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Last checkedPrairie Schooner is a literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, reviews, and interviews.
Submission calls
Book reviews and interviews are accepted year-round.
Literary fiction; unsolicited submissions are accepted September 1–15 and February 1–15, or until submission caps are reached. Send only one submission per genre per window.
Creative nonfiction essays are accepted September 1–15 and February 1–15, or until submission caps are reached; send only one submission per genre per window.
Send a selection of up to seven poems in a single document. Unsolicited submissions are accepted September 1–15 and February 1–15, or until submission caps are reached; send only one submission per genre per window.
The Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest accepts all types of creative nonfiction essays from May 15 through August 1 each year, 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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