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    Literary Magazine

    Prairie Schooner

    prairieschooner.unl.edu

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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.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
    • Response time:
      150 days after submission*
      Editor reported data
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      238 days*
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    • Acceptance rate:
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      Editor reported data
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      5.68%*
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    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 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

    5.68%

    Average acceptance rate

    30 days

    Fastest response time

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    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

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    12-month average acceptance rate

    159 days

    12-month average response time

    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

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      Kwame Dawes

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Siwar Masannat avatar

      Siwar Masannat

      Managing Editor