Unlike many magazines, Creative Nonfiction draws heavily from unsolicited submissions.We’re open to all types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to personal essay to memoir. Deadlines from 13 May 2019.
Our editors believe that providing a platform for emerging writers and helping them find readers is an essential role of literary magazines. A typical issue of CNF contains at least one essay by a previously unpublished writer.
Our editors tend to gravitate toward submissions structured around narratives, but above all, we’re most interested in writing that blends style with substance and reaches beyond the personal to tell us something new about the world.
Exploring the Boundaries: We're seeking experimental nonfiction for the "Exploring the Boundaries" section of Creative Nonfiction magazines. Deadline: May 13, 2019. Full guidelines here
Power: We're seeking new work for an upcoming issue dedicated to power. We're looking for true stories that explore the dynamics within groups and systems, for example, family units, schools, sports, churches, and government. Deadline: June 10, 2019. Full guidelines here
True Story: Submissions for our monthly mini-magazine should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words long, on any subject, in any style and not previously published. Full guidelines here
Pitch us a Column: Have an opinion on essential texts for readers and/or writers? An in-depth, working knowledge of a specific type of nonfiction? Pitch us your ideas; Accepted year-round. Full guidelines here