Shenandoah

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Shenandoah is an online biannual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations, and comics.

Submission calls

otherLiterary

Translated prose may be considered during open fiction and nonfiction reading periods. The poetry-in-translation section is not currently open.

fictionLiteraryOpens Jan 15, 2027

Short stories and novel excerpts open each year on September 10 and January 15, remaining open until the submission cap is met. Prose must be under 8,000 words; up to three flash or microfiction pieces may be submitted together.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jan 15, 2027

General creative nonfiction is sought, including memoir, lyric essay, personal essay, literary journalism, research, and cultural criticism. Up to three flash or micro-CNF pieces may be submitted together; prose must be under 8,000 words.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jan 15, 2027

Poetry next opens January 15, 2027, with up to 200 submissions accepted. Send three to five poems, no more than ten pages total.

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