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Open Poetry Submissions

A practical international guide to poetry magazines and journals currently accepting work, opening soon, or offering useful submission directories.

Checked 10 November 2026. Prioritising free opportunities and direct links to publishers’ own guidelines.

Before sending work: Reading periods and fee policies can change at short notice. “Check guidelines” means the fee or submission route has not been independently confirmed. Please follow each publication’s current instructions. This directory is for magazine and journal submissions, not competition entries. For competitions, visit Poetry Kit Competitions.

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Region: UK / international   |   Reading period: January 2027 (usual window)   |   Fee: £2; waivers available

Up to four poems; low-income and benefit-related fee waivers. Recheck January opening.

Submission details and guidelines

Further directories and opportunities to check

Meniscus

Region: Australia / New Zealand / international   |   Reading period: Two issues annually   |   Fee: Check guidelines

Australasian literary journal welcoming international poetry; confirm the next window.

Submission details and guidelines

Know of an opportunity? Send the publication name, country, current submission link, reading dates and fee information to info@poetrykit.org. Poetry Kit cannot guarantee acceptance or payment. We aim to give poets reliable starting points rather than imply that every listing remains open indefinitely.

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