Hedge Apple Magazine Hedge Apple: The literary magazine of Hagerstown Community College

The Hedge Apple is accepting general submissions through February 15, 2027 for our 2027 print issue. Please read our guidelines here before submitting through Duosuma.

Quick Links to Open Calls:

2026 Halloween Contest (closing in 29 days) Free
General Submissions 2026-27 (closing in 158 days) Free

2026 Halloween Contest Free Open

Closes on Friday, October 9, 2026 11:59 PM EDT (in 29 days).

2026 Halloween contest... We are accepting artwork/photography, poetry, and fiction up to 2000 words until October 9th. Winners will be announced the week of Halloween at www.hedgeapplemagazine.com.

Poetry: submit up to three pieces.

Artwork: submit up to three pieces.

Fiction: submit only one piece.

Entries should be anonymous! Judges will not be able to see your name or other information in the system. Please do not put identifying information in your file!

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General Submissions 2026-27 Free Open

Closes on Monday, February 15, 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 158 days).

We're open for general submissions and we look forward to seeing your work! We usually open a theme call for submissions in January, but we consider general submissions (any theme) all year.

Please note that our reading period is January through February, so you will not receive a decision on your submission until March.

Please visit our website for our full guidelines.

www.hedgeapplemagazine.com

Also, please note that fiction, nonfiction, and poetry should be submitted as docx files, not pdf.

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