Collateral

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Collateral is a literary magazine seeking writing about the impact of war and military service beyond the combat zone.

Response time info: 4-6 months before querying

Read the full guidelines at collateral.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; authors must wait one year after publication before submitting more work.

Fiction about the impact of war and military service beyond the combat zone; submissions are read year-round, with deadlines of March 1 for the spring issue and September 1 for the fall issue. Pieces should be no longer than 5000 words and must be unpublished.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; authors must wait one year after publication before submitting more work.

Creative nonfiction about the impact of war and military service beyond the combat zone; submissions are read year-round, with deadlines of March 1 for the spring issue and September 1 for the fall issue. Pieces should be no longer than 5000 words and must be unpublished.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; authors must wait one year after publication before submitting more work.

Poetry about the impact of war and military service beyond the combat zone; submissions are read year-round, with deadlines of March 1 for the spring issue and September 1 for the fall issue. Send 3-5 poems totaling no more than ten pages, and the work must be unpublished.

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