Descriptions and submission guidelines for each imprint are available on Homebound’s Submittable page. Be sure to remain attentive to their submission windows.Ī small press that publishes up to twenty-five books per year, Homebound Publications is eager to receive work from LGBTQ+ writers in all three of their imprints: Homebound Publications (creative nonfiction), Owl House Books (genre fiction), and Little Bound Books (chapbooks). This market also accepts poems, reprints, and simultaneous submissions via their online submission system. Also read their sample pieces to see if your work fits the tone of the magazine before submitting via Submittable during their open submission windows.ĭid you know there’s a podcast magazine devoted entirely to LGBTQ+ speculative stories? Meet GlitterShip, which could provide a good home for your queer science fiction, fantasy, or horror short story. Poetry, prose, and experimental cross-genre works are welcome in addition to cover art. Looking for a literary journal specifically seeking work from queer authors? Check out Foglifter Journal. Despite the 1-2% acceptance rate, this magazine is famous for giving authors feedback, which can be far more helpful than a form rejection. But editors are especially interested in receiving submissions from LGBTQ+ writers via Submittable. Competition for this well-known Canadian literary magazine is tough. “Editors are waiting to read work from LGBTQ+ writers…” Illustration by Josh Quickįor those of you not quite ready to write a 50,000+ word novel, consider sending your literary short story, poem, creative nonfiction, or novel excerpt to The Fiddlehead. Non-contemporary LGBTQ+ romances featuring a central romance that ends with a happily ever after (HEA) or happy for now (HFN) may be submitted to Carina Press’s other lines such as “Historical Romance” or “Romantic Suspense.” Mysteries, with or without romance, are also considered. The digital first imprint of Harlequin, Carina Press currently has a category on their Submittable page for contemporary queer romances that feature traditional romance tropes including “enemies to lovers,” “fake relationship,” and “mistaken identity.” Their Carina Adores romance line encourages unsolicited submissions of complete manuscripts that range in heat levels from tender intimacy to highly erotic.

Let’s look at a few paying publications specifically seeking LGBTQ+ writers to help you get started. Whether you write steamy romances, paranormal mysteries, optimistic science fiction, or heartfelt poetry, there are editors eager to look at your work. Are you an LGBTQ+ writer interested in submitting to literary magazines, genre magazines, and small presses? Good news: you can choose from a wide selection of eligible markets that showcase a variety of stories, topics, and written forms.

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