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, along with annual fiction, flash-fiction, and poetry contests.

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 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 is open. First prize is $1,250 plus publication and agency review; three finalists receive $100 each. Results will be posted in October 2026.

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

The Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry is open. First prize is $1,500 plus publication and agency review; three finalists receive $100 each. Results will be posted in October 2026.

fictionLiterary

Regular fiction submissions are closed due to submission volume until further notice. Print fiction includes short stories and novellas; the print limit is 15,000 words, and online work is limited to 4,000 words. Print payment is $100 for flash, $150 for 2,500–4,999 words, or $300 for 5,000+ words; online payment is $100.

nonfictionLiterary

Regular nonfiction submissions are closed due to submission volume until further notice. LitMag publishes creative nonfiction; essays on literature, art, culture, and music; biography; and memoir. The print limit is 15,000 words, and online work is limited to 4,000 words.

poetryLiterary

Regular poetry submissions are closed due to submission volume until further notice. LitMag places no restrictions on poetry style or form; submit up to three poems. Online work is limited to 4,000 words.

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