Best Nonfiction Lit Mags of 2024

Community Favorites: Our 2024 Best Lit Mag Awards winners for nonfiction, selected entirely by community vote. Over 500 magazines nominated with thousands of votes cast.

Basically what it says in the title. Our top most bookmarked fee-free lit mags that nominate for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize (and Don’t Charge Fees)

From pastorals to climate fiction, these magazines specialize in writing about Earth and humanity's relationship with the natural world.

Magazines for Earth Writing

For the full list of 26 lit mags (plus Shannan's amazing analysis) check out our full Substack article here: https://subclub.substack.com/p/want-attention-on-social-media-submit-bf5

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The ultimate ranking of the world's liveliest indie literary magazines, curated by author and editor Charlie Fish. These are the passion projects; the kaleidoscopic cutting edge.

FISH List of Lively Indie Literary Magazines 2025

Publications with stories selected for America's oldest prestigious short fiction award, established in 1919. Editorial committee selections only.

Lit Mags Featured in O'Henry Award Anthologies

Publications with pieces chosen for Pushcart Prize anthologies. Recognition of exceptional quality across poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

Lit Mags Featured in Pushcart Prize Anthologies

Journals that forward outstanding nonfiction to this respected anthology series founded in 1986. These publications identify exceptional essays that might reach the broader readership BAE provides.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best American Essays

A comprehensive guide to journals that regularly nominate work for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Explore the most popular literary magazines of all time. These long-established publications are a staple in the literary world for writers of all genres.

Most Popular Literary Magazines of All Time

Essay-focused publications with works selected for Pushcart Prize anthologies. These journals have repeatedly identified nonfiction that resonates with Pushcart editors and readers.

Nonfiction Magazines Featured in Pushcart Prize Anthologies

Highlights publications that regularly put forward essays, memoirs, and other creative nonfiction for Pushcart consideration.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

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General call

Guest edited by award-winning author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib.

Send us your pitches on the environments in which songs are conceived and recorded, the histories of beats, or anything else related to the ecology of the genre!

Please note that we are looking for nonfiction pitches, not full stories. Try to keep pitches to 500 words or so.





Natural Rhythm: Tracing the ancestral roots of hip hop

To send a letter to the editor, please email letters@orionmagazine.org.

Letter to the Editor

These pitches should not tied be to a particular theme; rather, this is an open call for story ideas that feel consistent with Orion’s digital identity and will appear exclusively online.<div><br></div><div>We look for pitches in the following categories: Short essays on general topics, food-related pieces, enumerations, conversations, graphic stories, and art portfolios. Before pitching, please spend some time familiarizing yourself with the stories on our website to get a strong sense of our categories and the work that fits in them.</div>

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Natural Rhythm: Tracing the ancestral roots of hip hop

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