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Go get em’ folks. 500 lit mags with the fastest response times: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fastes...

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5 Lit mags that will accept (or reject) you by Friday • scaffold literary magazine - Miniature worlds that are sharp, shimmering, skeletal, surreal, strange, and sanguinary • The Dark - Showcasing the best in dark fantasy and horror fiction, with a focus on unique and experimental storytelling • The Disappointed Housewife - Dedicated to showcasing unconventional and innovative works that challenge traditional literary forms • Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine - Stories that are like gooseberry pie: Tart, Messy, and Satisfying, but leave us wanting more • Neologism Poetry Journal - In search of new horizons of poetic language, or at minimum ways to feel something new from old words and poetic forms Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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Thanks for the shout-out! <3
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From @chillsubs.bsky.social, the very first issue of Free Shit for Writers, a curated roundup of events, resources, and more that don’t cost a damn thing
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February 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Plus, it's free to apply (with full funding!) through 2/21‼️
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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The McNeese MFA program has entered the chat 👋

- Full residency
- 3-Year program
- Fiction, Poetry
- 📍Lake Charles, LA
- Associated publications: The McNeese Review, Boudin

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McNeese MFA Program in Creative Writing | ChillSubs
The MFA program at McNeese offers small class sizes, teaching and editorial experience, conferences with visiting writers, and the opportunity to earn a concurrent MA degree in English without…
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January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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We know social media is a hellscape, but also sometimes you want people to read your stuff.

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Want attention on social media? Submit to these 10 lit mags • Dreamworldgirl Zine - Multimedia zine for all things girlhood • Vellichor Literary - Dissonant, tender, and unbecoming • Folly Journal - Rebel child of the lit scene • Orion - Ecology, art, and social justice since 1982 • Room - Canada's oldest feminist literary journal • Oh Reader - Looking deep into the art of reading • frankie magazine - Creative, curious, kind-hearted community • HAD - Minimalist, irreverent mag with popup submission calls • BULLSHIT LIT - For lovers of the inane, the ugly, and the funky • The American Poetry Review - Contemporary poetry and literary criticism since 1972 CHILL SUBS x ONLY POEMS
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Did you know we have a Contest Calculator? No? Well, now you do. Also, now you know how to use it, thanks to this here guide with a review and an example and everything.
A Writing Contest Gizmo: The Contest Calculator | Chill Subs Blog
How the Chill Subs Contest Calculator does its thing
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January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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I’ve been thinking a lot about poem titles lately, so here’s an essay I wrote about it for @chillsubs.bsky.social in 2022, complete with advice from @toddedillard.bsky.social @demisty.bsky.social and the rest of literary twitter (rip)

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According to Twitter, the Name of this Essay is “Musings” | Chill Subs Blog
Having trouble coming up with a title for your poem, story, or essay? You're not alone. here are options for how to come up with better titles for your work.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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All about these programs plus every MFA Application Deadline for Fall 2026: www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/every-mfa-...

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Last chance: February MFA application deadlines for fall 26' Northern Michigan University | Feb 1 Arkansas Writers MFA Workshop Feb 1 (funding) McNeese State University | Feb 21 Emerson College | Feb 1 (priority); Apr 1 (regular) American University | Feb 1 Chapman University | Feb 1 College of Charleston | Feb 1 (domestic) Eastern Oregon University | Feb 1 Georgia College & State University | Feb 1 (domestic) Hunter College | Feb 1 Institute of American Indian Arts | Feb 1 San Diego State University | Feb 1 San Jose State University | Feb 1 University of New Orleans | Feb 1 University of Wyoming | Feb 1 Wichita State University | Feb 1 (priority) Old Dominion University | Feb 6 Boston University (Literary Translation) | Feb 15 California State University Long Beach | Feb 15 City College of New York | Feb 15 Georgia State University | Feb 15 San Francisco State University | Feb 15 (Round 1); Apr 19 (Round 2) California Institute of Integral Studies | Feb 15 (graduate priority)
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Foxes, cats, baubles and bones -- here's some of our community favs today 🖤

