ZYZZYVA

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Website:

https://zyzzyva.org

Genres Published:

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation

Subgenres:

Literary Fiction

Representative Authors:

Rebecca Solnit, Héctor Tobar, Carl Phillips, Joyce Carol Oates, Lydia Kiesling, Tommy Orange, Ruth Madievsky, Lou Mathews, Bryan Washington, Tomas Moniz, Keenan Norris, Lori Ostlund, Kaveh Akbar, Jessica Francis Kane, Peter Orner, Yohanca Delgado, Octavio Solis, Glen David Gold, Victoria Chang, James Cagney, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Matthew Zapruder, Amy Tan, Vanessa Hua, 'Pemi Aguda, Colin Winnette, Lauren Markham, Karen Tei Yamashita, Tom Bissell, Lucy Corin, Daniel Handler, and Rita Bullwinkel.

Formats:

Online, Print

Submission Guidelines:

https://zyzzyva.org/about/submissions

Reading Periods:

Jan 1 to May 31

Sep 1 to Nov 30

Temporarily closed to submissions

Response Time:

3 to 6 months

Charges Reading Fee:

Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:

Yes

Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:

Yes

Number of Debut Authors per Issue:

1-2

Payment:

Cash

Issues per Year:

Issue Price:

$17

Subscription Price:

$42 for 3 issues, student rate $37 for 3 issues

Circulation:

5,000 to 10,000

Editorial Focus

ZYZZYVA is an award-winning independent San Francisco literary journal. Our emphasis is on publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art by the best writers, poets, translators, and artists in California, but we also feature work by acclaimed poets and writers from all of the West Coast, from across the U.S., and from around the world.

Contact Information

Oscar Villalon, Editor

57 Post Street

Suite 902

San Francisco

94104

oscar@zyzzyva.org

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Last updated: Jun 17, 2026

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