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Fee-Free Literary Nonfiction

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Today's Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Literary Nonfiction. Check back tomorrow for a new list.
Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else.

Baltimore Review

The Baltimore Review was founded by Barbara Westwood Diehl in 1996 as a literary journal publishing short stories and poems, with a mission to showcase the best writing from the Baltimore area and beyond. Our mission remains just that. However, in our online format, we can now bring that fine writing to the world's attention, more frequently, and at less cost. We can also explore new ways to bring the world of writers and writing to the reader's attention.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $50.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 80.7 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.5% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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EcoTheo Review Wildcard

In the work we publish online and quarterly print editions of EcoTheo Review, we cultivate conversation and connection with artists and writers to bring original work to a wide audience invested in the relationships between ecology and theology, earth justice and social justice. ETR was founded in 2013 at Princeton Theological Seminary as a literary journal dedicated to “enlivening conversations and commitments around ecology, spirituality, and art…
Topics: Nature/Environment, Religion/Spirituality, Other.
Lengths: Review, Essay.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 66.0 days.

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Instant Noodles

VISION: To expand the opportunities available to authors by providing a digital platform to showcase short works of fiction/flash fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction, visual art, media art, and poetry. MISSION: To support creators in their publishing journey, whether they are new established by offering a quality place to be published that is free to submit to and free to read/view.
Topics: Other.
Lengths: Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 31.2 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 52.6% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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little somethings press Wildcard

little somethings press: a collection of small writings aims to highlight the growing wave of micro-literature from flash prose to micropoetry, while navigating the space between literary journals and zines.
Topics: Memoir, Other.
Lengths: Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Unknown.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 66.0 days.

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The Spectacle Wildcard

The first issue of The Spectacle was launched in the fall of 2015, with Kelly Caldwell, Cassie Donish, and Jonathan McGregor at the helm. Twice a year, the magazine publishes issues that include poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art, while The Revue [listed separately] publishes flash prose, short poems, interviews, special features, and other pieces year-round. We aim for content that reminds us that our lenses matter—they focus, distort, clarify, conceal…
Topics: Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $50.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 60.0 days.

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the Thieving Magpie Wildcard

the Thieving Magpie is a digital literary magazine dedicated to procuring and publishing good art: fiction, poetry, essays, art and photography. We are looking for writers and artists who take their art and mischief seriously. New and emerging voices and visions will share these pages with experienced writers and artists who believe in their craft. We don’t seek perfection, just dedication to the process, the craft and the truth in art.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Interview, Essay.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 51.5 days.

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Thirteen Bridges Review Wildcard

Thirteen Bridges Review is the professional literary arts journal produced by the Department of English and Philosophy at Auburn University at Montgomery. The journal's mission is to present original and groundbreaking literary works by new and established writers from around the world. Thirteen Bridges began life as THAT Literary Review, a passion project for our former colleague William Blake Gerard (1960-2020). We will always be grateful to Blake for his vision and dedication to this journal.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment. Free copy(ies).
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 31.3 days.

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TrashLight Press Website Wildcard

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We publish raw, feral, genre-bending work on our website.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 68.8 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 26.7% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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Vast Chasm Magazine

Vast strives to be an engaged literary press that explores the expansive human experience and celebrates complex, diverse voices. Our mission is to publish bold work, champion distinct artists, and cultivate literary community.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $50.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 104.4 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

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West Branch

West Branch is a magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. Founded in 1977 and housed at the Stadler Center for Poetry & Literary Arts at Bucknell University, West Branch publishes a fall, winter, and spring/summer issue each year.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Essay.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.10/word, max. $200.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 31.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.8% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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