BEST OF · SEPTEMBER 2026

Best Literary Journals Kickstarter projects to watch

3 live Literary Journals projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.

Pulled from 2 live Literary Journals projects (category averages 122% of goal, $5K total pledged across the category). Updated September 2026.

  1. 01
    US

    Reject Magazine

    Shake the dust off of the stories that have been rejected for publication, but refuse to lie down quietly.

    $2K raised118% funded32 backers0.0% 24h
    28
    LENS SCORE
  2. 02
    US

    Pacific Northwest Gothic Literary Journal

    Help fund the inaugural issue of this gothic literary journal by Pacific Northwest writers and artists.

    $2K raised87% funded33 backers+2.1% 24h
    24
    LENS SCORE
  3. 03
    US

    Mnemosyne's Playlist

    Truth has a frequency! New literary and music journal exploring divinity, sovereignty, and healing.

    $910 raised16% funded8 backers0.0% 24h
    8
    LENS SCORE

How this list is built

We pull all live Literary Journals projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.

No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.

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