Descant
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Last checkeddescant is a literary magazine seeking innovative or traditional fiction, poetry, and occasional creative nonfiction.
Response time info: four to six months
Read the full guidelines at descant.tcu.edu↗Submission calls
The regular reading period ran February 1 through April 15, 2026; submit only one story, usually 5,000 words or fewer, though longer work is occasionally accepted. No particular subject matter or style is required.
The regular reading period ran February 1 through April 15, 2026; submit no more than five poems, usually 60 lines or fewer, though longer work is occasionally accepted. No particular subject matter or style is required.
The Special Call for Works in Resistance was open February 1 through April 1, 2026, accepting fiction of up to 5,000 words that embodies resistance in broad or unexpected ways.
The Special Call for Works in Resistance was open February 1 through April 1, 2026, accepting creative nonfiction of up to 5,000 words that embodies resistance in broad or unexpected ways.
The Special Call for Works in Resistance was open February 1 through April 1, 2026, accepting up to five poems that embody resistance in broad or unexpected ways.
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