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Last checkedPrairie Schooner is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and interviews.
Submission calls
Book review and interview submissions are open year-round. Send only one selection at a time; work must be unpublished and must not use generative AI.
Accepts unsolicited literary fiction during two annual submission windows: September 1–15 and February 1–15, or until submission caps are reached. Work must be unpublished, including online publication, and must not use generative AI.
Accepts unsolicited literary essays and creative nonfiction during two annual submission windows: September 1–15 and February 1–15, or until submission caps are reached. Work must be unpublished and must not use generative AI.
Accepts unsolicited poetry during two annual submission windows: September 1–15 and February 1–15, or until submission caps are reached. Send a selection of up to seven poems in one document; work must be unpublished and must not use generative AI.
The annual Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest accepts all types of creative nonfiction essays from May 15 through August 1. Essays may be up to 5,000 words. The entry fee is $20; the winner receives $1,000 and publication in the following spring issue.
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