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Submitting your work to a literary journal is a risky business.  Chances are about 1 in 15 that your work will be accepted.  Some people paper their walls with rejection slips.  And most writers frame their first acceptance letter.  But since part of the reason to write is to share your work, we urge you to consider doing so after perusing the journals below.  Be sure to include a cover letter with any submission.

 

Calls for Submissions

These websites have both extensive lists of other literary journals and links to each publication's submissions page.

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The Fourth River accepts nonfiction, short fiction, poetry, and young adult/children’s short fiction (without illustration). Please send up to seven poems or up to 7,000 words of prose to the appropriate section editor. Due to the volume of submissions, we will recycle all the manuscripts we receive. Please do not send us your only copy.

Submission Address
The Fourth River
Chatham University
Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Contact Us
For more information, contact The Fourth River at fourthriver@chatham.edu

Watershed, Brown University's journal of environment and culture seeks submissions of prose, poetry, and art. Produced by undergraduates, the biannual journal poses the question "what is natural?" and seeks to engage students and professionals alike in a round table environmental and artistic discussion. The journal has been fortunate to publish poetry by professionals Robert Creeley and W.S. Merwin, and pieces by Joan Gussow, Annie Proulx, and Terry Tempest Williams, among many other fabulous features, many by students. Visit Watershed at http://www.watershedjournal.org for more information and to see past issues.

Fall Submission Deadline: Friday, November 3

Submissions and inquiries to: watershed@brown.edu

Please send all submissions as attachments, and include a cover sheet with your name and contact information.

For more guidelines, visit http://www.watershedjournal.org .

Flyway considers unsolicited fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions. Manuscripts should be sent to:

Flyway
206 Ross Hall
Department of English
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-1201

Manuscripts are read between September 1 and May 30:

Payment: 1 complimentary copy of the issue your work appears in
Reporting time: 3 days-2 months
Copyright held by Iowa State University: reverts to author upon publication

ANDERBO.COM, “Best New Online Literary Journal,” features writers in fiction, “fact,” and poetry. Always looking for new voices. For submission information and guidelines, visit www.anderbo.com.

THE RAMBLER wants your stories! Get inspired by the artwork we supply—nonfiction, fiction, and poetry welcome. Also seeking regular submissions for nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and photography. Paying market. For details, see www.ramblermagazine.com.

 

Specialized Topics

CHEST, the Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, invites submissions of up to 3 previously unpublished, quality poems, maximum 40 lines, on subjects of some medical relevance. CHEST, with a subscriber base of 22,000 readers, is beginning this new poetry section in January 2008. E-mail submissions to poetrychest@aol.com.

PALABRA. Print litmag of Chicano/Latino writing invites submissions of inventive fiction, poetry, novel excerpts, and short plays that explore new directions in Chicano and Latino literary art. Some pay. Submit via USPS only to PALABRA, P.O. Box 86146, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0146. Queries: info@palabralitmag.com. Guidelines on Web site: www.palabralitmag.com.

French Creek is a journal for environmental writing and art.  Go to http://frenchcreekjournal.allegheny.edu/writing.php for details.

 North Carolina Journals

Explorations is a journal that publishes specifically undergraduate academic or creative work for the state of North Carolina.  Submission guidelines are at http://www.explorationsjournal.com/submissions.php?info=Home

North Carolina magazine Our State has a new feature for which readers can submit "a Tar Heel Memory."  Guidelines at  http://www.ourstate.com/magazine/submit_memory.asp

Wildlife in North Carolina is interested in receiving personal essays.  http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg09_ncwildstore/pg9a4.htm

North Carolina Signature guidelines: http://www.ncsignature.com/who_we_are/submissions.aspx

The North Carolina Journal for Women accepts short-short stories and self-reflections. http://www.ncjournalforwomen.com/about/contribute.htm

Some of these magazines and journals require writers to submit queries before submitting their work.