Alta Journal ★Work published here has won or been selected for: S.F. Press Club Award.
Open now for fiction and poetry.
Last checkedAlta Journal is a quarterly magazine focused on compelling writing about California and the West, including original fiction and poetry.
Response time info: within 90 days
Read the full guidelines at altajournal.submittable.com↗Submission calls
Original short stories with lively writing, a strong sense of place, and narratives that move readers; Alta prefers stories of 4,000 words or less. No simultaneous submissions. Submissions are read within 90 days, and the magazine contacts writers only if interested.
Original poetry conveying a strong sense of place and emotion; submit no more than four poems in one file, with poems preferably 90 lines or less. No simultaneous submissions. Submissions are read within 90 days, and the magazine contacts writers only if interested.
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