Split Lip Press

A Damn Good Read - Best Lit Mags of 2025

25 Best Lit Mags of 2023 - Chill Subs Community Favorites

Totally bonkers-in-love with voice-driven writing, pop culture, and the kind of honesty that gets you right in the kid

We love stories and poetry and art because they’re our insides turned out for everyone to see: the darkness and the confetti in equal measure.

We think every great enterprise is driven by the values it upholds, not just the ones it believes in. We try our dang hardest to not just talk about it, but to ✨be✨ about it. 

Prestigious publications that strengthen your literary credentials, signaling serious accomplishment and catching attention from editors and agents. Check out the full list here (with 40 more mags!) at: https://www.chillsubs.com/lists/impressive-bylines-bio

10 Impressive Bylines for Your Literary Bio

Out of 4,357 votes, these lit mags came out on top in 2025 as the best lit mags for exceptional reading.

The most trending literary magazines based on tracked submissions in the last 24 hours.

Chill & Trending Lit Mags Today

Prestigious publications that strengthen your literary credentials, signaling serious accomplishment and catching attention from editors and agents.

Impressive Bylines for Your Literary Bio

Your life flashing before your eyes in brief glimpses. These magazines want short-short memoir—snapshots, fragments, and compressed life stories.

Lit Mags That Want Short & Sweet Memoir

These magazines have a strong social presence and promote contributors. Here, your work will be amplified with high engagement rates, beautiful presentation, and growing follower counts.

Lit Mags for Social Media Exposure

Publications with stories in this respected annual flash fiction showcase. Perhaps the most prestigious flash-specific recognition.

Lit Mags in Wigleaf's Top 50

These magazines are well-established, very reputable, and they want you to hit 'em with your best shot.

Prestige Mags That Want Your Beautifully Unhinged Life Story

The top nonfiction lit mags in our database, ranked by how many users have bookmarked them.

The Ultimate List of Places to Submit Your Nonfiction

Not about prizes or prestige. Solely based on the writing community's nominations.

Digital publications chosen for Best of the Net. These journals demonstrate consistent excellence in identifying digital fiction that deserves wider recognition and readership.

Fiction Magazines Featured in Best of the Net Anthologies

Online publications putting forward exceptional short stories for Best of the Net.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

A targeted resource for short story placements with potential for Pushcart recognition.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Specialized publications that recognize exceptional brief fiction through Pushcart nominations.

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

Digital publications advancing very short fiction for Best of the Net consideration.

Flash Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Publications with ultra-short stories under 400 words selected for this anthology series. The definitive collection for the microfiction form.

Lit Mags Featured in Best Microfiction Anthologies

Digital publications with work selected for inclusion across genres. These journals consistently publish online work of exceptional quality that stands out in the digital literary landscape.

Lit Mags Featured in Best of the Net Anthologies

Publications with narratives under 1,000 words selected for this anthology series. These journals consistently identify short-short fiction, exemplifying the artistry possible in compact narratives.

Lit Mags Featured in Best Small Fictions Anthologies

Best Microfiction, edited by Meg Pokrass and Gary Fincke, celebrates the art of the extremely brief narrative. These publications have editorial teams with particular sensitivity to the craft.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best Microfiction

A curated selection of publications that regularly submit work to this prestigious annual anthology showcasing 50 poems from emerging writers.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best New Poets

Identifies publications that put forward outstanding online work for this respected digital anthology established in 2006.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Publications that nominate work for this respected anthology series founded in 2015 by Tara Masih to celebrate fiction under 1,000 words.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best Small Fictions

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

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

All-time most competitive literary magazines. Getting published in these is a significant achievement for any writer.

Most Competitive Literary Magazines of All Time

Uncover the most competitive literary magazines this year. These are the publications where getting published is a significant achievement for any writer.

Most Competitive Literary Magazines This Year

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

Digital publications chosen for Best of the Net. These journals consistently publish digital essays and memoirs that exemplify the best of what's possible in online creative nonfiction.

Nonfiction Magazines Featured in Best of the Net Anthologies

Digital publications nominating outstanding essays and creative nonfiction for Best of the Net.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

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

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Focuses specifically on poetry journals with established histories of Pushcart nominations.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Digital publications with poems chosen for Best of the Net. These journals consistently identify exceptional verse that represents the highest quality of poetry published online.

Poetry Mags Featured in Best of the Net Anthologies

Split Lip Magazine

Thank you for submitting to Split Lip Magazine!   Please read at least one piece from our archives to help discern if we're right for you.  Please double your line spacing.   We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal.  We take up to 2000 words for memoir.  Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us or withdraw if the piece is picked up elsewhere.  In the body of the message box, please provide a short cover letter, brief bio and contact information.   Note: This submissions category is only open to Black writers. Please do not submit work to this category if you are not Black.

