Headland Journal

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Headland Journal is a New Zealand-based literary magazine publishing short fiction and creative nonfiction, with a focus on emerging voices.

Response time info: up to three months after each submission deadline

Read the full guidelines at headland.org.nz

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Short fiction up to 5,000 words; submit one piece only; no AI-generated material; previously unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions allowed with notification; for issue 25, authors may include up to 300 words on what Headland means to them (optional, may be published in 2026 blog); submit v

nonfictionLiterary

Creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words; submit one piece only; no AI-generated material; previously unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions allowed with notification; for issue 25, authors may include up to 300 words on what Headland means to them (optional, may be published in 2026 blog); su

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