All the New Mags for June

Ah, June. On this side of the equator, the promise of summer and its gift of eternal sweatiness hangs in the air. Personally, I’m feeling more footloose and fancy free than ever. But just by a little bit. Like, one full percent.

Some of the publications below are also giving joie de vivre. And starting this month, we’re including some new magazine types: In addition to our bread and butter (places that publish creative writing), we’ve also got academic, trade, consumer, and journalism publications.

Without further ado, here’s this month’s list of publications newly added to the Chill Subs database.

Sterncastle Magazine | Theme: → Deadline: Jun 5 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Hybrid | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 42 days | Under 100 followers — "Sterncastle Magazine is a themed, quarterly literary magazine featuring short fiction under 6000 words. To learn more about our latest theme or to submit your story for consideration check out sterncastle.org/magazine."

Commodity Fetish Zine → Deadline: Jun 6 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 7 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2018 — "Neo-analog zine publishing poems, scene reports, short stories, etc. etc.etc. twice weekly."

Sube → Closed | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Publishes Fiction, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 100+ followers — "A Latine Culture + Lit Mag. Prose and Pop Culture from Latine POVs. We publish personal essays + cultural criticism + fiction."

Axis Review → Deadline: Jun 10 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "Literary magazine centering female and feminized bodies. Where the intimate becomes political, the private becomes public, and the scientific becomes poetic."

BAUXITE | Theme: → Deadline: Jun 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Hybrid | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 14 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "An Arkansas-based online lit mag for creatives from all over the world. Forever free."

ALMA Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | 2020 — "A South Asia-based independent literary journal publishing fiction, essays, and poetry that resist categorisation. For readers who value slow attention over quick consumption."

Silver Canyon Review | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "Inspired by long drives, tourist traps and getting lost."

The Menu → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 15K+ followers | United Kingdom | 2026 — "The Menu is a new online space for flash fiction, prose poetry, hybrid work and strange little things that probably shouldn’t work but somehow do. We like writing that feels alive, emotionally alert and slightly dangerous."

Rind and Root | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Multimedia, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 5 days | Under 100 followers — "Rind and Root is a multimedia journal with focus on skilled emerging creators. Instead of first serial rights, we are interested in helping our readers discover international, inspiring poetry, reviews and art."

Hayduke Irish Lives! → Deadline: Jul 1 | Fee: Yes | Pay: $5-$10/piece | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers — "This administration can't take a joke, so I want to tell jokes they won't get. Satire is sneaky funny; our guidelines are repetitive about one important rule: no names."

WordArt LitMag | Theme: → Deadline: Aug 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Hybrid | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 28 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "WordArt is a biannual anthology of experimental fiction, published in print, digital, and hybrid form. Experiments in form, in language, in genre—metafiction, cybertext, found fiction, multimedia."

Indian Gothic Literary Magazine → Deadline: Jun 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 28 days | 200+ followers | India | 2026 — "Gothic Fiction."

The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Journal of Florida Literature | Theme: Florida literature and culture → Deadline: Nov 27 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers — "A magazine publishing fiction, poetry, articles, and book reviews inspired by the works of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings—a Florida-based Pulitzer-prize-winning author — or by Florida's environment."

Stowarzyszenie Żywych Poetów | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | 1.5K+ followers | Poland | 2025 — "Niezależny cyfrowy magazyn literacko-artystyczny"

Serviette → Deadline: Jun 12 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 7K+ followers — "An independent magazine about food and all the ways it’s tangled up with culture, science, history, and design."

Places | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 60K+ followers — "Online journal of architecture, landscape, and urbanism publishing long-form essays on cities, the built environment, and public space for design professionals."

Barista Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 200K+ followers | United States | 2005 — "Trade magazine dedicated to coffee professionals and baristas covering specialty coffee culture, competitions, café management, and industry news."

25, a Specialty Coffee Association Journal | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 300K+ followers | United States — "Industry association publication covering specialty coffee research, sustainability, barista education, and professional development for SCA members worldwide."

Writers Weekly | Fee: No | Pay: $30-$60 flat | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 1997 — "Weekly email newsletter and publication covering freelance writing markets, publishing industry news, self-publishing guidance, and book promotion strategies for writers."

The Fabricator | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 50K+ followers | United States | 1970 — "Trade publication of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association covering metal fabricating, forming, cutting, and welding for fabricating industry professionals."

Industry Week | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 10K+ followers — "Publication covering manufacturing strategy, operations, lean manufacturing, and leadership for manufacturing executives and plant managers in the US."

DECA Direct | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 50K+ followers | United States — "Magazine of DECA Inc., serving high school and collegiate business students with content on marketing, entrepreneurship, finance, and career development."

Traders Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 300+ followers | United States | 1998 — "Digital trade publication for North American institutional trading markets, covering buy-side strategy, market structure, HFT, dark pools, and equity technology for asset managers and hedge funds."

HR Executive | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 6K+ followers | United States | 1987 — "Premier digital magazine for senior HR leaders covering talent management, HR technology, DEI, benefits, and workforce strategy. Targets VP and director-level HR decision-makers."

Incentive | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States — "Monthly trade magazine covering sales promotion and employee motivation through incentive programs including travel rewards, merchandise, and gift cards for corporate professionals."

Real Estate Agent Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 1K+ followers | United States — "Publication for real estate professionals with educational articles on sales strategies, lead generation, market trends, and professional development for agents."

Real Estate Issues | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 1976 — "Publication of the Counselors of Real Estate featuring in-depth analysis of real estate trends and issues for elite CRE member advisors and property professionals."

Garden Culture Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: Yes | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 20K+ followers | Canada — "International publication covering indoor and outdoor growing, hydroponics, cannabis cultivation, and sustainable gardening for growers and enthusiasts."

Amusement Today | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 15K+ followers | 1997 — "Trade publication for the amusement and theme park industry covering rides, attractions, parks, safety, and industry news for operators and suppliers."

Funworld Magazine | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Nonfiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | 50K+ followers — "Publication of IAAPA covering the global attractions industry including theme parks, water parks, FECs, and arcades for operators and industry suppliers."