Top 50 Literary Magazines, top literary magazines, top journals,

1. New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com

• The best of the best. We didn't have any commercial magazines on our last list, but it was a shame to leave this literary magazine out. After lots of emails here it is one the oldest and the most honored magazine of all. Started in the 1920s and has a circulation of over a million readers. Online submissions: http://www.newyorker.com/contact/contactus

2. Ploughshares http://www.pshares.org

• Founded in 1971 Ploughshares is our best and highest ranked university non-commercial literary magazine. It is more honored by national anthologies than any other magazine except the New Yorker. It is an outstanding publication. Online submissions: http://www.pshares.org/submit/

3. The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com

• Founded in 1857 and often honored by national anthologies. This is another outstanding commercial magazine with a very large circulation of about 400,000 readers. They do publish new writers from time to time. http://www.theatlantic.com/faq/ Submissions by email.

4. Harper's Magazine http://www.harpers.org/

• Founded in 1850 and always well honored. It is an outstanding commercial literary magazine with a circulation of 220,000 readers. Submissions by email at http://harpers.org/harpers/submissions

5. Tin House http://www.tinhouse.com

• Started in 1998 but quickly became one of the best and best known literary magazines in the country. It has been honored by national anthologies more times than many literary magazine that have been publishing for over 100 years. 

6. Paris Review http://www.theparisreview.org/

• The Paris Review started in 1953 and is one of the best known literary magazines in the world. It is always publishing great authors and great works. No online submissions: http://www.theparisreview.org/about/submissions

7. New England Review http://www.nereview.com/

• Started in 1978 and is one of the best known and best loved literary magazines in the country. It is outstanding. Online submission by payment: http://www.nereview.com/guidelines.html

8. Georgia Review http://www.uga.edu/garev/

• Started in 1947 and has won many awards. It is a great literary magazine that publishes great authors and great works. No online submissions: http://www.uga.edu/garev/guidelines.html

9. Kenyon Review http://kenyonreview.org/

• One of the best literary magazines in the country. You can always find great writers in its pages. Started in 1939. Submissions online: http://kenyonreview.org/krsubmit/submissions/

10. Five Points http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/

• Is published by Georgia State university and is in our top 10 of these 50 for being always in national anthologies and winning awards. Founded in 1996 still less than 20 years old but a great literary magazine. Online submissions: http://www.fivepoints.gsu.edu/submissions/

11. Threepenny Review http://www.threepennyreview.com

• Founded in 1980 and one of the best literary magazines out there. It's always in national anthologies and winning awards. Online submissions: http://www.threepennyreview.com/submissions.html

12. Antioch Review http://antiochcollege.org/

• Publishes great authors and great writing. It has been published by Antioch College since 1941. No online submission: http://antiochcollege.org/antioch_review/guidelines.html

13. Callaloo http://callaloo.tamu.edu/

• A journal publishing great authors and great works. Founded in 1976. Online submissions: http://callaloo.tamu.edu/guidelines.html

14. Virginia Quarterly Review http://www.vqronline.org/

• One of the very best journals out there. This journal is often honored. Published by The University of Virginia since 1925. Online submissions: http://www.vqronline.org/submission/

15. Southern Review http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview/

• A great literary magazine. No online submissions: http://www.lsu.edu/thesouthernreview/submit.html

16. Conjunctions http://www.conjunctions.com/

• An outstanding literary magazine. No Online submissions. http://www.conjunctions.com/about.htm

17. Epoch http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/publications/epoch/

• Published by Cornell University since 1947 and always publishes great authors and great writing. No online submissions: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/english/publications/epoch/#submissions

18. Granta http://www.granta.com/

• An outstanding literary magazine that has been publishing since 1889. They are honored with awards often. No online submissions: http://www.granta.com/Magazine/Submissions-policy

19. Gettysburg Review http://www.gettysburgreview.com

• Founded in 1988 this literary magazine has been honored and talked about in national press often. Great work from great authors. No Online submissions: http://www.gettysburgreview.com/submissions/guidelines/

20. Cincinnati Review http://www.cincinnatireview.com/

• Started in 2003 this literary magazine has published many outstanding authors and outstanding work. No online submissions: http://www.cincinnatireview.com/#/submissions/guidelines

21. Yale Review http://www.yale.edu/yalereview

• For 100 years this literary magazine has published great works by great authors. It's always worth a read and a submission. No online submissions: http://www.yale.edu/yalereview/guidelines.html

22. Southwest Review http://smu.edu/southwestreview/

• This literary magazine can trace its roots back to 1915. Published by Southern Methodist University. The magazine is always publishing great work. No online submissions: http://smu.edu/southwestreview/GuidelinesforSubmissions.asp

