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Nashville Review

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Length
Up to 7,000 words
Pay
Not stated
Fee
No fee
Simultaneous
Allowed
Reprints
Original only

What they accept

Nashville Review, edited by MFA students at Vanderbilt University, reads fiction in September and January and typically responds within four to five months; the current call is for the themed issue NR 45, Kink & Culture. Fiction runs to 7,000 words for stories and novel excerpts, with flash fiction up to 1,000 words each, and submissions are capped at 500 per section and may close early. There is no fee to submit, and prose contributors are paid $100 per piece.

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