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Deadline December 1 (must be received by this date). Redivider is a selective literary magazine run by graduate students at Emerson College in Boston. They are currently open to submissions of unpublished poetry, fiction, personal essays, cultural critique, and artwork. See their Submissions page for length limits for each genre. Read past issues on their website.
Source: https://redivider.submittable.com/submit
Published: October 22, 2026
Prizes: $5,100
Deadline: Apr 1, 2027
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: May 1, 2027
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Prizes: $23,500
Deadline: Jul 1, 2027
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2027
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