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"Prairie Schooner, a national literary quarterly published with the support of the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Press, is home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews being published today by beginning, mid-career, and established writers."

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Introduction

Prairie Schooner, a national literary quarterly published with the support of the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Press, is home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews being published today by beginning, mid-career, and established writers.

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
4-5 months / 434 days
Average acceptance rate
6.67%

Types of Submissions Accepted

4 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max pieces: 1

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

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Poetry

Min pieces: 5

Max pieces: 7

5-7 poems

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Review

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

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Fiction

Max pieces: 1

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

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Poetry

Min pieces: 5

Max pieces: 7

5-7 poems

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Review

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 3

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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    Details

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  • 02

    How to submit 🏗️

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  • 03

    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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  • 04

    Awards

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  • 05

    Demographics & Eligibility

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  • 06

    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Magazine

Founded in 1926 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Kwame Dawes
Editor-in-Chief
Siwar Masannat
Managing Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

59

Average acceptance rate

6.67%

Average response time

434 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/434 days

Fastest response time

30 days

Slowest response time

1128 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Laura Rashley avatar
1 pieces