Prairie Schooner
Literary Magazine
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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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 4-5 months*/Editor reported data194 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 2.24%*Chill Subs tracker stats
PaysNo
FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
From the editors
yes, 3 copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Max pieces: 1
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
Min pieces: 5
Max pieces: 7
Review
Max words: 1000
Max pieces: 3
How to submit
Processs
Submittable
Cover letter
Entries include a cover letter with the submission's title and your contact information, your name and contact info shouldn't appear anywhere on the manuscript.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
submissions should be typed, and all prose should be double-spaced. Use standard fonts and formatting, including margins of at least one inch, and include your name on each page of the manuscript
Author's rights
Authors whose work is accepted for publication grant Prairie Schooner first North American serial rights, and in return, contributors receive three copies each of the issue in which their work appears, in token payment.
Additional info
Available in print Don't accept simultaneous submissions Copies. Contributors receive three copies each of the issue in which their work appears
Tracker statistics
246
Total submissions tracked
194 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
30 days
Fastest response time
1128 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 1917 days
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Submission calls
General
Deadline: May 2, 2025
About
Prairie Schooner is published in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Press and the Creative Writing Program of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln English Department and is endowed by the Glenna Luschei Endowed Editorship and Fund for Excellence at Prairie Schooner.
Founded
1926
Country
US
Masthead
Kwame Dawes
Editor-in-Chief
Siwar Masannat
Managing Editor