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The Common is a literary magazine seeking globally minded stories, essays, poems, translations, and dispatches with a strong sense of place.

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Dec 1

Stories with a strong sense of place, in which setting is crucial to character, narrative, mood, and language. Conventional travelogues are discouraged. Reading periods are March 1–June 1 and September 1–December 1; subscribers may submit year-round for free.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 1

Essays with a strong sense of place, in which setting is crucial to character, narrative, mood, and language. Conventional travelogues are discouraged. Reading periods are March 1–June 1 and September 1–December 1; subscribers may submit year-round for free.

otherLiteraryCloses Dec 1

Translations with a strong sense of place. Reading periods are March 1–June 1 and September 1–December 1; subscribers may submit year-round for free.

poetryLiteraryCloses Dec 1

Poems with a strong sense of place, in which setting is crucial to character, narrative, mood, and language. Reading periods are March 1–June 1 and September 1–December 1; subscribers may submit year-round for free.

nonfictionLiterary

Dispatch submissions are accepted year-round. Pieces should embody a strong sense of place, with setting crucial to character, narrative, mood, and language.

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