Nightjar Magazine

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About

Nightjar is a literary magazine that publishes speculative prose and poetry from young writers. We love the peculiar, the lopsided, the dreamlike: writing that reveals secret passages and alternate lives, creating imagined worlds fueled by authentic emotion and experience.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Magic Realism, Slipstream
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Magic Realism, Slipstream
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian, Slipstream

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,500 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026