TriQuarterly, the literary journal of Northwestern University and of the Litowitz MFA+MA program, welcomes submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, short drama, video essays, and hybrid work from established as well as emerging writers. We also accept interviews and craft essays.

We publish two issues per year and accept submissions according to the following schedule:

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry

• Fall/Winter submissions open in September and stay open until we reach a cap of 500 submissions.
• Spring submissions open in April and stay open until we reach a cap of 500 submissions.

Video Essays & Latest Word pieces (craft essays, interviews, book reviews)

• Submissions are accepted year-round.

Please refer to our submissions guidelines before submitting your work.

We accept simultaneous submissions. You can withdraw or edit your submission at anytime by logging into your account.

To learn more about TriQuarterly and our mission as a literary magazine, please refer to our About Us page.