Soundings East

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Soundings East is an annual literary journal of Salem State University publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.

Response time info: within three months

Read the full guidelines at soundingseast.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Feb 15, 2027Pays: Contributors receive two copies of Soundings East; upon publication, all rights revert to authors.

Previously unpublished fiction up to 3,500 words; simultaneous submissions are accepted if labeled, and authors should notify the journal if work is accepted elsewhere. The reading period is September 1 to February 15.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Feb 15, 2027Pays: Contributors receive two copies of Soundings East; upon publication, all rights revert to authors.

Previously unpublished creative nonfiction up to 3,500 words; simultaneous submissions are accepted if labeled, and authors should notify the journal if work is accepted elsewhere. The reading period is September 1 to February 15.

poetryLiteraryCloses Feb 15, 2027Pays: Contributors receive two copies of Soundings East; upon publication, all rights revert to authors.

Any style and length, with individual poems not exceeding two pages; submit up to three previously unpublished poems. Simultaneous submissions are accepted if labeled. The reading period is September 1 to February 15.

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