New Letters

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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New Letters is a long-running literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with general submissions accepted year-round via Submittable for a small fee (waived for subscribers), and annual contests in each genre.

Response time info: within six months

Read the full guidelines at newletters.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiterarySmall fee (waived for current subscribers)Pays: Pays contributors (amount not stated); includes two copies of the issue and discounts on additional copies/subscriptions

Submit one short story (graphic or traditional, up to 5,000 words) or one novella (up to 30,000 words or roughly 60 pages) per submission; simultaneous submissions allowed with notification; no rigid preferences as to subject, style, or genre.

nonfictionLiterarySmall fee (waived for current subscribers)Pays: Pays contributors (amount not stated); includes two copies of the issue and discounts on additional copies/subscriptions

Submit one piece of nonfiction per submission; open to critical discourses about writing, art, or culture, as long as the writing is lively, fresh, and vivid; simultaneous submissions allowed with notification.

poetryLiterarySmall fee (waived for current subscribers)Pays: Pays contributors (amount not stated); includes two copies of the issue and discounts on additional copies/subscriptions

Submit up to six poems or one chapbook (no longer than 30 pages) per submission; simultaneous submissions allowed with notification; no rigid preferences as to subject, style, or genre.

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