The Round

Open now for fiction, other work, and poetry.

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The Round is a literary magazine accepting written submissions in several forms on a rolling basis, with issues published each academic semester.

Response time info: Up to eight months for an acceptance notification

Read the full guidelines at theroundmagazine.wordpress.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Accepts short stories, flash fiction, and other brief prose on a rolling basis; written work must not exceed 2,000 words. For the fall issue, submissions are read through November, and for the spring issue, through the beginning of May.

otherLiterary

Accepts drama and translation on a rolling basis. Written work must not exceed 2,000 words; for the fall issue, submissions are read through November, and for the spring issue, through the beginning of May.

poetryLiterary

Accepts poetry on a rolling basis. Written work must not exceed 2,000 words; for the fall issue, submissions are read through November, and for the spring issue, through the beginning of May.

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