Yeah, I’m of a “certain age,” and yeah, it’s taking me all the strength in my brittle little bones to not just paste a picture of Justin Timberlake with his beautiful ramen-inspired wig, framed by block letters screaming “IT’S GONNA BE MAY.” All my strength, I say.
But it is May, and the sun is shining, and for at least five full minutes a day, life feels good. Good enough to, I don’t know, submit to a magazine or two? Maybe a new one?
Here’s this month’s list of magazines newly added to the Chill Subs database.
Gatherer Grove Zine | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 14 days | A: 61% | 1K+ followers | 2025 — "A magazine that refuses to be confined by the pre-determined paths of science and art, we strive to create a new space where both can flourish. Submit to experience the beautiful of both worlds."
lulit libraries' | Theme: the stories we inherited. → Deadline: Jun 4 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Multimedia, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | Under 100 followers — "Lulit Libraries' is a literary magazine designed to uplift the voices of African youth globally."
The Alethean Review → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers — "When we are denied the chance to tell our own stories, history learns to speak over us. The Alethean Review is a literary magazine dedicated to fighting against erasure."
Black Hole News → Deadline: May 29 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 3 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2022 — "A new site that publishes a single piece of flash fiction every day."
Spout Magazine → Deadline: May 31 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 1989 — "Spout Press publishes and promotes the finest in contemporary experimental writing — mentoring young writers and bringing new and/or under-appreciated voices to the attention of a larger audience."
The Anima Journal | Theme: Poetry; Theme: Colors → Deadline: Jul 20 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | Under 100 followers | United States | 2026 — "The Anima Journal is a literary magazine dedicated to finding work that speaks from the soul. We are especially interested in fashion-based writing and art."
meraki magz → Deadline: Jun 30 | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Multimedia, Poetry, Fiction | ✖️ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 4 days | 100+ followers | United Kingdom | 2026 — "Your voice, our platform. We're an online magazine for 12-19 year olds to share their creations and the story behind them."
The Seaboard Review of Books | Fee: No | Pay: No | Open for Fiction | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ✖️ Reprints | R: 90 days | 1.5K+ followers | Canada | 2024 — "A biweekly journal of book reviews and author interviews with a monthly short fiction department, predominantly Canadian. Send us your awesome stories from any genre so long as they're driven by character, language, and theme."
The Esthetic Apostle | Fee: Yes | Pay: Yes | Open for Poetry, Fiction, Multimedia | ☑︎ Sim Subs | ☑︎ Some Reprints | R: 14 days | Under 100 followers | United States | 2018 — "The Esthetic Apostle is a Chicago-born literary and arts magazine publishing poetry, prose, essays, visual art, and photography from emerging and established voices around the world."
Fifth Stanza Press → Deadline: Jul 31 | Fee: $15 | Open for Poetry (Collection) | ☑︎ Sim Subs | 200+ followers | United States | 2026 — "Fifth Stanza Press is dedicated to publishing debut and second collections of poetry by writers in midlife or later."
VOIDZ PRESS → Deadline: May 31 | Fee: No | Open for Poetry (Chapbook) | ☑︎ Sim Subs | 200+ followers | United States — "weird poetry chapbook press"
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rachael vaughan clemmons
rachael is the Senior Editor of Chill Subs. Sometimes writing, always procrastinating.