Narrative Magazine

How to submit

• Processs

  Form

• Cover letter

  The author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should be typed at the top of the first page. Contributors are asked to include a brief biographical note with their submissions.

• Eligibility

  No specific eligibility requirements

• Formatting

  All manuscripts should be in 12-point type, with at least one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Fiction and nonfiction should be double-spaced. Poetry should be single-spaced.

• Author's rights

  This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

• Additional info

  During the first two weeks of April, we do not require a reading fee for general submissions. All submissions with a reading fee, from new or emerging writers, are eligible for the $4,000 Narrative Prize, awarded annually. Payment to Authors: Narrative is strongly committed to supporting our authors’ work. Our current rates for work are as follows: —$500 for a Story of the Week. —$200 for a Poem of the Week. —$250 to $500 for 500 to 2,000 word manuscripts. —$500 to $1,000 for 2,000 to 15,000 word manuscripts. —$200 minimum for each accepted poem or audio/video piece. ($100 for poetry reprints.) —$100 for Readers’ Narratives.