The New Guard is a contest-centered, independent literary review, publishing 35+ emerging writers each volume from the United States and abroad. They proudly publish in print and have short pieces published online on their BANG! page....
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Reading Period: Mar 1 to Jan 11Temporarily Closed to SubmissionsGenre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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A cross between a scholarly journal and a literary magazine, NCLR publishes creative writing by and interviews with North Carolina writers and essays about NC writers, literature, and literary history and culture.
Reading Period: Jan 15 to Mar 1, Apr 1 to Apr 30, Sep 15 to Oct 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionGenres: Regional -
Novel Slices is dedicated solely to novel excerpts. Excerpts should feel like they come from novels that want to be read—they may pop readers into the action and leave them hanging at the end. They do not have to feel “complete...
Read moreReading Period: Feb 26 to Apr 30, Aug 24 to Oct 31Genre: Fiction -
Nude Bruce Review strives to publish compelling, high-quality poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, supporting and spotlighting the voices of emerging and established writers of all identities from across the globe. To this end, ...
Read moreReading Period: Aug 15 to Dec 15Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction