Meridian
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Last checkedMeridian is an annual University of Virginia literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, along with prize-winning prose and poetry.
Response time info: within three months, though sometimes longer
Read the full guidelines at readmeridian.org↗Submission calls
The Short Prose Prize accepts prose of 1,000 words or fewer from June 1-August 15. The winner receives $250 and publication; the runner-up is also published. Entry fee is $6.
Fiction submissions open August 15-November 1. Meridian rarely publishes prose over 5,000 words. Submission fee is $3.
Creative nonfiction submissions open August 15-November 1. Meridian rarely publishes prose over 5,000 words. Submission fee is $3.
Poetry submissions open August 15-November 1; each submission may include up to five unpublished poems totaling no more than ten pages. Submission fee is $3.
The Editors’ Prose Prize accepts prose of 5,000 words or fewer from November 1-December 15. The winner receives $1,000 and publication. Entry fee is $12.
The Editors’ Poetry Prize accepts up to four poems totaling no more than ten pages from November 1-December 15. The winner receives $1,000 and publication. Entry fee is $12.
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