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American Literary Review is a national literary journal publishing previously unpublished poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with submissions considered for online publication only.

Response time info: approximately four to six months

Read the full guidelines at americanliteraryreview.com↗

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flashLiteraryEligibility requirements

Open to: Current University of North Texas students and students who graduated within the past 3 years are not eligible.

Flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and prose poetry under 1,000 words are accepted on a rolling basis from the 1st to the 15th of each month, excluding December, January, May, June, July, and August.

fictionLiteraryOpens Oct 1

Distinctive, character-driven short stories under 6,000 words; novel excerpts should stand alone as stories. General submissions are open October 1–December 1 and January 1–May 1, with a 300-submission cap per genre.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Oct 1

Creative nonfiction essays in all forms, including flash, are welcome; traditional personal essays and boundary-pushing work are sought, with submissions under 6,000 words. General submissions are open October 1–December 1 and January 1–May 1, with a 300-submission cap per genre.

poetryLiteraryOpens Oct 1

Submit up to five previously unpublished poems at a time; there is no word or page limit. General submissions are open October 1–December 1 and January 1–May 1, with a 300-submission cap per genre.

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