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10 Lit mags trending today • Santa Clara Review - Santa Clara University's 151-year-old global literary magazine • Poems for Persons of Interest - Form-friendly online quarterly • Black Fox Literary Magazine - Eclectic print + online publication • Midway Journal - Crossing boundaries and bridging aesthetics • Claudine: A Literary Magazine - Curious. Clever. Quick. • fractured literary - Fiction that lingers long after the flash • Diode Poetry Journal - Diverse voices and beautiful work • Baubles From Bones - Uplifting fantasy and sci-fi authors • The Ampersand Review - Reading for pleasure. Writing for everyone. • Potomac Review - Collecting the world's literary diversity Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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So you want to enter a writing contest? Hell yeah, so proud of you. Here's how to figure out if a contest is right for you and also how to avoid scams (because trust us, they're out there).
How to Evaluate Whether a Writing Contest Is Right for You | Chill Subs Blog
A guide
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January 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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The new year is a time of reflection, of hope, of adding a bunch of shit to your to-do list that may or may not actually get done once the glow of the fireworks and cheap prosecco wears off.

To celebrate all of the above, here are a bunch of new lit mags we just added to our database. Huzzah, etc.
New Lit Mags to Procrastinate Submitting Your Work To
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January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Here's a peek at our community favorites of the day...

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10 Lit mags trending today • effy literary - Pulling perpetual, transient artists into publication • Bitter Magazine - Inspired by the strange, uncanny, and visceral • matchbook literary magazine - Biweekly publication of short prose • Three-Lobed Burning Eye - Horror, wonder, and the weird • takahe - Bringing the best from Aotearoa New Zealand to the world • Cordite Poetry Review - Australian and international journal of poetry, criticism and research • Spectrum Literary Journal - Keepin' it weird since 1957 • Headlight Anthology - Student-run journal from Concordia U • Landfall - Aotearoa New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal • Lighthouse Journal - Dedicated to championing new writers Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Their application deadline is on Jan 15th and there are still fully funded spots available, so don't miss your chance to apply!
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The Bowling Green State University MFA program has entered the chat 👋

- Full residency
- 2-year program
- Fiction, Poetry
- 📍Bowling Green, Ohio
- Associated publications: @midamericanreview.bsky.social

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January 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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The Bowling Green State University MFA program has entered the chat 👋

- Full residency
- 2-year program
- Fiction, Poetry
- 📍Bowling Green, Ohio
- Associated publications: @midamericanreview.bsky.social

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January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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For the next two weeks, you can find us trying to leave family functions early, staring at the wall, and feeling guilty about not writing BUT YA WON’T FIND US ON HERE.

We’re taking a holiday hiatus, see you in 2026.

Love you so very much, thank you for being here <3
In 2025, our community... Submitted 115,484 pieces or writing Received 73,589 rejection letters (their loss) AND ALSO were published 6,677 times Y'all deserve a nap. See you in 2026! CHILL SUBS®
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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We sure are and our students and alumni get all the benefits, including a free Chill Subs subscription! Check out our small but mighty program where students are doing great things!
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The Arkansas Writers MFA at UCA has entered the chat 👋
- Full residency
- 2-year program
- Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid
- 📍Conway, Arkansas
- Associated publications: Arkana, @oxfordamerican.bsky.social

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The Arkansas Writers MFA at the University of Central Arkansas is Partnered with Chill Subs [UCA logo and Chill Subs logo] MFA Partnership Program
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The Arkansas Writers MFA at UCA has entered the chat 👋
- Full residency
- 2-year program
- Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid
- 📍Conway, Arkansas
- Associated publications: Arkana, @oxfordamerican.bsky.social

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The Arkansas Writers MFA at the University of Central Arkansas is Partnered with Chill Subs [UCA logo and Chill Subs logo] MFA Partnership Program
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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And for our very last Best Lit Mags post, these are our community's top picks for the magazines they Just Love.

Check out the top 10 and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/i-just...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards I Just Love Them! * the serendipity archives Capturing the beauty of the unexpected Silly Goose Press Very serious magazine obsessed with craft-forward whimsy Beaver Magazine Online journal connecting the world's waterways of words Passages North Beautiful annual journal by Northern Michigan University Spark Flash Fiction Short, sweet romance stories in the flash fiction format
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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And this one goes out to all the amazing editors out there <3

Find them (and how to submit to them!) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/great-...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Great Editor(s) * ONLY POEMS If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash After Dinner Conversation Philosophical and ethical short fiction MER - Mom Egg Review Literary work on mothers, mothering, and motherhood Fiction on the Web Championing great short fiction since 1996 ONE ART: a journal of poetry A home for good poems
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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This year, these lit mags came out on top as having the best design.

