The Barcelona Review

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The Barcelona Review is a Barcelona-based nonprofit literary review publishing short fiction and creative nonfiction with an international readership.

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fictionFantasyLiteraryPays: No payment.

Open year-round to previously unpublished short fiction in all genres and varied styles, though gritty realism is favored over fantasy, magic realism, and slipstream. Tales, fables, reworked fairy tales, and vignettes are not wanted; novel extracts must be self-contained. Maximum 5,500 words. One story at a time; simultaneous submissions are allowed with prompt notification if accepted elsewhere.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: No payment.

Open year-round to creative nonfiction such as personal essays, memoir, and think-pieces that fit the review. Literary criticism and academic pieces are not wanted. Under 3,000 words has the best chance; submissions up to 5,000 words are considered.

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