Over the course of the year, many of you may wish to set a goal of getting published in at least one journal in every state, but it can be daunting to figure out how to start. Here are 95 literary journals that are still active or likely to be active in 2026 during America's 250th birthday, from Alabama to Kentucky. I'll share the other set later this month. Most do not charge submission fees, nor do I believe they should but I understand the enticement in the middle of toxic capitalism and the AI hustle of modernity. We lost a relatively small number of journals between the last time I assembled such a list, and a few new ones have emerged. This list is not intended as encyclopedic but practical and I cannot speak to the character or quality of given editors of these journals at the time of discovery so do not consider this list an endorsement, but an observation. Caveat emptor and all of that. For the subscribers to my Patreon, I've included links to expedite matters but of course, there is value in the googling of things yourselves as well. Good fortune to all human writers in a strange strange world, and I'll share more with you soon.
Alabama
Alabama Heritage
The Auburn Circle
Aura
Birmingham Arts Journal
Birmingham Poetry Review
Dark River Review
Fiction Attic Press
The Marr’s Field Journal
Negative Capability Press
NELLE
The Oracle
Rubicon
Southern Humanities Review
Southern Literary Review
Steel Toe Review
The Sucarnochee Review
Wide Angle
Wingspan Literary Magazine
Alabama Literary Review
Alaska
Alaska Magazine
Alaska Quarterly Review
Cirque
Pacifica Literary Review
Permafrost
Arizona
Arizona Quarterly
DIAGRAM
Fairy Tale Review
Pine Reads Review
Rain Shadow Review
Sonora Review
TRANSFORMATIONS
Arkansas
Arkana
The Arkansas International
Arkansas Review | A Journal of Delta Studies
Equinox – English – UA Little Rock
Oxford American
SLANT – School of Language and Literature
California
Alchemy
Coachella Review
Faultline
Fiction International
Invisible City
Lunch Ticket
Pacific Review
Colorado
Colorado Review
Denver Quarterly
Think
Connecticut
Dogwood
Noctua Review
Delaware
The Broadkill Review
The Cicadas Cry
Dreamstreets Archive
Florida
Panhandler Magazine
Saw Palm
Talon Review
Georgia
Arts & Letters
Atlanta Review
Five Points
The Georgia Review
lullwater review
Stillpoint Literary Magazine
Three Penny Review
Hawaii
Hawaii Pacific Review
Hawaii Review
Manoa
Tinfish
Vice-Versa
Idaho
The Idaho Review
fugue
Stonecrop Magazine
Talking River Review
Illinois
After Hours Press
Another Chicago Magazine
Arcturus
Bluestem
Chicago Review
Chicago Quarterly Review
Crab Orchard Review
Euphony Journal
Ninth Letter
Oyez Review
Indiana
BOOTH
Notre Dame Review
Iowa
BRINK
Flyway
The Iowa Review
North American Review
Kansas
Coal City Review
Cottonwood
Flint Hills Review
Landlocked
Mikrokosmos
Kentucky
Jelly Bucket
Louisville Review
Miracle Monocle
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