Literary Journals & Magazines
Journals and magazines publishing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, based in or with strong ties to the Portland area.
- Alchemy — “…a magazine of writing and art, is published annually as a class project by the students of Writing 246 and Writing 249, Advanced Creative Writing: Editing and Publishing I and II, at the Sylvania Campus of Portland Community College. …started in 1973… seeks to empower PCC voices and includes contributions by PCC students, faculty, and alumni.”
- Buckmxn Journal — “It’s how I met the actor Steve Buscemi, back in the mid-2000s, right here in the Buckman neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. He was walking out of the original Hal’s Tavern on SE Morrison, looking flummoxed, steps stuttering, right eye twitching. People often appeared in this state walking out of Hal’s, especially new comers.”
- Burnside Review — “Burnside Review Press titles are distributed to the trade by Asterism Books. Founded in 2004, Burnside Review is a small press publisher of books and chapbooks of poetry. The journal, where it all started, is now enjoying retirement.”
- CALYX Journal — “Independent publisher of art and literature by women since 1976.” “CALYX holds a special place in my heart… Without them, we would lose much more than feminist thought – we would lose color and diversity, poetry, the outside chance, the underdog’s story, the heretical questions, the answers we need. – Barbara Kingsolver”
- Cirque Journal — “…founded in 2009 by Anchorage poet Mike Burwell. Cirque, published in Anchorage, Alaska …regional literary journal invites emerging and established writers living in the North Pacific Rim—Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, Yukon Territory, Alberta, British Columbia, and Chukotka.”
- Clackamas Literary Review — “award-winning literary arts magazine…publishing innovative poetry, prose, and possibility texts from authors around the globe since 1997. In 2018, CLR received an Oregon literary fellowship for publishers from Literary Arts. …faculty-supported, student-run publication whose editorial and production home resides in the English Department at Clackamas Community College…”
- Deep Overstock — “…started in 2018 by booksellers who realized our coworkers were paid to shelve books, but were working on their own writing and had dreams of shelving their own books. We created a journal that supported booksellers in that dream..”
- Inflectionist Review — “…a small press publishing stark and distinctive contemporary poetry that fosters dialog between the reader and writer, between words and their meanings, between ambiguity and concept. Each issue gathers established and emerging voices…”
- Northwest Review — “…an independent nonprofit digital magazine produced in partnership with the University of Oregon’s Editing and Publishing Program and its MFA in Creative Writing Program. In our 70 year history, we have introduced the world to major American writers…”
- Pathos Literary Magazine — “…a creative Publication through Portland State University…staffed entirely by students and publish exclusively student work in three issues per year.”
- Pile Press — “…an alternative publishing collective with a focus on local and limited edition print publications. We publish a bi-annual literary + arts journal featuring the works of women + non-binary creatives, as well as CHUNK, an Oregon centric lit + arts broadside paper.”
- Portland – University of Portland Magazine — “…UP’s award-winning magazine, where we aim for deeply human stories with roots in the University community and its values. Enjoy compelling features and stellar writing…”
- Portland Review — “Founded in 1956…publishes prose, poetry, art, and translations reflecting a wide spectrum of aesthetic styles and voices. Produced by the graduate students in Portland State University’s English Department…proud to publish both established and emerging writers. During 2020, we made the switch to digital publishing. We publish new writing regularly, right here on our website.”
- smoke + mold — “invested in the narrative possibilities trans lives bring to our changing nature-culture”
- The Bellwether Review — “…the Rock Creek campus literary magazine, offering poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and artwork in an annual issue each spring. The Bellwether Review is put together by the Advanced Creative Writing Editing and Publishing classes, WR 246 and WR 249.”
- The Conium Review — “…a boutique literary publisher, publishing between one to three standalone titles per year… publishes innovative writing. We lean toward unconventional plots, bizarre settings, and experimental language… We think books should take risks, and we gravitate toward titles that might get overlooked elsewhere. “
- The Gravity of the Thing — “…an independent publisher of defamiliarized creative writing. Our features have been anthologized in Best Small Fictions, noted in the Best American series, and finalists in the Shirley Jackson Awards, and we are the grateful recipient of funding from Oregon’s Regional Arts & Culture Council. Our mission is to publish work that defamiliarizes, writing that experiments and stranges in pursuit of a renewed sense of discovery.”
- The Masters Review — Bend, OR. “Founded…in 2011 …an online and in print publication celebrating new and emerging writers…with hopes of publishing stories from writers who will continue to produce great work. We offer critical essays, book reviews by debut authors, contest deadlines, submissions info, and interviews with established authors, all with the hopes of bridging the gap between new and established writers.”
- The Timberline Review — “…an educational program run by Willamette Writers, designed to help writers learn about the publishing process firsthand. Writers and volunteers participate in every stage of production, from reviewing submissions and editing stories to formatting work and supporting sales and marketing.”
- Three-Lobed Burning Eye — “…an online magazine of speculative fiction, bringing you stories of horror, wonder, and the weird …launched in 1999… Each issue features 4–6 original short stories. Beginning with issue 20, we offer audio readings, ebook formats, and online (responsive) format for mobile devices. Our publishing schedule is thrice yearly, with a print anthology every other year.”
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- Cascadia Magazine Archive only
- Gertrude Archive only
- Glimmer Train Archive only
- Gobshite Quarterly Archive only
- Nailed Magazine Archive only
- Old Pal Archive only
- Phantom Drift Archive only
- The Poeming Pigeon Archive only
- Pointed Circle Archive only
- Propeller Magazine Archive only
- Surely Archive only
- SUSAN Archive only
- Typehouse Archive only
- Underland Arcana Archive only
- WOHE Archive only