The Bookends Review
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedThe Bookends Review is an online literary magazine seeking creative and intellectual work in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and features, with two annual reading periods and a 3,000-word limit for most prose.
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Read the full guidelines at thebookendsreview.com↗Submission calls
Fiction (flash: 0–1,000 words; short story: 1,001–3,000 words); submit up to 3 pieces per submission; specify classification and genres/emotions; open July 1–August 31 and December 1–January 31 each year; previously published work accepted if disclosed.
Creative Nonfiction (up to 3,000 words each; submit up to 3 pieces) and Features (up to 3,000 words each; submit up to 3 in any combination, including interviews, essays, book recommendations, personal stories, lists, or commentary on creative or social topics); open July 1–August 31 and December…
Poetry (standard: no line limits; prose poetry: 0–2,000 words); submit up to 5 pieces (across two submissions if needed); open July 1–August 31 and December 1–January 31 each year; previously published work accepted if disclosed.
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