When to Submit:
Our submission dates for Issue 58 (publication in 2026) are:
Fiction: Saturday, August 23 – Sunday, November 23, 2025
Nonfiction: Saturday, August 23 – Sunday, December 13, 2025
Fiction contest (judge TBA): Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Sunday, March 8, 2026
Print Issue Orders:
Our current issue in print is Issue 56. You can read it online at www.storyquarterly.org. The print edition of Issue 57 is expected to be available by late summer or early fall of 2025.
To order a print copy of older issues (33-55), please use the links below.
General nonfiction submissions open August 23, 2025 and close December 13, 2025. We are looking for previously unpublished work of about 6,250 words or under.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. Accepted work will be published in StoryQuarterly 58, with an anticipated spring/summer 2025 release.
General fiction submissions open August 23, 2025 and close November 23, 2025. We are looking for previously unpublished short fiction, short-shorts, and novel excerpts.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. Accepted work will be published in StoryQuarterly 58, with an anticipated spring/summer 2026 release. (Note: this is separate submission category from our annual fiction prize.)
Issue 56 was published online at storyquarterly.org in May 2024, and the print edition is now available. This issue features new work by Elizabeth McCracken, Beto Caradepiedra, A.J. Bermudez, Amy Benson, Susan DeFreitas, and many more.
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