New & Noted Literary & Alternative Magazine Issues

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New & Noted Literary & Alternative Magazine Issues

August 2025 Featured Publications

The Baltimore Review, Summer 2025
This new issue presents contest winners across genres, offering diverse online content and a history of print publication. See sponsor blog post here.

The Dolomite Review, Debut Issue CFS
This new Midwestern literary journal seeks great storytelling about the quiet tensions of place and the moments just before change. See sponsored blog post here.

The Lake, August 2025
Contemporary poetry, in-depth book reviews, and featured single poems, highlighting diverse voices in verse. See sponsor blog post here.

Moonday Mag
A new journal of speculative literary work, aiming to provide a traditional platform for creators while building a community. See New Lit on the Block blog post here.

Permafrost, Issue 46
In print and online, readers can enjoy new works curated by the MFA in Creative Writing Program at U of Alaska Fairbanks. See sponsor blog post here.

Revolute, Volume .006
A digital literary magazine where students contribute to the entire publication process, including editing and marketing. See sponsor blog post here.

River Heron Review, 8.2
Open-access online poetry journal featuring new works, the winner and finalists of their 2025 Poetry Prize, and more. See sponsor blog post here.

Plume, #168
This contemporary poetry journal’s new issue features poems, translations, and essays, with some content including audio recordings. See sponsor blog post here.

Sky Island Journal, Summer 2025
A free, global, ad-free experience, building a supportive “constellation” of readers and “family” of contributors worldwide. See sponsor blog post here.

Superpresent, Summer 2025
Poetry, essays, short stories, and visual arts that are compelling and in someway represent an aspect of the super present. See sponsor blog post here.

Thorn & Bloom, 02
Themed Breaking the Cycle, this issue fuses personal healing with collective liberation, using storytelling to dismantle oppressive narratives. See sponsor blog post here.

The Turning Leaf Journal
Creative writing and art focused on “change,” building community through transparent practices in publishing. See New Lit on the Block blog post here.

More Publication New Issues

Cicada, Issue 1
Communities, Fall 2025
Corvid Queen, August 2025
Cosmic Daffodil, August 2025
Cosmorama, August 2025
A Coup of Owls, Summer 2025
CRAFT Literary, August 2025
The Daily Drunk, August 2025
december, Spring/Summer 2025
The Disappointed Housewife, August 2025
Epoch, Fall 2025
FIYAH, Summer 2025
Gay & Lesbian Review, September-October 2025
The Hudson Review, Summer 2025
Michigan Quarterly Review, Summer 20025
The Midwest Quarterly, Poetry Edition, Summer 2025
Mississippi Review, Summer 2025
Pennine Platform, 97
Poet Lore, Winter/Spring 2025
Poetry, September 2025
Pulp Literature, 47
Rattle, Fall 2025
Room, 48.1
Room, 48.2
The Sewanee Review, Summer 2025
Southern Poetry Review, 63:1
Western American Literature, Spring 2025
World Literature Today, September/October 2025

See July 2025 new issues here.

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