Subtropics ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Best American Essays, O. Henry Prize.
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Last checkedSubtropics is a literary magazine publishing fiction, essays, and poetry by established and emerging authors.
Response time info: ~17 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at subtropics.english.ufl.edu↗Submission calls
Submit up to four poems in one document. Poets who have published work within the past two issues should refrain from submitting. Poetry reading resumes in 2027; no specific reopening date is stated.
Subtropics accepts fiction of any length, from short shorts to novellas and self-contained novel excerpts. Subtropics 40 is an all-prose issue, and fiction submissions were read September 7-13, 2026.
Subtropics accepts essays of any length. Subtropics 40 is an all-prose issue, and nonfiction submissions were read September 7-13, 2026.
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