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Last checkedReed Magazine is an annual literary journal publishing fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, with general and contest submissions accepted during stated seasonal windows.
Response time info: by the end of December 2026
Read the full guidelines at reedmag.org↗Submission calls
Contest and general submissions are accepted May 1–October 1. Reed welcomes most styles and approaches, including experimental and literary fiction, and seeks stand-alone short stories up to 5,000 words. Submitters can expect to hear back by the end of December 2026.
Contest and general submissions are accepted May 1–October 1. Reed seeks creative nonfiction, including personal essays and narratives, but not scholarly papers or book reviews; submissions must be stand-alone essays up to 5,000 words. Submitters can expect to hear back by the end of December 2026.
Contest and general submissions are accepted May 1–October 1. Reed has an eclectic taste and welcomes diverse contemporary poetic forms, styles, and diction; writers may submit up to five poems in one submission. Submitters can expect to hear back by the end of December 2026.
Open to: High school students in Santa Clara County, California, only; proof of local high school attendance is required to win.
The Emerging Voices Contest accepts original fiction from high school students in Santa Clara County, California, only; proof of local high school attendance is required to win. The submission window is May 1–November 1.
Open to: High school students in Santa Clara County, California, only; proof of local high school attendance is required to win.
The Emerging Voices Contest accepts original nonfiction from high school students in Santa Clara County, California, only; proof of local high school attendance is required to win. The submission window is May 1–November 1.
Open to: High school students in Santa Clara County, California, only; proof of local high school attendance is required to win.
The Emerging Voices Contest accepts original poetry from high school students in Santa Clara County, California, only; proof of local high school attendance is required to win. The submission window is May 1–November 1.
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