Check them out and submit to the top 10 here! www.chillsubs.com/lists/beauti...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Beautiful Design * Vellichor Literary For the dissonant, the tender, and the unbecoming Sonder Literary Queer and youth-run zine focusing on equality and whimsy Antler Velvet A wild terrain embracing creative works of all kinds Ink In Thirds Poised prose, precarious poetry, and photography Strange Hymnal Literary magazine of mystery, ritual, and obsession
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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To round off the day, these are the lit mags that you guys voted as just A Damn Good Read!

Find out who else made the cut and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/a-damn...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards A Damn Good Read * The Pinch Publishing work that dissolves boundaries Blackbird University-affiliated gem with a lovely redesign Rattle Promoting the practice of poetry Brevity Writers working in the brief essay form Split Lip Magazine Voice-driven writing that gets you right in the kidneys
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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These lit mags passed the vibe check this year to be the Boldest & Weirdest!

Submit to them (and our longlist!) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/bold-a...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Bold & Weird * Bloodletter Magazine Feminist horror magazine of aestheticized madness. HAD Minimalist, irreverent mag with popup submission calls Rat Bag Lit Minimalist, irreverent mag with popup submission calls Weird Lit Magazine Platform for the weird and boundless Wallstrait Publishing hard-to-define prose on a triweekly basis
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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This year, our community decided that these were their favorite lit mags that truly championed diverse voices.

Check out the top 10 and how to submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/actual...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Actually Inclusive * Ebony Tomatoes Collective Black queer publication for personal and political liberation Dreamworldgirl Zine Boston and LA based multimedia zine for all things girlhood Fruitslice Queer run lit mag: documenting present, building future SICK Magazine Thoughtful magazine exploring illness and disability Anodyne Magazine Art and writing that heals, disrupts, and moves
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Putting this out here so you can say, "I submitted to them before they were rich and famous." Which is obviously a super realistic goal for a lit mag.

Find the list here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/20-in-...

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20 Lit mags founded in 2025 that we think will be the next big thing • (s)crawl magazine - Horror-focused lit mag amplitying marginalized voices • Strange Pilgrims - Real, surreal, & brutally beautirul writing • Gather - A writing table for gutsy, bold poets • Tough Poets Review - Funny, smart, unpredictable, & startlingly honest • Strange Hymnal - Literary magazine of mystery, ritual, & obsession • Sonder Literary - Queer and youth-run zine focusing on equality and whimsy • 149 Review - Fresh, original, thought provoking work • Rawhead - Exploring the many forms resistance takes • FLARE Magazine - Spotlighting chronic illnesses, mental health, & disabilities • Blood+Honey - Experimental and avant-garde work that challenges & provokes • Tractor Beam - Radical visions of hopeful futures on Earth • OTHERSIDE - Quarterly magazine of speculative work by queer creatives • MENACE - Work that encapsulates the dark, the transgressive, the gross • shoegaze literary - A third space for dreamy, distorted alternate realities • Sardine Can Collective - Secret cult of tish girls • Little Fruits Magazine - Your ripest work: tart, rotten, dripping with sweetness • Lullaby Machine - A digital rest stop dedicated to the lullaby • The Aftershock Review - After trauma, there is still poetry • Outskirts - A new home for misfit poetry and prose • Mouthful of Salt - Amplifying the stories that won't stay quiet
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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With more than 5,000 votes, these are the magazines our community chose as the best for emerging writers!

Submit to them and check out the rest of the top 10 here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/new-wr...

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CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards New Writer Friendly * Flash Fiction Magazine Daily flash fiction stories of 1000 words or less Apricus Literary Multimedia magazine designed to uplift teen girl creatives Echo Review Youth-run lit mag devoted to history and mythology Micromance Magazine Online flash fiction magazine dedicated to love Hey! Young Writer Every young writer deserves a chance to shine
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM