We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and more in late December 2025 and January 2026.
Adi Magazine | January 2026
Featuring essays by Myriam J. A. Chancy, fiction by Sara Campos, and poetry by Shams Alkamil.
After Dinner Conversation | January 2026
Featuring short fiction by A. G. Sorette, Lauren C. Teffeau, and Joshua Grasso.
Another Chicago Magazine | January 2026
Featuring fiction by Ben Leib and Janet Burroway, an interview with Amina Gautier, nonfiction by Kimberly Burwick, and a review by Jill Mceldowney.
Baltimore Review | Winter 2026
Featuring poetry by Jehanne Dubrow, flash fiction by Nadia Born, and flash creative nonfiction by Rebecca Bernard.
Bracken | Issue 14
Featuring poetry by Grant Clauser, Robert Fillman, Jennifer Stewart Miller, and Hayden Saunier and visual art by Claudio Cambon.
Burningword Literary Journal | Issue 117
Featuring poetry by Billie Jean Stratton and Cindy Wheeler, fiction by Michael Horton, and nonfiction by Alina Zollfrank.
The Cenacle | Issue 129
Featuring poetry by Tamara Miles and Colin James, fiction by Timothy Vilgiate, and nonfiction by Nathan D. Horowitz.
Chestnut Review | Volume 7, Issue 3
Featuring poetry by Daniel Abukuri and Lauren Saxon, fiction by Chelsea Lebron, and visual art by Ellen McMahill.
Chicago Story Press Literary Journal | January 2026
Featuring nonfiction by Jeffrey-Michael Kane, Julie Ryan McGue, and Henry J. Weese.
Common Ground Review | Fall/Winter 2026
Featuring poetry by Robert Fillman and Safa Hijazi, fiction by Thaddeus Rutkowski, and nonfiction by Sean Thomas Dougherty.
Copytext Magazine | Issue 1
Featuring poetry by Lindsay Stuart Hill and Kale Hensley, fiction by Danielle Shi, and visual art by Chad Glazener.
Dark Matter: Women Witnessing | Issue 18
Featuring essays by Caffyn Jesse and Laura Simms and poetry by Melissa Kwasny and Kristin Zimet.
DIRTBAG | Issue 14
Featuring fiction by Jennifer Ostopovich.
The Dolomite Review | Issue 1
Featuring poetry by Kenneth Pobo and Sheila E. Murphy, fiction by Melissa Crandall and Mark Pawlosky, and nonfiction by Darcy Hicks and Steve Gardiner.
Foofaraw | Issue 4
Featuring fiction by Ben Daggers, E. J. LeRoy, and Lyss Buchthal; poetry by Andrew Maust; and nonfiction by Nicholas de Marino.
Fruitslice | Issue 9: Kill The Part That Cringes
Featuring poetry by Merrick Sloane, fiction by Amanda Meimei Peren, and nonfiction by Vic Brooks and Paul Soren.
The Georgia Review | Volume 79, Issue 4
Featuring fiction by Carter Sickels and Rucy Cui and poetry by Lynne Thompson and Kai Carlson-Wee.
Hanging Loose | Issue 118
Featuring a poetry supplement edited by Brother Yao, a feature of poems by teen writers, and visual art by Omayma Khayat.
Humana Obscura | Issue 15
Featuring poetry by David Sleeth-Keppler, Sukriti Patny, and Ron C. Moss.
IHRAM Press Literary Magazine | Stories on the Move: Voices of the Unhoused
Featuring poetry, prose, and visual art by sixteen writers and four artists.
Lucky Jefferson | Issue 7: Homecoming
Featuring poetry by Christian Hooper, Khalisa Rae, and Gloria Ogo.
Midnight Mind Magazine | Issue 9
Featuring work by Hugh Findlay, Devin Murphy, and Ryan C. Eubank.
Midway Journal | Volume 20, Issue 1
Featuring nonfiction by Sean Thomas Daugherty, poetry by Carrie Bennett and Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin, and fiction by Kelly Gray.
One Story | Issue 333
Featuring fiction by Rachel Khong.
Outskirts | Issue 2
Featuring poetry by Melissa Kwasny and Dominique Ahkong, nonfiction by Allison Field Bell, and visual art by Jeremiah A. Gilbert.
Philly Poetry Chapbook Review | Issue 11
Featuring poetry by Amy Riddell, Abraham Aondoana, and Colleen S. Harris.
Quotidian Bagatelle | Issue 1
Featuring work by E. Florian Gludovacz, Michael Gale, and Mykah Green.
Rogue Agent | Issue 130
Featuring poetry by Travis Chi Wing Lau, Amie Whittemore, and Donna Vorreyer.
Shō Poetry Journal | Issue 8
Featuring poetry by Chen Chen, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Joan Naviyuk Kane, and Betsy Mitchell Martinez.
Sinister Wisdom | Issue 139
Featuring work by Ruby Cromer, Kwame Sound Daniels, Elana Dykewomon, and Carolyn Gammon.
Starlite Pulp | Issue 7
Featuring work by Peter Bertlessen, Robert J. Binney, and Scott Bloemendaal.
Sugar House Review | Issue 30
Featuring poetry by May Swenson and a visual review by L. I. Henley.
The Sun | January 2026
Featuring essays by Mishele Maron, Moonshine Matthiessen, Sy Safransky, and Sparrow; fiction by Becky Mandelbaum; poetry by Claire McQuerry and Rachael Petersen; and an interview with Phyllis Johnson.
The Thieving Magpie | Issue 32
Featuring fiction by Harvey Huddleston, Philip Katsampes, and Karl Nastrom and essays by Anthony Mohr and Steven G. Kellman.
Trace Fossils Review | Volume 3 Special Issue: Homing
Featuring poetry by Danielle DeTiberus, fiction by Audie Waller, essays by Vanessa Garcia and Grace Talusan, and visual art by Matthew Yu.
wildscape. literary journal | Issue 5
Featuring poetry by Jaime Rodríguez and flash fiction by Karen Zlotnick.
Zine Machine | The Winter ’26 Edit
Featuring zines by Luisa A. Igloria, Britny Cordera, and Henry Kneiszel.