23. Hudson Review http://hudsonreview.com/

• Founded in 1947 this literary magazine publishes outstanding work and authors. No online submissions: http://hudsonreview.com/new/about/10/writers-guidelines

24. Triquarterly http://triquarterly.org/

• Founded in 1958 Triquarterly has always published great work. The magazine is honored often by national anthologies. Online submissions: http://triquarterly.org/submissions

25. Crazy Horse http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org/

• This literary magazine has been publishing great authors since 1960. Online submissions: http://www.crazyhorsejournal.org/page.php?id=113

26. Iowa Review http://iowareview.uiowa.edu

• Founded in 1970 this literary magazine publishing great work again and again. No online submissions: http://iowareview.uiowa.edu/node/54

27. Agni http://www.bu.edu/dbin/agni/

• Published by Boston University since 1972. This literary journal is always publishing great work. Online submissions: http://www.bu.edu/dbin/agni/

27. Alaska Quarterly Review http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr/

• Founded in 1980 and published at the University of Alaska of Anchorage. The magazine publishes great work. No online submissions: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr/guidelines.cfm

29. Mcsweeney's 7 http://www.mcsweeneys.net

• This magazine was founded in 1988 and has a large following. They also publish book. The literary magazine publishes great names in writing. Online submissions: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/submit/print.html

29. Shenandoah 1949 http://www.wlu.edu/x31904.xml

• This literary magazine began publishing in 1949 and is one of the very best. No online submissions: http://www.wlu.edu/x32921.xml

31. Boulevard http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/

• The literary magazine has been publishing great work since 1985. It's one of the best. Online submissions: http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/projects.html

32. Harvard Review 1986 http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/

• Has been publishing outstanding work since 1986. Online submissions: http://hcl.harvard.edu/harvardreview/Information/submissions.html

33. Fence http://www.fenceportal.org/

• This literary magazine has been publishing great work since 1998. Online submissions: http://fence.fenceportal.org/submit.html

34. American Scholar 1999 http://www.theamericanscholar.org

• An outstanding literary magazine since 1999. Online submissions: http://www.theamericanscholar.org/contact-us/

35. Subtropics 2006 http://www.english.ufl.edu/subtropics/

• This literary magazine has only been publishing for 6 years, but has been honored so many times it made our list. No online submissions: http://www.english.ufl.edu/subtropics/submit.html

36. Witness http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org

• First published in 1987 the literary magazine has come on strong lately with many honors. Online submissions: http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/submit/index.htm

37. Volt http://www.voltpoetry.com/html

• Published since 1991 this magazine is always coming up with great work. On online submissions. http://www.voltpoetry.com/html/submit.html

38. Xconnect http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/xconnect/

• This literary magazine has been publishing since 1995 and is outstanding. Email for guidelines. http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/xconnect/misc/g/email.html

39. Prairie Schooner http://prairieschooner.unl.edu

• This literary magazine has been publishing since 1927 and is one of the very best. No online submissions: http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/submission/guidelines.html

40. The Missouri Review http://www.missourireview.org/

• Since 1978 this magazine has won many honors and has published great works by great authors. Online submissions: http://www.missourireview.org/main_info/e-submissions.php

41. Oxford Review http://www.euppublishing.com/

• The journal was founded in the 1970s and is always publishing great works. No online submissions: http://www.euppublishing.com/page/olr/submissions

42. Bomb http://bombsite.com/

• The literary magazine has been publishing since 1981 and always has great authors. No online submissions: http://bombsite.com/issues/0/articles/3406

43. A Public Space http://www.apublicspace.org

• Was founded in 2006 but has won many honors in the short time it has been publishing. Online submissions: http://www.apublicspace.org/submit/

44. Chicago Review

• Founded in 1946 this literary magazine is always publishing great works. No online submissions: http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/submit.shtml

45. Connecticut Review

• An outstanding literary magazine. No online submissions: http://www.ctstateu.edu/ctreview/submissions/index.html

46. Black Warrior Review http://bwr.ua.edu

• This literary magazine was founded in 1947 and always publishes great works. Online submissions: http://bwr.ua.edu/?page_id=267

47. American Poetry Review http://www.aprweb.org

• This literary magazine only publishes poetry and was founded in 1976. It is one of the top 2 poetry magazines in the country. No online submissions: http://www.aprweb.org/about

48. Poetry http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/

• The best poetry magazine in the country. Founded in 1912 and always publishing great poets. Online submissions: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/submissions.html

49. Barrow Street http://www.barrowstreet.org/

• The literary magazine only publishing poetry and was founded in 1998. One of the best. No online submissions. http://www.barrowstreet.org/submit.html

50. Massachusetts Review http://www.massreview.org/

• One of the very best. Founded in 1959 and is always publishing great work. Online submissions: http://www.massreview.org/07submit.htm