Submission Periods
Poetry, Fiction, and Essays: We accept unsolicited submissions two times per year:
September 1 – September 15 (or until submission caps are reached). The 2026 fall submission period will include a call for general submissions as well as a special issue on Cafes & Cocktails.
February 1 – February 15 (or until submission caps are reached)
Submissions of book reviews and interviews are open year-round.
General Guidelines
The Schooner’s intention is to publish the best and most interesting writing available, both from beginning and established writers. We publish short stories, poems, imaginative essays of general interest, reviews of current books of poetry and fiction, and interviews. Scholarly articles requiring footnote references should be submitted to journals of literary scholarship. We particularly welcome work by writers of color and writers who come from disenfranchised or previously disenfranchised backgrounds.
We do not consider work that has been previously published, including work that has appeared online or on any social media platform. While we do consider work that has been simultaneously submitted to other journals, we request that you withdraw the piece immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. We do consider translations of work that have not been published prior in English. We do not consider work that has been produced using generative AI at any stage in the writing process.
Length: For poetry, send a selection of up to seven poems contained within a single document. For fiction, essays, and reviews/interviews, send only one selection at a time. Please send only one submission per genre per submission window.
Withdrawing: To withdraw an individual poem from consideration, please send us a message through Submittable. To withdraw an essay, short story, or review/interview, please withdraw the full manuscript through Submittable.
We encourage you to read the Schooner before you submit. Sample copies are available below for just $9.00. There's never a fee to submit to our general reading period, and we're grateful for the support we receive through donations and orders.
Submit your work here.
No comments:
Post a Comment