When to Submit:
Our submission dates for Issue 59 (publication in 2027) are:
Fiction general submissions: Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Sunday, November 22, 2026
No-fee submissions (fiction and nonfiction): Saturday, September 5, 2026 – Sunday, September 20, 2026
Nonfiction general submissions: Saturday, August 22, 2026 – Sunday, January 31, 2027
2027 fiction contest: Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Monday, March 1, 2027
What to Submit:
We are looking for previously unpublished work, and most of the pieces that we publish are around 6,250 words or shorter. Please see the submission categories below for more specific information.
StoryQuarterly does not knowingly accept AI-generated work and does not support the use of generative AI to produce creative work. For more about our stance on this issue, see this post by Epoch editor J. Robert Lennon and this op-ed by our editor Tom McAllister.
Print Issue Orders:
Our current issue is Issue 58. You can read the entire issue online at www.storyquarterly.org, or if you'd like a print copy, they should be ready in September 2026 and will be available to order here at that time.
To order a print copy of older issues (33-58), please use the links below.
General nonfiction submissions open August 22, 2026 and close January 31, 2027. We are looking for previously unpublished work of about 6,250 words or under. We are open to excerpts of longer works, but they must be readable as stand-alone pieces. Please double-space submissions. Our policy on AI use can be found on our submissions homepage.
Accepted work will be published
Accepted work will be published in StoryQuarterly 59, with an anticipated spring/summer 2027 release.
Please only submit one piece per reading period. Additional submissions will go unread.
General fiction submissions open August 22, 2026 and close November 22, 2026. We are looking for previously unpublished short fiction, short-shorts, and novel excerpts. (Novel excerpts must be readable as stand-alone pieces.) Length: ~6,250 words or under. Please double-space submissions. Our policy on AI use can be found on our submissions homepage.
Accepted work will be published in StoryQuarterly 59, with an anticipated spring/summer 2027 release.
Please only submit one piece per reading period. Additional submissions will go unread.
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