Subgenres: Narrative Nonfiction

Emma Patterson

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
1501 Broadway
Suite 2605
New York, NY 10036

Sonora Review

Since the magazine’s inception in 1980, editors and readers have worked to keep alive the journal’s tradition of publishing both established and emerging writers who uphold the highest standards of innovative prose and poetry.

Reading Period: 
Sep 1 to Apr 1
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Feminist, Flash Fiction, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Political, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Regional, Translation

december

Since 1958, december has been committed to distributing the work of emerging writers and artists and celebrating more seasoned voices through a semiannual nonprofit literary magazine featuring fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Sep 1 to Nov 1
Jan 1 to May 1
Temporarily closed to submissions
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, BIPOC Voices, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, Visual Poetry

Rebecca Gradinger

United Talent Agency
888 Seventh Avenue
Seventh Floor
New York, NY 10106

100 Word Story

The whole is a part and the part is a whole. The 100-word format forces the writer to question each word, to reckon with Gustave Flaubert’s mot juste in a way that even most flash fiction doesn’t. At the same time, the brevity of the form allows... Read more

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Narrative Nonfiction, Prose Poetry

Cleaver Magazine

Founded in 2013, Cleaver is Philadelphia’s international quarterly literary magazine. It publishes cutting-edge contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, essays on craft and the writing life, and book reviews.

Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Cross-genre, Experimental, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Formal Poetry, Graphic/Illustrated, LGBTQ Voices, Literary Fiction, Lyric Essay, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction

Gigantic Sequins

Gigantic Sequins is print-based and annual. Its black and white journal is known for its quality writing and its unique design/aesthetic. It accepts work from unpublished writers in addition to those who have an already established voice... Read more

Reading Period: 
Nov 1 to Jan 15
Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Flash Fiction, Graphic/Illustrated, Literary Fiction, Micro-poetry, Narrative Nonfiction, Pop Culture, Prose Poetry, Translation

Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction

Fourth Genre is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in literary (creative) nonfiction, and the editors are especially looking to provide space to voices less seldom heard from in literary publications. The journal pays a $50... Read more

Reading Periods: 
Sep 1 to Nov 30
Jan 1 to Mar 15
Genres Published: 
Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres: 
Autobiography/Memoir, Experimental, Graphic/Illustrated, Humor, LGBTQ Voices, Lyric Essay, Narrative Nonfiction, Nature/Environmental, Nonfiction

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