LitMag Online ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize, The Pushcart Prize.

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, and poetry.

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LitMag Online publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in print and online, but regular submissions are currently closed while three contests remain open.

Response time info: within nine months

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: First prize: $2,500 plus publication and agency review

The Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction contest is open. First prize is $2,500 plus publication and agency review; results will be posted in August 2026.

flashLiteraryPays: First prize: $1,250 plus publication and agency review; three finalists receive $100 each

The Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction contest is open. First prize is $1,250 plus publication and agency review; three finalists receive $100 each, with results posted in August 2026.

poetryLiteraryPays: First prize: $1,500 plus publication and agency review; three finalists receive $100 each

The Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry contest is open. First prize is $1,500 plus publication and agency review; three finalists receive $100 each, with results posted in August 2026.

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Regular fiction submissions are closed due to submission volume. LitMag Online accepts fiction up to 4,000 words; one story at a time, unpublished work only. Payment is $100 upon acceptance.

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Regular nonfiction submissions are closed due to submission volume. LitMag Online accepts nonfiction up to 4,000 words; one essay at a time, unpublished work only. Payment is $100 upon acceptance.

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Regular poetry submissions are closed due to submission volume. LitMag Online accepts up to three poems, with no restrictions on style or form. Work must be unpublished; payment is $100 upon acceptance.

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