Quarterly West

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Quarterly West is a University of Utah literary magazine publishing fiction, essays, poetry, and short-shorts.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027Pays: Two copies of the issue and a small honorarium when funds are available.

Open to: Former contributors must wait at least one year after publication before submitting new work.

Submit one story at a time, or up to two short-shorts of fewer than five pages each; fiction should be typed double-spaced. The magazine reads submissions September 1 through May 1 only and returns submissions received May 2 through August 31 unread.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027Pays: Two copies of the issue and a small honorarium when funds are available.

Open to: Former contributors must wait at least one year after publication before submitting new work.

Submit one essay at a time; essays should be typed double-spaced. The magazine reads submissions September 1 through May 1 only and returns submissions received May 2 through August 31 unread.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses May 1, 2027Pays: Two copies of the issue and a small honorarium when funds are available.

Open to: Former contributors must wait at least one year after publication before submitting new work.

Submit three to five poems at a time; poetry should be single-spaced. The magazine reads submissions September 1 through May 1 only and returns submissions received May 2 through August 31 unread.

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