Berkeley Fiction Review

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Berkeley Fiction Review is an annual literary journal seeking innovative, reflective, and traditionally constructed short fiction from new and emerging writers worldwide.

Response time info: Generally eight months to a year; the reading period tends to vary between 8-12+ months.

Read the full guidelines at berkeleyfictionreview.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultEligibility requirementsPays: $25 for accepted stories, plus a complimentary copy of the issue.

Open to: Previously unpublished work

Year-round submissions of previously unpublished short fiction from new and emerging writers across all genres, including innovative, reflective, formally experimental, and traditionally constructed stories. Submissions must be blind, no more than 30 pages, and the journal pays $25 for accepted stories.

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