The Best Literary Magazine Rankings for Writers (A Roundup)

There are hundreds of literary magazines accepting submissions right now. A few dozen of them would genuinely move the needle on your writing career. The gap between those two facts is where most writers lose weeks, and where a good ranking list saves you. The better news: the best lists don't all use the same methodology, which means they complement each other in ways that are actually useful. Here's what each one measures and when to reach for it.