The Lemonwood Quarterly

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The Lemonwood Quarterly is a literary magazine publishing quarterly issues of short stories and plays, with a focus on adult female protagonists, and pays $200 per accepted piece.

Response time info: within thirty days of the submission window deadline

Read the full guidelines at lemonwoodquarterly.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryFee: $4Pays: $200 per accepted story; annual $1000 prize for fiction

Short stories between 2,000 and 10,000 words, especially those with female protagonists well into adulthood (not coming-of-age); one submission per quarterly issue; all genres of literary fiction considered except speculative genres; translations accepted with rights; no reprints or AI-generated wor

otherFee: $4Pays: $200 per accepted play; annual $500 prize for best play

Plays between 2,000 and 10,000 words, especially with adult female protagonists; one submission per quarterly issue; translations accepted with rights; no reprints or AI-generated work.

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