The Normal School

The Normal School

Issues per Year:

Issue Price:

Subscription:

$20/two year subscription (four issues)

Circulation:

1,000 to 2,500

Website:

thenormalschool.com/

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Representative Authors:

Sherman Alexie, Nick Arvin, Tom Bissell, Maud Casey, Adam Braver, Abraham Brennen, Ron Carlson, Denise Duhamel, Beth Ann Fennelly, Patricia Henley, Patrick Hicks, Kristin Iverson, Dimiter Kenarov, Philip Levine, Margot Livesey, Phillip Lopate, Dunya Mikhail, Ander Monson, Dinty W. Moore, Laura Pritchett, Ron Rash, David Shields, Mary Yukari Waters, Christopher Yen

Submission Guidelines:

thenormalschool.com/guidelines.html

Reading Period:

Sep 1 to Dec 1

Reporting Time:

3 to 6 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Yes

Accepts Electronic Submissions:

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

a couple few

Payment:

Contributor copies only

Editorial Focus

We are particularly interested in essays that challenge established norms for the genre or that don’t seem to fit in easy categories of classification. Genre fiction is very unlikely to suit us, but if you think you can sell us on it, well, then shoot it on over. We thought we didn’t want sci-fi until we met some particularly compelling fighting robots, after all. We consider poetry of any style. Please limit the number of cat poems (unless, of course, they are really, really good cat poems).

Tips From the Editor

Read an issue or two and get a feel for normal. Write well; then submit. Check out our website for more information.

Contact Information

Steven Church , Editor

5245 North Backer Avenue

M/S PB 98

California State University, Fresno

Fresno, CA 93740

editors@thenormalschool.com

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Last updated: September 13, 2012

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