California Northern

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About

California Northern Magazine is a biannual publication exploring the region’s cultures, environments, histories, and identities. It provides a California-based forum for exceptional essays, long-form journalism, literature, and photography.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Collapse section Fiction On Hiatus

While authors should reside in Northern California, a story need not concern or take place in the region.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction On Hiatus

Query first. Nonfiction submissions must be grounded in Northern California (e.g. a piece could address an issue that significantly affects Northern California, an event that occurred here, or a local resident). Essays, first-person narratives, and reportage are all welcome.

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Article: 2,500 - 12,000 words.
Essay: 2,500 - 12,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 2,500 - 12,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry On Hiatus

While poets should reside in Northern California, the work need not concern the region.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026