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TriQuarterly is Northwestern University’s student-edited literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and related prose and hybrid work.

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fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultEligibility requirementsSmall reading fee; amount not stated for regular submissions. The short-fiction prize has a $12 entry fee.Pays: $100 per prose piece; the short-fiction prize awards $1,000 to the winner.

Open to: Work must be original and unpublished; TriQuarterly does not publish creative work by current Northwestern MA/MFA students, graduates of its program within the past five years, or program faculty.

Fall/Winter submissions open in September and remain open until the 500-submission cap is reached; spring submissions open in April until the cap is reached. Submit one story or up to three flash pieces per reading period. The short-fiction prize is open January 1–March 31, accepts one unpublished story up to 5,000 words, and has a $12 entry fee; all genres and forms are welcome. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsSmall reading fee; amount not stated.Pays: $100 per prose piece.

Open to: Work must be original and unpublished; TriQuarterly does not publish creative work by current Northwestern MA/MFA students, graduates of its program within the past five years, or program faculty.

Fall/Winter submissions open in September and remain open until the 500-submission cap is reached; spring submissions open in April until the cap is reached. Submit one creative nonfiction piece or up to three flash pieces per reading period. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

otherLiteraryEligibility requirementsSmall reading fee; amount not stated.

Open to: Work must be original and unpublished; TriQuarterly does not publish creative work by current Northwestern MA/MFA students, graduates of its program within the past five years, or program faculty.

Video essays and Latest Word pieces—including craft essays, interviews, and book reviews—are accepted year-round. The page also welcomes short drama and hybrid work, but does not provide separate submission-window or payment details for them.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsSmall reading fee; amount not stated.Pays: $50 per poem.

Open to: Work must be original and unpublished; TriQuarterly does not publish creative work by current Northwestern MA/MFA students, graduates of its program within the past five years, or program faculty.

Fall/Winter submissions open in September and remain open until the 500-submission cap is reached; spring submissions open in April until the cap is reached. Poets may submit no more than six poems per cycle in a single document. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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