The periodicals were the vehicle for the dissemination of the «new literature». According to Benjamín Jarnés, «a good magazine is like a waiting room where every new creator of art must stop for a while to see his fragile commodity finally accepted or rejected».

The main periodicals of the «young literature» and their founders were the following: Ley (1927)and Obra en Marcha (1928, Juan Ramón Jiménez,) Carmen and Lola,  (Santander, 1927-1928, Gerardo Diego), Parábola (Burgos, 1927-1928), Meseta (Valladolid, 1928-1929), Manantial (Segovia, 1928-1929), Verso y Prosa (Murcia, 1927-1928), Litoral (Malaga, 1926-1929), Gallo and Pavo (Granada, 1928), Mediodía (Sevilla, 1926-1929), Papel de Aleluyas (Huelva, 1927-1928), La Rosa de los Vientos (Tenerife, 1927-1928), L’Amic de les Arts (Sitges, 1926-1929), Post-Guerra (Madrid, 1927-1928), and Nós (Orense, 1920-1935). In Latin America, Revista de Avance (Havana, 1927-1930), and Síntesis (Buenos Aires, 1927-1930) shared the aesthetic ideals of the «young literature».