This submissions category is only open to Black writers. Please do not submit work to this category if you are not Black.

Free Memoir Submissions for Black Writers

Send us your best poem.  Yes, 1 poem per submission. We want new, innovative works by fresh voices.  

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us if the piece is picked up elsewhere.  

Note: This submissions category is only open to Black writers. Please do not submit work to this category if you are not Black.

Thank you! 

This submissions category is only open to Black writers.

Free Poetry Submissions for Black Writers

Thank you for supporting Split Lip Magazine and its contributors by tipping with your submission. Please note that Tip Jar submissions do not guarantee publication or that pieces will be read more quickly. 

Send us your best poem.  Yes, only 1 poem. Multiple submissions are not permitted. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us if the piece is picked up elsewhere.

Tip Jar Magazine Poetry Submissions

Thank you for supporting Split Lip Magazine and its contributors by tipping with your submission. Please note that Tip Jar submissions do not guarantee publication or that pieces will be read more quickly. 


  Please read at least one piece from our archives to help discern if we're right for you.
  Please double your line spacing and use a serif font. 
  We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal.
  The shorter, the better though we take up to 2000 words.
  Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us or withdraw if the piece is picked up elsewhere.
  In the body of the message box, please provide a short cover letter, brief bio and contact information.

Tip Jar Magazine Memoir Submissions

We are looking for your best fiction under 1000 words and micro fiction under 400 words.  

  Please read at least one piece from our archives to help discern if we're right for you
  Please double your line spacing and use a serif font. 
  We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal. Voice-driven prose gets us fired up.
  Please submit only one piece a at time. 
  Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us or withdraw if the piece is picked up elsewhere.
  This submissions category is only open to Black writers. Please do not submit work to this category if you are not Black.

In the body of the message box, please provide a short cover letter including the word count of your piece, a brief bio, and contact information. If you have used AI in any phase of the writing or editing of this piece, please disclose that fact in your cover letter and explain how/why you used it. 

Thank you!

Free Flash Fiction Submissions for Black Writers

Send us one high-resolution image or a link to your portfolio. No multiple submissions. Please let us respond to your first submission before submitting again. Materials may have been previously published online.
We want everyday & unusual art. Art steeped in memory & awareness. Art that's subtle. Art that's loud & kinda punk. That stays out past its curfew & lives a double life. We want art that eats donuts & watches cartoons on Saturday mornings. Art that lives next door. Art whose parents are immigrants. Art that wants forgiveness. Art that's unapologetic. Art that's serious. That's cheeky. That reads the tabloids and paints its nails. Sings Johnny Cash in the shower. Is lowbrow. Pop-surreal. Hyperreal. Abstract. Art that's been hunting with its pappy and is skinning its first squirrel. Art that punched the mean kid back. Art that reminds us of our humanity.

Note: This submissions category is only open to Black artists. Please do not submit work to this category if you are not Black.

Payment for cover art is $75 USD, payable via PayPal.

Free Art & Photography Submissions for Black Artists

Thank you for supporting Split Lip Magazine and its contributors by tipping with your submission. Please note that Tip Jar submissions do not guarantee publication or that pieces will be read more quickly.
- Please read at least one piece from our archives to help discern if we're right for you.
- Please double your line spacing and use a standard serif font. 
- We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal.
- We consider stories in the 1,000-3,000 word range.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us or withdraw if the piece is picked up elsewhere. In the body of the message box, please provide a short cover letter, brief bio, and contact information.

Tip Jar Magazine Fiction Submissions

Thank you for supporting Split Lip Magazine and its contributors by tipping with your submission! Please note that Tip Jar submissions do not guarantee publication or that pieces will be read more quickly.
We are looking for your best fiction under 1000 words.
Please read at least one piece from our archives to help discern if we're right for you.
Please double your line spacing and use a serif font.
We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal. Voice-driven prose also gets us fired up.
Please submit only one piece at a time.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us or withdraw if the piece is picked up elsewhere.
In the body of the message box, please provide a short cover letter including the word count of your piece, a brief bio and contact information. If you have used AI in any phase of the writing or editing of this piece, please disclose that fact in your cover letter and explain how/why you used it.

Tip Jar Flash Fiction Submissions

Please read at least one story from our archives to help discern if we're right for you.
Please double space and use either Times New Roman or Garamond.
We favor interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal. 
We consider stories in the 1,000-3,000 word range.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please contact us or withdraw if the piece is picked up elsewhere.
Please provide a short cover letter and contact information. 
Note: This submissions category is only open to Black writers. Please do not submit work to this category if you are not Black.

Split Lip Magazine

Highlights

About

Featured Call

Free Memoir Submissions for Black Writers

Appears in collections