Copper Nickel ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best American Poetry, Best American Short Stories, Best Small Fictions.
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.
Last checkedCopper Nickel is a literary journal seeking poetry, fiction, essays, translations, and flash prose during two annual submission windows.
Response time info: within twelve weeks, though response times can be longer—particularly in the spring
Read the full guidelines at copper-nickel.org↗Submission calls
Accepts one story or three flash pieces in a single submission, with no length restrictions, though longer-than-normal pieces must earn their space. Submissions are accepted August 15–December 1 and January 15–March 1; fall submissions close after 2,000 submissions and winter/spring submissions after 500.
Accepts one essay in a single submission, with no length restrictions, though longer-than-normal pieces must earn their space. Submissions are accepted August 15–December 1 and January 15–March 1.
Translation folios may include five to ten poems or one piece of prose, fiction or nonfiction. Submissions are accepted August 15–December 1 and January 15–March 1; accepted folios require an 800–1,200-word contextualizing introductory essay.
Accepts four to six poems in a single submission. Submissions are accepted August 15–December 1 and January 15–March 1; fall submissions close after 2,000 submissions and winter/spring submissions after 800. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
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