Barren Magazine is a literary publication that features fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and photography for hard truths, long stares, and gritty lenses. We revel in the shadow-spaces that make up the human condition, and aim to find antitheses to that which defines us: light in darkness; beauty in ugliness; peace in disarray. We invite you to explore it with us.
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Sapling Lit is an independent literary journal focused on environmental activism and amplifying “the earth’s voices.” The journal seeks creative work that explores environmental themes, including poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction — from sustainability essays and landscape writing to imaginative pieces that engage with nature and ecological issues. Find out more
PhysiOdyssey is an open-access creative writing journal based at the University of Glasgow, sitting at the intersection of science and creativity. The journal gives writers, students, and scientists a platform to engage with physiological concepts through original, thought-provoking creative work, publishing short fiction, poetry, and graphic narratives that explore the… Find out more
the engine(idling is an independent online literary journal founded and run as a one-person operation by Pennsylvania-based poet Danielle McMahon, whose own work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. The journal publishes themed issues of poetry and visual art — including collage, photography, drawing,… Find out more