This AAPI Heritage Month, we decided to round up our favorite lit mags everywhere that celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander heritage and culture — not just in America.

From gorgeously unhinged youth-led digital zines to award-winning, uber-established journals, this list is full of amazing, diverse magazines that are each making their own unique way in the giant lit mag ocean.

21 Lit Mags Celebrating AAPI Heritage

Suspect [Singapore Unbound]

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The 12th SUSPECT Poetry Contest

Submit a single short story ranging from 1,500 to 6,500 words or a suite of 2-4 flash fiction pieces with a minimum total word count of 1,500, exploring themes of disability and crip time.

Submitters or translated authors must identify as Asian. No previously published work accepted. Include a cover letter detailing connection to Asian and/or disabled identity.

Crip Time - Fiction

Crip Time - Nonfiction

Submit a suite of 3-5 poems totaling no more than 10 pages, exploring themes of disability and crip time.

Crip Time

Submit a single essay ranging from 1,500 to 6,500 words or a suite of 2-4 flash nonfiction pieces with a minimum total word count of 1,500, exploring themes of disability and crip time.

Suspect [Singapore Unbound]

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