Common House Magazine

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Common House Magazine is a volunteer-run literary magazine accepting original prose, poetry, and other written work for seasonal issues, with a focus on literary fiction while also considering genre fiction.

Response time info: 1–4 months

Read the full guidelines at commonhousemag.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyMysteryLiteraryCloses Nov 30Pays: No compensation is currently available for contributors to seasonal issues.

Fall submissions are open August 24-November 30, and winter submissions run December 1-March 31. Submit one prose work up to 3,000 words or 2–3 flash pieces up to 1,000 words each. Genre fiction, including fantasy and mystery, is accepted, with a general lean toward literary fiction. Works must be original, unpublished, and not written with AI tools.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Nov 30Pays: No compensation is currently available for contributors to seasonal issues.

Fall submissions are open August 24-November 30, and winter submissions run December 1-March 31. Creative nonfiction is one of the magazine’s main genres, but no separate nonfiction word limit is stated. Works must be original, unpublished, and not written with AI tools.

poetryLiteraryCloses Nov 30Pays: No compensation is currently available for contributors to seasonal issues.

Fall submissions are open August 24-November 30, and winter submissions run December 1-March 31. Submit up to five poems. Works must be original, unpublished, and not written with AI tools.

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