Saturday, June 6, 2026

Call for Submissions: Pleiades

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General Submissions

Pleiades is open for regular submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translations during the months of June and December. Please note that submissions sent outside the submission period will not be considered. Unsolicited poetry, fiction, translations, and nonfiction should be submitted via our online submissions manager, Duosuma.

Reviews and Interviews

We accept reviews of poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, as well as pitches for author interviews, via email only, at:

pleiadesreviews@gmail.com 

Deadline: June 30, 2026 

Please do not submit more than once in a given genre during each reading period.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider paper submissions and emailed submissions, and mailed manuscripts will be recycled. An exception to this policy is made for incarcerated writers, who should mail submissions to

Pleiades Magazine, Editor-in-Chief
Martin 220 B, Department of English
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri, 64093

including an email address or self-addressed envelope for response.

Note that we are especially invested in reading manuscripts from writers from historically marginalized communities as part of our commitment to a deep representation of dynamic work.

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, please withdraw via our submission manager. For all queries, contact:

pleiades@ucmo.edu 

and your email will be forwarded to the appropriate editor. Our current response time is 6-9 months, please wait to inquire about the status of your submission until 9 months have passed.

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