Fiction
Kestrel
No closing date
- Length
- Up to 5,000 words
- Pay
- Contributor copy
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Kestrel is Fairmont State University's literary journal, publishing fiction by established and emerging writers, with a particular welcome for West Virginian and Appalachian writers. It reads year-round through Submittable only, takes previously unpublished fiction up to 5,000 words, accepts simultaneous submissions, and contributors receive one copy.
Literary
- AI policy
- Kestrel will NOT consider any work generated or influenced by LLMs/AI.
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