NewPages Frequently Asked Questions

Since NewPages is first and foremost a portal for recommended reading, it is our process to see content before recommending a publication (by listing it on our website). We will, however, consider inaugural issue calls for submissions providing the publication meets our general listing criteria.

NewPages does not list every publication. We do assess each based on a variety of criteria. New publications are as equally welcome as long-standing publications. 

If your print publication is not currently listed on The NewPages Guide to Literary Magazines (or) Alternative Magazines, please send us a copy of the publication with a request to be listed. 

Regardless if a publication is in print, digital, or online, it must meet basic requirements to be considered for listing:

• a stated and regular publication cycle
• clearly defined and dated issues of the publication
• an archive of previous issues
• a clear editorial process for submissions
• a masthead (transparency of editors, contact information)
• a professional contact email address (submissions@ is not acceptable)
• treatment of author rights adressed prior to submission
• works by editor/staff not prominently and/or frequently included (self-publishing)
• we do consider genre pubications that show literary strength

While a publication may choose not to publish its masthead and/or contact information for various reasons, NewPages will not list publications with staff who remain anonymous to us. We retain a database of contact information that we do not share publicly and will make note of names and contact information there for professional communication only.

If your publication is open to submissions from writers under the age of 13 years, we ask that you follow the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) guidelines. This includes a transparent method for obtaining parental/guardian permission when collecting information from contributors under the age of 13 years old. For more information, see the FTC Children’s Privacy page.

We have created a listing of Literary Links for hybrid and experimental online and print literary endeavors that do not adhere to the traditional publishing model but still meet a number of other criteria. Please review some of the links in that list to determine if this would be a better fit for your work.

While we respect the need to advertise, we are hesitant to list publication sites with pervasive advertising: pop-up ads; sidebar ads with inappropriate matches (i.e. a women’s literary magazine with a Google-matched ad for an overseas “dating service”). It’s our recommendation that those interested in starting an online publication be able to at least afford the minimal costs of housing the site and domain name as a show of professionalism.

If your publication has a “links” or “resources” page, we would hope to find NewPages listed there if you are requesting a reciprocal link. We don’t hold reciprocal links hostage; we don’t expect others to either. We also appreciate sharing our “Listed on NewPages” button.

You can learn more about the types of listings we provide here.