Waxing & Waning

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Waxing & Waning is a print and online literary journal publishing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, plays, and short films.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryFee: $5

Accepts fiction of 100–5,000 words; longer work may be considered if it merits the space. Submissions are open year-round, and the fee is $5.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: $5

Accepts creative nonfiction of 100–5,000 words; longer work may be considered if it merits the space. Submissions are open year-round, and the fee is $5.

otherFee: $7

Accepts screenplays and plays of up to 25 pages, including excerpts from a longer work. Submissions are open year-round, and the fee is $7.

otherFee: $5

Accepts short films up to 15 minutes. Submissions are open year-round, and the fee is $5.

poetryLiteraryFee: $5

Accepts 1–5 poems, up to 3,000 words. Submissions are open year-round, and the fee is $5.

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