Guidelines: 

• Zone 3 welcomes nonfiction submissions in a variety of aesthetics from both emerging and established writers. 
• During a submission period, please submit no more than one traditional-length essay or 3-4 flash pieces (~500-1500 words).
• We seldom publish prose that is more than 3,000 words in length. 
• Our reading period for our Fall 2024 issue reopens August 15, 2024 and will close November 1, 2024. We make every effort to respond to all submissions within six months of receiving them. 
• Zone 3 accepts simultaneous submissions, but if your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your submission in Submittable.
• 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. 

We look forward to reading your work!

Guidelines: 

• Zone 3 welcomes fiction submissions in a variety of aesthetics from both emerging and established writers. 
• During a submission period, please submit no more than one story. 
• We cap our length at 3,000 words. We will consider novel excerpts and flash pieces. 
• Our reading period for our Fall 2024 issue reopens August 15, 2024 and will close November 1, 2024. We make every effort to respond to all submissions within six months of receiving them. 
• Zone 3 accepts simultaneous submissions, but if your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your work in Submittable. 
• 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.

Send us your best story. We look forward to reading your work.

Guidelines: 

• Zone 3 welcomes submissions of poetry in a wide variety of aesthetics from both emerging and established writers. 
• For poetry, please submit no more than 6 poems. 
• Our reading period for our Fall 2024 issue reopens August 15, 2024 and will close November 1, 2024.  We make every effort to respond to all submissions within six months of receiving them. 
• Zone 3 accepts simultaneous submissions, but please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere. To withdraw, please email the poetry editor at duggers@apsu.edu.
• 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.

We look forward to reading your work.

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