The Tusculum Review

Open to: Original writing by humans only; AI-generated or AI-assisted pieces are not accepted.

Seeks lush, immersive, urgent stories led by characters in immediate danger, with rich cultural milieus, palpable environs, dialogue, and people; all styles and genres welcome. Prose must be under 7,000 words. The magazine reads year round, and work received after September 1 is considered for the following year's volume.

Open to: Original writing by humans only; AI-generated or AI-assisted pieces are not accepted.

Seeks essays and straight memoir, as well as work between those forms; welcomes formal variety and intertextual gestures with a clear purpose. Prose must be under 7,000 words. The magazine reads year round, and work received after September 1 is considered for the following year's volume.

Open to: Original writing by humans only; AI-generated or AI-assisted pieces are not accepted; translations must be original into English and previously unpublished.

Accepts original translations into English that have not been previously published elsewhere, electronically or in print. The magazine reads year round, and work received after September 1 is considered for the following year's volume.

Open to: Original writing by humans only; AI-generated or AI-assisted pieces are not accepted.

Seeks one-act plays that are fundamentally theatre, centered on character and insight, and producible with small casts and low budgets in black box theatres; running time 10–30 minutes and up to 30 pages. The magazine reads year round, and work received after September 1 is considered for the following year's volume.

Open to: Original writing by humans only; AI-generated or AI-assisted pieces are not accepted.

Seeks well-crafted poetry in all schools and traditions, including narrative, surreal, and experimental work; five pages or less. The magazine reads year round, and work received after September 1 is considered for the following year's volume.

The annual chapbook contest rotates genres on a three-year cycle; the 2026 contest is a poetry prize judged by Nate Marshall and closes June 15, 2026.