When to Submit:
In summer/fall/early winter of 2024, we're accepting submissions for Issue 57. This issue will come out in late spring/early summer 2025.
Our submission dates are:
Fiction general submissions: Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Sunday, November 24, 2024
Nonfiction general submissions: Saturday, August 17, 2024 – Sunday, December 1, 2024
2025 fiction contest: Saturday, November 30, 2024 – Sunday, March 2, 2025
Print Issue Orders:
Our current issue is Issue 56. You can read it online at www.storyquarterly.org. The print edition of Issue 56 is expected to be available by late summer or early fall of 2024.
To order a print copy of older issues (33-55), please use the links below.
General nonfiction submissions open August 17, 2024 and close December 1, 2024. We are looking for previously unpublished work of about 6,250 words or under.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 57, with an anticipated spring/summer 2024 release.
General fiction submissions open August 17, 2024 and close November 24, 2024. We are looking for previously unpublished short fiction, short-shorts, and novel excerpts.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 57, with an anticipated spring/summer 2025 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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