Waxwing
Open now for poetry.
Last checkedWaxwing is a triannual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations, with a mission centered on cultural diversity and international voices.
Response time info: within six months
Read the full guidelines at waxwing.submittable.com↗Submission calls
Poetry submissions are accepted in April, May, October, and November; send one to five poems in one document. The portal closes when the monthly cap of 300 submissions is reached, often within the first few days.
Flash fiction is accepted in January and July, with up to three stories under 1,000 words; long-form fiction is accepted in June, with one story from 1,000 to 10,000 words. The portal closes when the monthly cap of 300 submissions is reached.
Creative nonfiction and translations are accepted in February, March, August, and September. Flash nonfiction may include up to three micro-essays under 1,000 words; long-form nonfiction is 1,000–10,000 words. Translation submissions must include the source-language work and permissions when necessary.
The December schedule is a special folio on Text + Textile; the page does not provide further writer-submission details.
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