Print Markets
Since the founding of the Sewanee Review in 1892, literary magazines have groomed and nurtured thousands of emerging writers. Today there is something like 600 magazines published annually. Far too many for any writer to know and research. Our student-researched market sheets for bound journals might help you narrow down your search for a home for your stories. Our students research glossy, genre, specialty, and literary prose magazines, plus a few good zines. (For more on the history of the literary journal visit the clmp.org.)
Below you’ll find links to market sheets that give a brief overview of each publication, along with a ranking of that magazine's willingness to consider emerging writers. The ranking is based on the quality of work, experience of contributors, quantity of prose published, guidelines, design, etc. (Based on those criteria, most glossy magazines have a low rating, while an electronic magazine like Toasted Cheese is awarded a higher rating.) Once you review our two-cents you can click right to the journal's home page and make your own decision. We also advise, as all editors do, that you read back issues to get a sense of what each magazine publishes, and closely follow its submission guidelines.
It goes without saying but we’ll say it anyhow: the views expressed in our market research are those of the student reviewers and do not represent the opinions of the Fiction Writing Department, or Columbia College Chicago.
34th Parallel - Values the emerging writer above all else
www.34thparallel.net
PDF Market Sheet
American Short Fiction - Professional-looking quarterly magazine
www.americanshortfiction.org
PDF Market Sheet
Annalemma - Very sexy, professional magazine by a Columbia student
www.annalemma.net
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 3
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 5
Another Chicago Magazine - A taste of Chicago's rocking lit scene
www.anotherchicagomagazine.org
PDF Market Sheet
Avery Anthology - Sleek, sassy, and open to emerging authors
www.averyanthology.org
PDF Market Sheet
Ballyhoo Stories - Offers a mix of veterans and newby writing
www.ballyhoostories.com
PDF Market Sheet
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 4
Black Clock - Edgy and modern venue for a range of voices
www.blackclock.org
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 10
PDF Market Sheet
Bust Down the Door & Eat All the Chickens - Absurd and surreal
www.absurdistjournal.com
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 6 (Summer 2007)
Calyx - Pretty. Glossy artwork. Literary fiction published from Oregon
www.calyxpress.org
PDF Market Sheet
Cranky Literary Journal - A home for work that shows your playfulness
www.failedpromise.org
PDF Market Sheet
Electric Velocipede - Got something quirky and unusual?
www.electricvelocipede.com
PDF Market Sheet
Fence - Beautiful mag that highlights bold and fresh emerging writers
www.fenceportal.org
PDF Market Sheet
Fourteen Hills - Both emerging and veteran writers find a home here
www.14hills.net
PDF Market Sheet
Greensboro Review - They love great stories (and emerging writers!)
www.greensbororeview.org
PDF Market Sheet
Inkwell - These folks are looking for emerging writers
www.inkwelljournal.org
PDF Market Sheet
Literal Chaos - Theory is, there's a great chance for emerging writers
www.literalchaos.com
PDF Market Sheet
McSweeney's - Show Dave Eggers your own staggering genius
www.mcsweeneys.net
PDF Market Sheet
Monday Night - Stunning print journal is a solid choice for newbies
www.mondaynightlit.com
PDF Market Sheet
Open City - This top-notch journal is tough to crack but worth a read
www.opencity.org
PDF Market Sheet
Open Face Sandwich - This journal makes its own gravy.
www.openfacesandwich.org
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 1
Oxford American - Well-respected Southern mag may be tough to crack
www.oxfordamericanmag.com
PDF Market Sheet
Oyez Review - Small lit mag from Columbia's neighbor, Roosevelt Univ.
www.roosevelt.edu/oyezreview
PDF Market Sheet
Phoebe - Prestigious writing program looks to highlight emerging writers
www.gmu.edu/pubs/phoebe
PDF Market Sheet
Portland Review - Three issues a year, but a who's who of authors
www.portlandreview.pdx.edu
PDF Market Sheet
Quarterly West - Prestigious journal known to publish upcoming writers
www.utah.edu/quarterlywest
PDF Market Sheet
Redivider - A man, a plan, a fun and colorful journal
www.redividerjournal.org
PDF Market Sheet
The Rejected Quarterly - Each submission must come with 5 rejections
www.rejectedq.com
PDF Market Sheet
Swink - Quirky, professional-looking magazine with a rad Web site
www.swinkmag.com
PDF Market Sheet
Tin House - Top notch lit mag will be hard for newbies to break into
www.tinhouse.com
PDF Market Sheet - Spring '08 Issue
Water~Stone Review - Gorgeous and prestigious mag of Hamline Univ.
