LETTERS

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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LETTERS Journal publishes poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction with a literary and spiritual focus.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 20Pays: No payment.

Open to: Current Yale Divinity School students, faculty, and staff are not eligible; contributors must wait two years after publication before submitting again.

One work of short fiction up to 5,000 words. Submissions are open for the Winter 2027 issue from September 21 to November 20, 2026.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 20Pays: No payment.

Open to: Current Yale Divinity School students, faculty, and staff are not eligible; contributors must wait two years after publication before submitting again.

One work of creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words; the magazine does not seek book reviews, academic essays, or newspaper-style journalism. Submissions are open for the Winter 2027 issue from September 21 to November 20, 2026.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 20Pays: No payment.

Open to: Current Yale Divinity School students, faculty, and staff are not eligible; contributors must wait two years after publication before submitting again.

Up to ten pages of poetry. Submissions are open for the Winter 2027 issue from September 21 to November 20, 2026.

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