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Last checkedThe Common publishes transportive stories, essays, poems, translations, and dispatches centered on a strong sense of place and global perspectives.
Submission calls
Stories should embody a strong sense of place, with setting 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.
Essays should embody a strong sense of place, with setting 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.
Translations are accepted during the March 1–June 1 and September 1–December 1 reading periods; subscribers may submit year-round for free.
Poems should embody a strong sense of place, with setting 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.
Dispatches are accepted year-round. The magazine seeks pieces that embody a strong sense of place, with setting crucial to character, narrative, mood, and language; conventional travelogues are discouraged.
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