www.waterstonereview.com
PDF Market Sheet
Zoetrope All-Story - A giant of a journal begun by Francis Ford Coppola
all-story.com
PDF Market Sheet - Spring 2007 Issue
PDF Market Sheet
Below you’ll find links to market sheets that give a brief overview of each publication, along with a ranking of that magazine's willingness to consider emerging writers. The ranking is based on the quality of work, experience of contributors, quantity of prose published, guidelines, design, etc. (Based on those criteria, most glossy magazines have a low rating, while an electronic magazine like Toasted Cheese is awarded a higher rating.) Once you review our two-cents you can click right to the journal's home page and make your own decision. We also advise, as all editors do, that you read back issues to get a sense of what each magazine publishes, and closely follow its submission guidelines.
It goes without saying but we’ll say it anyhow: the views expressed in our market research are those of the student reviewers and do not represent the opinions of the Fiction Writing Department, or Columbia College Chicago.
34th Parallel - Values the emerging writer above all else
www.34thparallel.net
PDF Market Sheet
American Short Fiction - Professional-looking quarterly magazine
www.americanshortfiction.org
PDF Market Sheet
Annalemma - Very sexy, professional magazine by a Columbia student
www.annalemma.net
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 3
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 5
Another Chicago Magazine - A taste of Chicago's rocking lit scene
www.anotherchicagomagazine.org
PDF Market Sheet
Avery Anthology - Sleek, sassy, and open to emerging authors
www.averyanthology.org
PDF Market Sheet
Ballyhoo Stories - Offers a mix of veterans and newby writing
www.ballyhoostories.com
PDF Market Sheet
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 4
Black Clock - Edgy and modern venue for a range of voices
www.blackclock.org
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 10
PDF Market Sheet
Bust Down the Door & Eat All the Chickens - Absurd and surreal
www.absurdistjournal.com
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 6 (Summer 2007)
Calyx - Pretty. Glossy artwork. Literary fiction published from Oregon
www.calyxpress.org
PDF Market Sheet
Cranky Literary Journal - A home for work that shows your playfulness
www.failedpromise.org
PDF Market Sheet
Electric Velocipede - Got something quirky and unusual?
www.electricvelocipede.com
PDF Market Sheet
Fence - Beautiful mag that highlights bold and fresh emerging writers
www.fenceportal.org
PDF Market Sheet
Fourteen Hills - Both emerging and veteran writers find a home here
www.14hills.net
PDF Market Sheet
Greensboro Review - They love great stories (and emerging writers!)
www.greensbororeview.org
PDF Market Sheet
Inkwell - These folks are looking for emerging writers
www.inkwelljournal.org
PDF Market Sheet
Literal Chaos - Theory is, there's a great chance for emerging writers
www.literalchaos.com
PDF Market Sheet
McSweeney's - Show Dave Eggers your own staggering genius
www.mcsweeneys.net
PDF Market Sheet
Monday Night - Stunning print journal is a solid choice for newbies
www.mondaynightlit.com
PDF Market Sheet
Open City - This top-notch journal is tough to crack but worth a read
www.opencity.org
PDF Market Sheet
Open Face Sandwich - This journal makes its own gravy.
www.openfacesandwich.org
PDF Market Sheet - Issue 1
Oxford American - Well-respected Southern mag may be tough to crack
www.oxfordamericanmag.com
PDF Market Sheet
Oyez Review - Small lit mag from Columbia's neighbor, Roosevelt Univ.
www.roosevelt.edu/oyezreview
PDF Market Sheet
Phoebe - Prestigious writing program looks to highlight emerging writers
www.gmu.edu/pubs/phoebe
PDF Market Sheet
Portland Review - Three issues a year, but a who's who of authors
www.portlandreview.pdx.edu
PDF Market Sheet
Quarterly West - Prestigious journal known to publish upcoming writers
www.utah.edu/quarterlywest
PDF Market Sheet
Redivider - A man, a plan, a fun and colorful journal
www.redividerjournal.org
PDF Market Sheet
The Rejected Quarterly - Each submission must come with 5 rejections
www.rejectedq.com
PDF Market Sheet
Swink - Quirky, professional-looking magazine with a rad Web site
www.swinkmag.com
PDF Market Sheet
Tin House - Top notch lit mag will be hard for newbies to break into
www.tinhouse.com
PDF Market Sheet - Spring '08 Issue
Water~Stone Review - Gorgeous and prestigious mag of Hamline Univ.
www.waterstonereview.com
PDF Market Sheet
Zoetrope All-Story - A giant of a journal begun by Francis Ford Coppola
all-story.com
PDF Market Sheet - Spring 2007 Issue
PDF Market Sheet