Waxwing
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Last updatedWaxwing is a triannual literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translations, and visual art, with a strong focus on cultural diversity and international voices.
Response time info: within six months (query after nine months)
Read the full guidelines at waxwing.submittable.com↗Submission calls
Flash Fiction: up to three stories per submission, each under 1,000 words; submitters must be 18 or older. Scheduled months: January and July; capped at 300 submissions per month across all genres.
Creative Nonfiction: flash (up to three micro-essays under 1,000 words) or long-form (one essay, 1,000–10,000 words); submitters must be 18 or older. Scheduled months: February, March, August, September; capped at 300 submissions per month across all genres.
Translations: follow the guidelines for the genre being translated; include both source and translated texts and permissions; submitters must be 18 or older. Scheduled months: February, March, August, September; capped at 300 submissions per month across all genres.
Poetry: one to five poems per submission, all in one document. Scheduled months: April, May, October, November; capped at 300 submissions per month across all genres.
Long-Form Fiction: one story per submission, 1,000 to 10,000 words; submitters must be 18 or older. Scheduled month: June; capped at 300 submissions per month across all genres.