We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in December 2025. (Note: Magazines with late December launch dates will be featured in the January 2026 roundup.)
Adi Magazine | December 2025
Featuring poetry by Asa Drake and Avril Shakira Villar; nonfiction by Nimmi Gowrinathan; and fiction by Quya Reyna, translated by Andree Michelle Viladegut Peñaranda.
After Dinner Conversation | December 2025
Featuring fiction by Babette Gallard, Gordon Sun, and Jeremy Giles.
ALOCASIA | Issue 16
Featuring poetry by Sarp Sozdinler, Jessica Le, Laura Mota-Juang, and Saheed Sunday.
Another Chicago Magazine | December 2025
Featuring poetry by Ude Ogbodo Okereke, visual art by Michael Singh, nonfiction by Maggie Levantovskaya, and a review by Taylor Thornberg.
Arkana | Issue 19
Featuring fiction by Natalie Swanson, creative nonfiction by Haven Steel, poetry by Elizabeth Upshur, and an interview with Bessie Flores Zaldívar.
Blood Tree Literature | Issue 16
Featuring hybrid writing by Andrew Aulino, Johan PS, and Sarah Parris; fiction by W. H. Hilf, M. C. Schmidt, and M. Palmer; nonfiction by Catherine Hall Carson, Ellen Notbohm, and Mia Arias Tsang; poetry by Kimberly Gibson-Tran, Amy Cygan, and Jordan E. Franklin; and visual art by Nora Kelly.
Chicago Story Press Literary Journal | December 2025
Featuring nonfiction by Brenda Lightle and Lauren Dunn.
Dog Throat Journal | November/December 2025
Featuring fiction by Hayley Phillips, Cheryl Snell, Julia Ross, and Luanne Castle.
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine | Issue 37
Featuring poetry by Linda M. Crate, Taya Sanderson Kesslau, and Jerrod Laber; fiction by Dennis Goza; nonfiction by Terry Sanville; and visual art by M. R. Mandel and Bill Wolak.
The Drift | Issue 16
Featuring nonfiction by Daniel Yadin and Erik Baker, fiction by Mimi Diamond and Madeline Cash, and poetry by Michael Robbins and Kathleen Ma.
Epiphany | Issue 36
Featuring poetry by Edmund White and Rajiv Mohabir and fiction by Jeffery Renard Allen.
Fahmidan Journal | Issue 24
Featuring prose by Francesca Iurlaro and poetry by Hajer Requiq, Bhavna Parmar, and Jessica Aure Pratt.
Gargoyle Magazine | Issue 12
Featuring fiction by Kelli Allen and Rose Mary Boehm and poetry by Anya Achtenberg and Deborah Ager.
Instant Noodles Lit Mag | Volume 5, Issue 3
Featuring poetry by Chad Parenteau, Darrell Petska, and Anthony Doyle; fiction by John A. Tures and Morgan Golladay; and nonfiction by Patty Perrault Bennett and Jackie Chou.
Lilith | Fall 2025
Featuring nonfiction by Eileen Pollack, Alice Wertheim, Madison Jackson, and Stacey Rattner.
Mānoa Journal | Architectures of FuturoPasados
Featuring poetry by Juan Felipe Herrera, fiction by Carribean Fragoza, essays by Sara Borjas, and visual art by Teresa Flores.
Neologism Poetry Journal | Issue 102
Featuring poetry by Royal Rhodes, Cailín Frankland, and Kathleen Serocki.
Pangyrus | Issue 12: Left Unsaid
Featuring poetry by Kevin McLellan, fiction by Will Willoughby, and nonfiction by Jenn Scheck-Kahn.
PHIL LIT Journal | Volume 1, Issue 2: The Refusal
Featuring poetry by Dianna Henning, Jason O’ Toole, James Morena, and Triston Dabney.
Quibble Lit | Volume 6
Featuring fiction by Richard Weems and Karin Doucette and poetry by Grace Brooks.
Rogue Agent | Issue 129
Featuring poetry by Jessica Dubey, Xiaoly Li, and Suzanne Langlois.
Scriptor Press Sampler | Issue 25
Featuring poetry by Tamara Miles and Martina Reisz Newberry, fiction by Timothy Vilgiate, and nonfiction by Charlie Beyer.
Southern Humanities Review | Volume 58, Issue 4
Featuring poetry by Sabrina Spence and Bob Hicok, nonfiction by Gabriela Mayes, and fiction by Joanna Pearson.
The Sun | Issue 600
Featuring essays by Molly Bashaw, Suzanne Greenberg, and Ira Sukrungruang; fiction by Alice Bradley; poetry by Gary Jackson and James Davis May; and an interview with William Rees.
Tampa Review | Issue 70
Featuring fiction by Melissa Reddish, Brandy T. Wilson, and Spencer Wise; nonfiction by Ann Keniston, Don Lago, and Anastasia Nikolis; poetry by Chee Brossy, Daniel Brown, and Steve Castro; and visual art by Tyler Balkcom and Selina Román.
WayWords | Issue 20
Featuring poetry by Paul Hostovsky, Arvilla Fee, and Darrell Petska and fiction by Nick Young.
Yugen Quest Review | December 2025
Featuring poetry by Amita Paul, Sangeeta Dey Roy, and Gail Ghai and an interview with Shubhanshu Shukla.
