SOME NOTEWORTHY ONLINE LITERARY JOURNALS
[Another work in progress. I'm working from an old list as well as a newer one, so it'll take a while to type them, add descriptions/praise, make sure they still exist and are still up to snuff, and add links.]
The criteria are, in order of importance:
Content.
Style or usability of the site.
The editorial tone or lack thereof.
A unique or “best of” factor.
3AM Magazine
Agni From the folks at Boston University who prove that academic doesn’t have to mean dull and elitist.
Ascent
Bitch.com
Brevity
Broome Review
Bust
Callalou
Chattahoochee Review
Cimarron Review
Exquisite Corpse
Fraglit
Georgia Review
Green Mountain Review
Hawai’i Review
Iowa Review.org
Lipstick.com
Mad Hatters Review
Margie
Minnesota Review.org………..Simple, straight-forward but interesting poems
Missouri Review
Muddy River Poetry Review
Mudfish
New Ohio Review
Oberon Poetry Mag
Orange Room Review
Painted Bride Quarterly
Partisan Review
Ploughshares
Poemeleon
Poesy
Poetry Magazine
Poetry & Writers Magazine
Prairie Schooner
Rattle…..Consistently good work; true diversity; wonderfully talented and human editor.
The Richmond Review…..The UK’s first exclusive web literary journal?
Seattle Review
Shine Journal…..Refreshing spiritual vibe minus preachiness; the editor’s warmth shines through.
South Dakota Review
Spoon River Anthology
Sweet
Tar River Poetry
Threepenny Review
ugapress.org
Verbatim
VQR
Word Riot