The Santa Fe Literary Review

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The Santa Fe Literary Review invites previously unpublished creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and dramatic writing or screenplays for its annual issue.

Response time info: Editors notify writers of decisions by December 25; submitters without a reply by January 1 may request an update.

Read the full guidelines at sfcc.edu↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Nov 1Pays: Contributors receive two copies of the magazine.

Previously unpublished fiction; the submission period runs July 15 through November 1, 2026. Prose submissions are limited to 2,000 words per submission period.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Nov 1Pays: Contributors receive two copies of the magazine.

Previously unpublished creative nonfiction; the submission period runs July 15 through November 1, 2026. Prose submissions are limited to 2,000 words per submission period.

otherLiteraryCloses Nov 1Pays: Contributors receive two copies of the magazine.

Previously unpublished dramatic writing and screenplays; the submission period runs July 15 through November 1, 2026. Dramatic writing should not exceed ten double-spaced pages, and full-length works or standalone scenes are encouraged.

poetryLiteraryCloses Nov 1Pays: Contributors receive two copies of the magazine.

Previously unpublished poetry; the submission period runs July 15 through November 1, 2026. Poets may submit up to five poems per submission period.

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