Halfway Down the Stairs

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Halfway Down the Stairs is a biannual literary magazine publishing themed poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with nonfiction also accepted outside the theme.

Response time info: By mid-October if possible, and before publication at the latest.

Read the full guidelines at halfwaydownthestairs.net↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Short stories and well-crafted flash fiction related to the issue theme, roughly 5,000 words or less. Submissions for December issues run July 1–August 15; for June issues, January 1–February 15. The market is non-paying.

nonfictionLiteraryHumorOpens Jan 1, 2027

Creative nonfiction, especially essays and memoir with a strong voice and personal point of view, up to 3,000 words. Submissions may be outside the issue theme. December-issue submissions run July 1–August 15; June-issue submissions run January 1–February 15. The market is non-paying.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Poetry should relate to the issue theme, be fresh and original, and be roughly 500 words or less. Up to three poems may be submitted for one issue. Submissions for December issues run July 1–August 15; for June issues, January 1–February 15. The market is non-paying.

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