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.
Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 150 days after submission*/Editor reported data238 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data5.68%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
From the editors
Best American, Best Microfiction, Best New Poets, Best Of The Net, Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
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
244
Total submissions tracked
238 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
30 days
Fastest response time
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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