Creative Nonfiction (Literary Journal)
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Guidelines
- We welcome submissions in a variety of aesthetics from both emerging and established writers.
- We accept simultaneous submissions, but if your work is accepted elsewhere, please notify us through Submittable immediately.
- Please submit one traditional length essay (up to 3,000 words) or one to three flash pieces (500-1,500 words each).
- We do not accept AI-generated submissions.
- We have instituted a submission cap for our reading periods. We are currently accepting only 100 submissions per genre.
- If your work is accepted for publication, you grant Zone 3 First North American serial rights and non-exclusive reprint rights. You also grant Zone 3 the right to display the work or a portion of the work on our website, in its marketing or promotion of the work, and within Zone 3 publications. All other rights remain yours as the sole owner of the work, including the right to offer the work for subsequent publication in a literary anthology.
Our reading period for Volume 40.1 opens August 15, 2025, and will close November 1, 2025. We make every effort to respond to all submissions within six months of receiving them.
We look forward to reading your work!