Cottonwood
Open now for poetry.
Last checkedCottonwood is a literary magazine publishing short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry by both new and established writers.
Response time info: 3-5 months
Read the full guidelines at journals.ku.edu↗Submission calls
Poetry submissions are read year-round; submissions may contain 10-80 lines. The magazine usually reports in 3-5 months. Payment is one hard copy for U.S. residents or one digital copy for international residents.
Literary-leaning short fiction with no strict subject or style preferences; genre-blurring stories are welcome. Fiction length is 1,500-8,000 words, and flash prose is 150-1,000 words. Prose submissions close October 15, 2026; reopening has not been announced. Payment is one hard copy for U.S. residents or one digital copy for international residents.
Welcomes personal narrative, memoir, lyrical essays, critical essays with a creative or personal bent, and travel or nature writing grounded in a unique voice and insight; unsolicited reviews are not accepted. Length is 1,500-8,000 words. Prose submissions close October 15, 2026; reopening has not been announced. Payment is one hard copy for U.S. residents or one digital copy for international residents.
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