It’s the new year: a time of reflection, of hope, of adding a bunch of shit to your to-do list that may or may not actually get done once the glow of the fireworks and cheap prosecco wears off.
The best way to celebrate all of the above? Dig into the below mags, all newly added to the Chill Subs database. Submit now. Submit later. Submit never. The world is your oyster, baby. At least until the come down ... comes down.
The Fathoms - A Generative Quarterly → Deadline: Jan 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "A quarterly literary journal devoted to works entirely constructed by generative artificial intelligence. We publish fiction, poems, essays and art built by machines trained on the vast, uncharted sediment of human culture."
Brink | Theme: Brink Issue no. 12 Poetry → Deadline: Jan 31 | Fee: Some | Pay: $1000 flat | Open for Poetry, Multimedia, Fiction, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 60 days | 5K+ followers | United States | 2020 — "Publisher of Hybrid Writing"
ANTAE: a journal of creative writing | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | Malta — "antae (ISSN: 2523-2126)s open to publishing all kinds of work written in English, from poetry to prose fiction, creative nonfiction, drama, experimental writing, review articles and more."
One Shot Mag → Deadline: Jul 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 31 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "One submission. One poem. One shot. Forever. Ten poems selected annually for print and online. Send your best work (and make it count)."
Brattle Street Review | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2024 — "Publishing short stories, poetry, artwork, and photography by Harvard University students and alumni."
Thyestean Banquet | Theme: Main Course → Deadline: Mar 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | Under 100 followers | 2026 — "Flesh, fire, betrayal, empire, silverware. Send us your heirs. We will cook them well."
The Coven Of Justice | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 21 days | A: 60% | 400+ followers | India | 2025 — "Blog Submissions For The Coven Of Justice! General Guidelines: Previously published works are not allowed, unless posted on a personal website or social media Use Of AI is strictly prohibited Please refer to the submission form for further details"
Okie Modern | Theme: Oklahoma Writing | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "We are literary journal about Oklahoma and for Oklahoma. Publishing the best in contemporary Oklahoma literature, we hope to be a platform for Oklahoma writers to share their work."
Jack Off All Trades | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 14 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "JOAT is on a mission to promote sex positivity within the black queer community."
The Utrecht Pigeon: Poetry and short stories | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 1 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2023 — "Empowering young voices. Publishing poetry and short stories of various genres."
WS Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction, Poetry, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 28 days | A: 98% | 1K+ followers | United States | 2024 — "A global art and writing magazine made for and by teen and beginner artists."
The Sophis Agency → Deadline: Feb 21 | Fee: No | Pay: $100/piece | Open for Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "The Sophis Agency is seeking contributing writers with a gift for storytelling that is literary and purposeful. We are interested in pieces that revisit familiar figures, moments of fresh perspectives, reflective, interpretive, or insightful."
Laid to Rest | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 3 days | A: 100% | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "This is a place for all the stories that were believed in but never landed in a proper place."
laurel and nectar literary | Theme: issue one: beginnings → Deadline: Mar 1 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 60 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "A budding magazine for the misfit and the whimsical. Submit your poetry and prose, and share in literature's ambrosia."
Poems for Persons of Interest → Closed | Fee: No | Pay: No | Publishes Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 30 days | 800+ followers | Canada | 2024 — "Online quarterly poetry magazine interested in poems of any style on any subject. Both formal verse and free verse welcome."
BACKYARD Literary Magazine → Closed | Fee: No | Pay: No | Publishes Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 7 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2025 — "Experimental poetry magazine with an emphasis on strong visuals and ambitious work. Interested in hybrid work, and emotive writing."
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rachael vaughan clemmons
rachael is the Senior Editor of Chill Subs. Sometimes writing, always procrastinating.