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Arcturus Magazine

The Chicago Review of Books presents Arcturus, an online literary magazine of new perspectives in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid genres. Inspired by Chicago’s early modernist literary magazines like The Dial (1880), Poetry (1912), and The Little Review (1914), we’ve published a diverse array of writers and poets since our founding in 2016, including Kristine Ong Muslim, Scott Blackwood, Allegra Hyde, Berit Ellingsen, Daniel Peña, Maryse Meijer, Sam Weller, Michelle…
Topics: Open to all/most topics, including: Politics/Political Science, Other.
Lengths: Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 92.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.0% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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Azure Wildcard

We love work that is linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally demanding of the reader. We want literary fiction that grows in complexity upon each visitation. All writers tend to develop a scrap heap of brilliant writing - sharp dialogue that has been cut in service of a plot, a philosophical tirade that can't quite be couched in a narrative, a stunning imagistic landscape of linguistic pyrotechnics that seeks an audience..…
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Narrative Nonfiction, Book Excerpt.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 112.0 days.

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Cahava Literary Journal Wildcard

Cahava (meaning “proverb” in Urdu/Hindi) is an international literary journal dedicated to championing remarkable voices in the literary world. We strive to introduce up-and-coming writers to a wider audience. Cahava publishes work that delves into the human condition: short stories that make you laugh, poems that make you cry, and pieces that, more importantly, offer a new perspective on the world around us—or just understand yourselves a little better.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: CAD $0.05/word.

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Centaur

Centaur is an online journal publishing hybrid stories. That means experimental writing that pushes beyond genre definitions—a story on top and a poem underneath; half memoir and half tale; a fable connected to a memory.
Topics: Open to all/most topics.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $20.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 11.7 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

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CommuterLit Wildcard

CommuterLit.com is an ezine for readers like you — smart, interested in the world and on the go. CommuterLit.com posts a new short story, novel excerpt or poem each day from Monday to Thursday. On Fridays we post CL and contributor news. Our focus is on works of fiction or poetry that can be enjoyed during a 20- to 30-minute public-transit commute to work…
Topics: Open to all/most topics, including: Memoir.
Lengths: Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.

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Fourth Genre Fees

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: Slower than average responder. 87.4 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 4.7% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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Grist Fees

Founded in 2007 by graduate students in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Tennessee, Grist is a nationally distributed journal of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, and craft essays. Published annually every spring, each issue is accompanied by Grist Online, which features some of the best work we’ve received during our reading period…
Topics: Open to all/most topics, including: Literature/Books, Memoir.
Lengths: Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $0.01/word, with a max. of $50.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 132.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

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The Hopkins Review Fees

The mission of The Hopkins Review is to publish today’s vital voices and visions in literature, culture, criticism, public-facing scholarship, and the arts. We celebrate our 15th year of continuous publishing with a commitment to creative excellence and its dynamic, diverse, and inclusive present and future…
Topics: Open to all/most topics, including: Film/Television, Literature/Books, Memoir, Performing Arts.
Lengths: Review, Essay, Narrative Nonfiction.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $100.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 158.4 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

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The Iowa Review

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. 114.8 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in nonfiction.

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River Teeth Fees

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. 55.7 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.7% of nonfiction submissions accepted.

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