Literary Magazines

A site containing links to literary magazines published by undergraduate programs in the US, separated by state.

Website for FUSE, "a national organization that provides a network for undergraduate student editors and writers and their faculty advisers." Contains a nationwide database of undergraduate literary journals.

Publishes undergraduate poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and artwork in a print journal, as well as reviews and interviews of authors on their website. Located at North Central College in Illinois.

Literary journal from Albion College in Michigan, publishes short fiction, poetry, essays, and visual art annually.

One of four literary magazines at Portland Community College in Oregon, featuring literature and art.

"...One of America’s few nationwide literary magazines dedicated exclusively to undergraduate works of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and artwork." Published annually.

American University's official arts outlet, publishing poetry, prose, photography, film, and art from students in Washington, DC.

Run by students and faculty at Widener University in Pennsylvania, showcasing short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

Publishes fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction. Run by Loras College in Iowa.

Élan is an international student literary magazine out of the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. Seeks work from students globally, including Japan, Korea, India, and France.

An undergraduate literary journal from the University of Houston, providing a platform for "previously unpublished fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art and everything in between."

Publishing "fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, photography, and work in emerging forms by both established and emerging writers," this journal is also indexed by library databases including EBSCOhost, JSTOR, and ProQuest.

Published under Wright State University that currently publishes fiction, poetry, and essays. Open to all genres but "especially would like to see speculative or surrealist writing."

Established in 2008 at the University of Miami, Mangrove publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art from undergraduates and alumni from all different majors and schools.

Journal from U.Mass Amherst seeknig to "provide the opportunity for students from non-English speaking backgrounds a way to express themselves and their culture in their own words."

Publishes literary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, comics, and art out of Rochester, Michigan's Oakland University.

Publishes poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, plays, one-acts, dramatic monologues, essays, photography, and other artwork. Located at Mary Baldwin University in Virginia.

Columbia University's undergraduate magazine, publishing the best undergraduate writing across Columbia's four undergraduate colleges, including poetry, nonfiction, and fiction.

Literary magazine from Cornell University in New York State publishing short fiction, poetry, and short plays.

"The West's oldest literary journal" publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry,and art annually out of San Jose State University.

Rochester Institute of Technology's annual publication, showcasing student art and literature for over 30 years.

publishes art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry twice a year, from Arizona State University

Copies of The Angle dating back to 1956, made available digitally through Fisher Digital Publications, St. John Fisher's Institutional Repository

"ANGLES, formerly known as “The Angle,” is St. John Fisher University’s literary magazine...As a publication edited by undergraduates, we value and prioritize college-aged voices with distinct perspectives, and take pride in being among a writer’s first publications."