by Stephanie Burt and Mercedes Rodriguez, fiction by Kristen Gleason and Wilhelm Sitz, and nonfiction by Ajanaé Dawkins and Mark Mazullo.
Midway Journal | Volume 20, Issue 2
Featuring fiction by Kim Chinquee and Hugh Behm-Steinberg, poetry by Jane Huffman, and nonfiction by DJ Lee.
Miscellany | Spring 2026
Featuring criticism by Lucy Ives, nonfiction by Catherine Lacey, fiction by Eugene Lim, and poetry by Lee Bains.
Months To Years | Spring 2026
Featuring nonfiction by Meg Bloom Glasser and Elaine Gantz Wright, poetry by Lisa López Smith and Richard Collins, photography by Juana Moriel-Payne, and visual art by J. I. Kleinberg.
Nerve to Write | Issue 1
Featuring poetry by Shahd Alshammari, Emma Bolden, and Emily Rose Cole; nonfiction by Jacqueline Doyle, Sonya Huber, and Sandra Gail Lambert; visual art by Court Ludwick, Jill Khoury, and Jessamyn Smyth; and fiction by Rachel Drouillard, Matt Kendrick, and Zach Powers.
One Story | Issue 336
Featuring fiction by Cay Kim.
Philly Chapbook Review | Issue 12: Spring 2026
Featuring poetry by Ron Mohring, Andrew Pelham-Burn, Evan Wang, and Nichole Alston Zdeb.
Pictura Journal | Issue 6
Featuring poetry by Kimberly Gibson-Tran, fiction by J. D. Strunk, and nonfiction by Daniel Ditty.
Raleigh Review | Volume 16, Issue 1
Featuring visual art by Taylor Stoneman and flash fiction by Elizabeth Rosen.
Rawhead | Issue 2
Featuring poetry by Daniel W. K. Lee, fiction by Martha Hipley, nonfiction by Gary Fincke, and visual art by K. Johnson Bowles.
Rogue Agent | Issue 133
Featuring poetry by Liz Ahl, Clayre Benzadón, and Trish Hopkinson.
seedfall | Volume 2: EMERGENCE
Featuring work by Abbie Langmead, Angela Sucich, and CD Mangal.
Sontag Mag | Volume 7
Featuring poetry by Henri Meschonnic, translated from the French by Gabriella Bedetti and Don Boes, as well as Colby Cotton, Emma De Lisle, and Maxine Chen.
Space & Time | Issue 149
Featuring flash fiction by Gordon Linzner, Karen Bayly, Kathryn Ptacek, and Gerard Houarner.
Split Rock Review | Issue 22
Featuring poetry by Sean Thomas Dougherty and Alison Townsend, creative nonfiction by Sheema Kalbasi, and visual poetry by David Hornibrook.
Strange Hymnal | Volume 2, Issue 1
Featuring poetry by Seo-Young Chu, nonfiction by JR Fenn, fiction by Rebekah Morgan, and poetry by Matty Layne.
The Sun | April 2026
Featuring essays by Marianne Bevan, Fern Morton, and Gary Percesepe; fiction by Hannah Gregory; poetry by Chris Dombrowski, Jodie Hollander, and Michael Mark; and an interview with Pranav Jani.
Superpresent | Volume 6, Issue 2
Featuring poetry by Duncan Forbes and nonfiction by Aleksandra Vujisic.
Tadpole Press Literary Magazine | November 2025 Contest Issue
Featuring poetry by Alia Ayer and fiction by Dana Wall, Kara Schneider, and Kimberly Rose.
Teach. Write.: A Literary Journal for Writing Teachers | Spring/Summer 2026
Featuring poetry by Laura Anella Johnson, fiction by Steve Liskow, and creative nonfiction by Michael Harper.
The Thalweg | Issue 4: Southwestern Deserts
Featuring poetry by Joan Pacheco, Cheyenne Klemme, and Avery Martin and visual art by Lyndsay Hupp, Sadie Wiese, and Kelsey Wickwire.
Tupelo Quarterly | Spring Literary & Arts Journalism Showcase
Featuring poetry by Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, translated by Carlie Hoffman, and Diana Whitney and an interview with Austin Segrest.
West Trade Review | Volume 17
Featuring poetry by Monica Gomery and Brice Maiurro, fiction by Rebecca Makkai, and creative nonfiction by Ericka Russell.
Winnow Literary | Issue 2
Featuring poetry by Tim Carmichael, Heleen Reid, and Sunitha Mary Mookken.
Zine Machine | The Spring ’26 Edit
Featuring visual art by Liessa Son, Cristina del Carmen, WCEarl, and Claire Sewell, poetry by J. I. Kleinberg, and creative nonfiction by Mukethe Kawinzi and ale the trost.
