Pacifica Literary Review

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Pacifica Literary Review publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, folios, and contest entries, accepting general submissions year-round except for periodic production closures.

Response time info: one to four months

Read the full guidelines at pacificareview.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $25 per piece published.

Open to: Works involving AI processes of any description are not considered.

Prose submissions must be under 5,000 words; novel excerpts are acceptable but must stand alone. The general submission period is open year-round with periodic closures in September, January, and May for editorial production.

flashLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $25 per piece published.

Open to: Works involving AI processes of any description are not considered.

Flash fiction submissions may be no more than 1,000 words individually, with no more than three pieces in a single document. The general submission period is open year-round with periodic closures in September, January, and May for editorial production.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $25 per piece published.

Open to: Works involving AI processes of any description are not considered.

Creative nonfiction submissions are accepted under the prose limit of 5,000 words. The general submission period is open year-round with periodic closures in September, January, and May for editorial production.

otherEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $25 per piece published.

Open to: Works involving AI processes of any description are not considered.

Folio submissions are accepted through the magazine’s Submittable page; applicants should follow the directions there. The general submission period is open year-round with periodic closures in September, January, and May for editorial production.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 30Pays: $25 per piece published.

Open to: Works involving AI processes of any description are not considered.

Poetry submissions may include no more than three poems in a single document. The general submission period is open year-round with periodic closures in September, January, and May for editorial production.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: $25 per piece published.

Open to: Works involving AI processes of any description are not considered.

The magazine is accepting entries to its 2026 Poetry Contest; contest-specific submission details are provided through the submission system.

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