TLR: Tahoma Literary Review 392

We like stories that offer imaginative premises, unusual or marginalized characters, and high stakes. Show us characters driven by lifetimes of experience and complex motivations. Experimental writing is also welcome.

Genres:

Genre	Subgenres
GGeneral General	Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Types/Lengths:

Type	Length Details
FFlash Fiction Flash Fiction	Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
SShort Story Short Story	1,000 - 1,499 words; Up to 2 pieces.
SShort Story Short Story	1,500 - 7,500 words.
TNovelette Novelette	7,500 - 10,000 words.

Payscale:

We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

SSemi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to PProfessional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).

Submissions:

Electronic	Postal	Reprints	Simultaneous	Media
OK	No	No	OK	Text format submissions

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Be brave. Send me the stuff that you never thought would get published anywhere. Send me the thing you have to take a deep breath over before submitting or running by your critique group. I'm always interested in hearing different viewpoints from different sectors of society, and work in different forms, too: I'll read lyrical essays; experimental essays; narrative nonfiction.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Types/Lengths:

Type	Length Details
ZNarrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction	Up to 1,499 words; Up to 2 pieces.
ZNarrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction	1,500 - 6,000 words.

Payscale:

We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

SSemi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to PProfessional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).

Submissions:

Electronic	Postal	Reprints	Simultaneous	Media
OK	No	No	OK	Text format submissions

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

In each submission, I am looking for a single, exquisitely written poem that surprises, challenges, and moves the reader. Please send a range of work rather than linked poems or poems that require extensive context to be best appreciated. I am interested primarily in poems in the lyrical, formal, and narrative modes.

Genres:

Genre	Subgenres
GGeneral General	Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Lyric poetry, Narrative poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Types/Lengths:

Type	Length Details
PPoem Poem	Unlimited number of lines; 3 - 6 pieces.

Payscale:

We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

PProfessional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).

Submissions:

Electronic	Postal	Reprints	Simultaneous	Media
OK	No	No	OK	Text format submissions

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.