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Memoir

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American Literary Review

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Since 1990, the American Literary Review has been published through the Department of English at the University of North Texas. We feature poems, stories, essays, reviews, and interviews that reflect the diverse tradition of writers living in the United States and abroad. Our aim is to expand the notion of publishing literature that is American. We welcome work that speaks to American place, culture, history, and future, among other subjects…
Topics:   Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir.
Lengths: Essay.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $40 per piece.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 85.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

Black Fox Literary Magazine

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Here at Black Fox, we publish both established and new writers. We welcome all fiction, but we especially like fiction from under-represented genres and styles.
Topics:   Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir.
Lengths:   Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $20.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 40.5 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

Chicago Quarterly Review  Fees

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Chicago Quarterly Review was founded in 1995 in order to publish both emerging and established writers and, by doing so, encourage them in the development of their craft. By publishing the finest short stories, poems, photographs, and essays we hope to provide readers with work that stimulates, entertains, and inspires.
Topics:   Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir.
Lengths:   Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment. Free copy(ies).
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 160.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 3.3% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

The Dublin Review

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The Dublin Review is a quarterly magazine of essays, memoir, reportage and fiction.
Topics:     Open to all/most topics, including: Literature/Books, Memoir, Travel.
Lengths:    Article, Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Professional. Details: Min. of EUR €300 for 2,500 words and under, increasing with word count.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 106.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.6% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

Fourth Genre  Fees

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Publishing the best in literary nonfiction since 1999. Here at Fourth Genre, we’re devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. We curate works across the full spectrum of the genre. Given the genre’s flexibility and expansiveness, we welcome a variety of works ranging from personal essays and memoirs to literary journalism and personal criticism…
Topics:       Open to all/most topics, including: Lifestyle, Literature/Books, Memoir, Nature/Environment, Travel.
Lengths:    Review, Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $50.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 83.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 4.4% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

The Iowa Review

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Founded in 1970 and edited by faculty, students, and staff from the renowned writing and literature programs at the University of Iowa, The Iowa Review takes advantage of this rich environment for literary collaboration to create a worldwide conversation among those who read and write contemporary literature. We publish a wide range of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, translations, photography, and work in emerging forms by both established and emerging writers…
Topics:     Open to all/most topics, including: Literature/Books, Memoir, Other.
Lengths:    Review, Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.08/word; $100 minimum.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 126.5 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

Narrative Magazine Story Contest  Fees

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OUR [seasonal] CONTEST is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to as human beings, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total…
Topics:   Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir.
Lengths:   Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Winner's Prize: Professional. Details: USD $2,500 for first prize.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 44.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

River Teeth  Fees

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River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative is recognized as a national leader in publishing quality essays, memoir, and literary journalism. It was co-founded in 1999 by Joe Mackall and Dan Lehman, professors at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. In 2019, following the retirement of editors Joe Mackall and Dan Lehman, River Teeth moved its primary location to Ball State University.
Topics:    Open to all/most topics, including: Literature/Books, Memoir.
Lengths:     Review, Article, Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $100.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 55.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.6% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

Scantic Books  Wildcard

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The Scantic River flows through many small towns of Connecticut and Massachusetts and brings with it local history and lore. Named after a local Native American tribe who settled nearby, the Scantic roars in the spring, murmurs in the summer, and once powered such mills as the Hazard Gunpowder Company. This hidden river in the heart of New England now lends its name to a publishing house dedicated to bringing high-quality authors to light.
Topics:     Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir, Politics/Political Science, Society/Culture.
Lengths:   Nonfiction Collection, Book.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Sunspot Literary Journal  Fees

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Sunspot Literary Journal was founded to cut through the blinding flashes. The publications present writing that is meaningful. Writing created by individuals who might not have a large social media following, but who still have something important to say. Here at Sunspot, we believe in the power of the written word. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art can speak truth to power with the power inherent in all human beings. Our mission is to amplify every voice.
Topics:     Open to all/most topics, including: Literature/Books, Memoir, Travel.
Lengths:   Review, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 28.7 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

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