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 human body through imaginative and literary forms. Contributors are asked to pair their creative work with a short scientific statement grounding it in current understanding of the topic.
The journal particularly encourages submissions from students, early-career and novice writers, and interdisciplinary or science-adjacent creators, with a broader aim of promoting creativity in science and public engagement with physiology beyond traditional academic formats.
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
The Gorko Gazette is an independent online humour publication founded in the mid-1990s by Wisconsin-born writer Colin "Raddy" Gee, who now operates it from southern Mexico. The Gazette is a proudly eccentric outlet devoted entirely to comedy, publishing fake news headlines, one-panel cartoons, spoof film reviews, humorous poetry, flash and… Find out more
Okay Donkey is an independent online literary magazine that has been publishing since 2018, specialising in the odd, the off-kilter, and the weird. The journal publishes flash fiction and poetry exclusively, with a strong preference for experimental, surreal, magical realist, and genre-bending work — writing that is funny, sad, or… Find out more