Fiction (Literary Journal)
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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 the Spring 2024 issue reopens February 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.
- 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.