Flyway's reading period is September 1 to May 1.
Flyway considers unsolicited fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions. We are particularly interested in pieces that delve into the environment or human place, but submissions of any subject will be considered. We encourage simultaneous submissions, but please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Payment: 1-year subscription to Flyway.
Response Time: We make every effort to reply within four months, but our response time may occasionally be slower as we are entirely staffed by volunteers.
Copyright: Held by Iowa State University; reverts to author upon publication.
Until we have responded, please do not submit more than:
*1 short story (1000 to 5000 words)
OR
*1 essay (1000-7000 words)
OR
*3 short-shorts (up to 1000 words each; please specify fiction or nonfiction)
OR
*5 poems
We occasionally accept high quality novellas. Please query before submitting novellas or longer short stories.
We occasionally consider artwork. Please query before submitting. Any unsolicited artwork will be rejected automatically. Artwork must come to us in a *.TIF file, at least 600 dpi.
Poetry
(doc, docx, rtf, tiff)
Up to 5 poems in a single document. Generally we are not interested in poems that exceed 4 pages, but there are exceptions.We would like to see some experimentation with form, but this is not required. Please do not send us epic poetry.
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Fiction
(doc, docx, rtf, tiff)
Size limit: 5,000
Short stories up to 5,000 words. Query for longer works.SUBMIT
Non-fiction
(doc, docx, rtf, tiff)
Size limit: 7,000
Creative nonfiction up to 7,000 words. We are open to experimental forms and mixed genre non-fiction. Please do not send us scholarly articles.SUBMIT
Short-Short
(doc, docx, rtf, tiff)
Size limit: 3,000
Submit up to 3 short-shorts in one document. Each short-short should not exceed 1,000 words. Please indicate fiction or nonfiction.SUBMIT
Long Short Stories, Essayvella, and Novella - $3.00
(doc, docx, rtf, tiff)
After querying, this is the spot to submit short stories and essays which exceed 5,000 words and novellas and essayvellas. Feel free to experiment with cross-genre and multi-genre work as well.This type of submission has a small fee associated with it to help support Submishmash and so that we may (hopefully, one day) pay our novella/essayvella contributors. Hopefully this offets the cost of postage for you!
Send us your best work! We look forward to publishing 1 (and maybe sometimes 2 if they really, really impress us) novella or essayvella per issue.
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Hazel Lipa Chapbook Contest - $19.00
(pdf, doc, docx)
DeadlineMarch 16, 2012
Details
Winning chapbook of no more than 40 poems will appear in Flyway’s spring online issue (available to subscribers only) and our print anthology. Individual poems may be previously published, but the chapbook should not be published.
Submission
$19 reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Flyway. Your name should not appear on the manuscript, but please include your name and contact information in your cover letter.
Award
Winner receives publication, $250, two contributor’s copies of the anthology, and a Flyway hat.
Runner-up receives $50, two contributor’s copies of the anthology, a Flyway hat, and publication of selected, previously unpublished poems.
We look forward to reading your work!
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