Brilliant Corners A Journal of Jazz and Literature

About

Brilliant Corners [is] the only national journal to focus on jazz-related literature. We publish a great range of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by writers such as Whitney Balliett, Amiri Baraka, Hayden Carruth, Wanda Coleman, Billy Collins, Jayne Cortez, Stephen Dunn, Gary Giddins, Yusef Komunyakaa, Philip Levine, Clarence Major, William Matthews, Colleen McElroy, Al Young, and Paul Zimmer.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 1996

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 01 May 2027* (approx. 228 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

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General

Lengths:

Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Music: See guidelines.

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Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 01 May 2027* (approx. 228 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Music: See guidelines.

Payment:

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Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 01 May 2027* (approx. 228 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Music: See guidelines.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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