The Good Life Review

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

The 2027 Honeybee Poetry Prize is open with an $18 entry fee and a $500 award for the winner. The prize reading and selection period is October 21–April 20, with final decisions in June.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

Short fiction and experimental fiction up to 5,000 words; flash fiction is 400–1,000 words and micro fiction is no more than 400 words. Submissions are open in November 2026 and cost $4 for short prose or $2.50 for flash and micro prose. Seasonal reading periods run January 21–April 20, April 21–July 20, July 21–October 20, and October 21–January 20; final decisions follow in May, August, November, and February.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

Flash creative nonfiction is for pieces under 1,000 words, with artful prose and clear, cadent voices. Submissions are open in November 2026 and cost $2.50. Seasonal reading periods run January 21–April 20, April 21–July 20, July 21–October 20, and October 21–January 20; final decisions follow in May, August, November, and February.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

Flash fiction is 400–1,000 words and micro fiction is no more than 400 words, with quick transformations or revelations and compelling characters. Submissions are open in November 2026 and cost $2.50. Seasonal reading periods run January 21–April 20, April 21–July 20, July 21–October 20, and October 21–January 20; final decisions follow in May, August, November, and February.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

Short nonfiction essays should not exceed 5,000 words and should be artful, clear, and cadent; pieces under 1,000 words are encouraged for flash CNF. Submissions are open in November 2026 and cost $4. Seasonal reading periods run January 21–April 20, April 21–July 20, July 21–October 20, and October 21–January 20; final decisions follow in May, August, November, and February.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

The magazine accepts translation, hybrid, experimental, and collaborative writing through its writing submissions. Submissions are open in November 2026 and the applicable prose fee is $4, or $2.50 for flash and micro prose. Seasonal reading periods run January 21–April 20, April 21–July 20, July 21–October 20, and October 21–January 20; final decisions follow in May, August, November, and February.

Open to: Current UNO MFA students/affiliates and UNO MFA graduates/affiliates from the last three years are not eligible.

Poetry may be experimental, traditional, or free verse and should use textured imagery, purposeful language, and a definite voice. There is no individual-poem length limit; submit no more than five poems and ten pages total. Submissions are open in November 2026 and cost $4. Seasonal reading periods run January 21–April 20, April 21–July 20, July 21–October 20, and October 21–January 20; final decisions follow in May, August, November, and February.