Terrain.org

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Terrain.org is an online literary journal focused on place, publishing poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and special themed work, with regular and contest submission periods and a commitment to diverse voices.

Response time info: at least 16 weeks on general submissions

Read the full guidelines at terrain.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Sep 7Fee: $20Pays: $1,000 prize in each genre, $200 to finalists

Contest fiction submissions accepted May 1 – September 7, 2026; $20 fee; $1,000 prize in each genre, $200 to finalists; no previously published work except as book excerpts (query first); no AI-assisted work.

nonfictionCloses Sep 7Fee: $20Pays: $1,000 prize in each genre, $200 to finalists

Contest nonfiction submissions accepted May 1 – September 7, 2026; $20 fee; $1,000 prize in each genre, $200 to finalists; no previously published work except as book excerpts (query first); no AI-assisted work.

poetryCloses Sep 7Fee: $20Pays: $1,000 prize in each genre, $200 to finalists

Contest poetry submissions accepted May 1 – September 7, 2026; $20 fee; $1,000 prize in each genre, $200 to finalists; no previously published work except as book excerpts (query first); no AI-assisted work.

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31Pays: $100 per accepted submission

Open to: Must have Washington State affiliation and be under 21

Words, Woods, and Wellness: Poetry by Washington State Youth accepted April 22 – December 31, 2026; no fee; $100 payment per accepted submission; must have Washington State affiliation and be under 21.

nonfictionPays: $50 per accepted submission

Letter to America submissions accepted year-round; no fee; $50 payment per accepted submission.

poetryOpens Sep 15

Sowell Emerging Writers Prize for a book of poetry accepted September 15 – November 15, 2026; $25 fee; $1,000 prize plus publication by Texas Tech University Press and a residency of up to two weeks at the Lopez Cottage on the Mackenzie plus $1,000 in travel assistance for the residency.

fictionLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

General fiction submissions accepted January 1 – April 30, 2026; no fee; $50 payment per accepted submission; no previously published work except as book excerpts (query first); no AI-assisted work.

nonfictionOpens Jan 1, 2027

General nonfiction submissions accepted January 1 – April 30, 2026; no fee; $50 payment per accepted submission; no previously published work except as book excerpts (query first); no AI-assisted work.

poetryOpens Jan 1, 2027

General poetry submissions accepted January 1 – April 30, 2026; no fee; $50 payment per accepted submission; no previously published work except as book excerpts (query first); no AI-assisted work.

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