Profiles Journal

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Profiles Journal publishes character-driven fiction and nonfiction, including original work and translations, with a focus on empathetic character studies.

Response time info: within 3 months of the closing date

Read the full guidelines at profilesjournal.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Submissions for Issue 5 are closed; Issue 6 will open in early 2027. Profiles seeks character-driven fiction and character studies, including original works and works in translation, 1,000–5,000 words. Submissions are not accepted from US or Canadian residents unless they are Irish citizens; translators living there may submit.

nonfictionLiterary

Submissions for Issue 5 are closed; Issue 6 will open in early 2027. Profiles seeks character-driven nonfiction and character studies that treat subjects empathetically without bordering on apologia, 1,000–5,000 words. Submissions are not accepted from US or Canadian residents unless they are Irish citizens; translators living there may submit.

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