20 magazines
20 Lit Mags Founded in 2025 That We Think Will Be the Next Big Thing
Every year, we try to highlight some up-and-coming lit mags that were founded in the past year. The lit mag world is ever-changing, and the scene is always shifting to include more and more amazing, diverse publications. For 2025, these are the 20 new magazines (not that it was easy to decide!) we think everyone should keep an eye on.
20 magazines
upd ∙ Nov 3, 2026
- 1
(s)crawl magazine729 bookmarks1(s)crawl magazine729 bookmarks
- 2
Strange Pilgrims966 bookmarks2Strange Pilgrims966 bookmarks
- 3
Gather155 bookmarks3Gather155 bookmarks
- 4
Tough Poets Review92 bookmarks4Tough Poets Review92 bookmarks
- 5
Strange Hymnal613 bookmarks5Strange Hymnal613 bookmarks
- 6
Sonder Literary386 bookmarks6Sonder Literary386 bookmarks
- 7
149 Review262 bookmarks7149 Review262 bookmarks
- 8
Rawhead613 bookmarks8Rawhead613 bookmarks
- 9
FLARE Magazine385 bookmarks9FLARE Magazine385 bookmarks
- 10
Blood+Honey321 bookmarks10Blood+Honey321 bookmarks
- 11
Tractor Beam137 bookmarks11Tractor Beam137 bookmarks
- 12
OTHERSIDE531 bookmarks12OTHERSIDE531 bookmarks
- 13
M E N A C E392 bookmarks13M E N A C E392 bookmarks
- 14
shoegaze literary261 bookmarks14shoegaze literary261 bookmarks
- 15
Fish Girl Collective541 bookmarks15Fish Girl Collective541 bookmarks
- 16
Little Fruits Magazine402 bookmarks16Little Fruits Magazine402 bookmarks
- 17
Lullaby Machine154 bookmarks17Lullaby Machine154 bookmarks
- 18
The Aftershock Review75 bookmarks18The Aftershock Review75 bookmarks
- 19
Outskirts261 bookmarks19Outskirts261 bookmarks
- 20
Mouthful of Salt280 bookmarks20Mouthful of Salt280 bookmarks