The Courtship of Winds

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The Courtship of Winds is a literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, short dramatic pieces, essays, and other creative work, with an interest in experimental writing.

Response time info: within six months

Read the full guidelines at thecourtshipofwinds.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: The magazine cannot currently pay for accepted work.

Fiction is considered year-round for two issues and should generally not exceed 10,000 words. Experimental and avant-garde work is welcome; do not submit fiction more than once in a six-month period. Previously published work is not accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: The magazine cannot currently pay for accepted work.

Essays are considered year-round for two issues and should generally not exceed 10,000 words. Experimental work is welcome; do not submit in the same genre more than once in a six-month period. Previously published work is not accepted.

otherLiteraryPays: The magazine cannot currently pay for accepted work.

Short dramatic pieces are considered year-round for two issues and should generally not exceed 10,000 words. Experimental work is welcome; do not submit in the same genre more than once in a six-month period. Previously published work is not accepted.

poetryLiteraryPays: The magazine cannot currently pay for accepted work.

Poetry is considered year-round for two issues. Submit no more than six poems at a time; do not submit poetry more than once in a six-month period. Previously published work is not accepted.

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