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.
TriQuarterly is hiring a Poetry Editor to join our existing editor in curating the Nonfiction section of the magazine.
In this role, the editor will perform the following duties:
– Curate a collection of poems for the magazine that exhibits a wide variety of styles and forms
– Co-lead a team of readers to work through submissions in Submittable
– Liaise with authors and coordinate edits with our Managing Editor
A desirable candidate for this role will have the following experience:
– Experience writing and publishing in Poetry
– Experience using Submittable
– Relevant editorial and/or team management experience
– Copyediting experience and familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style
Compensation: Editors receive a quarterly honorarium of $300, totaling $1200 annually.
If you don't have some of the above experience, we still invite you to apply! All applications received by Wednesday August 19th by midnight will receive full consideration.
TriQuarterly is hiring a Nonfiction Editor to join our existing editor in curating the Nonfiction section of the magazine.
In this role, the editor will perform the following duties:
– Curate a variety of essays for the Nonfiction section of the magazine
– Co-lead a team of readers to work through submissions in Submittable
– Acquire 4-6 essays per issue
– Liaise with authors and coordinate edits with our Managing Editor
A desirable candidate for this role will have the following experience:
– Experience writing and publishing in Nonfiction
– Experience using Submittable
– Relevant editorial and/or team management experience
– Copyediting experience and familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style
Compensation: Editors receive a quarterly honorarium of $300, totaling $1200 annually.
If you don't have some of the above experience, we still invite you to apply! All applications received by Wednesday August 19th by midnight will receive full consideration.
TriQuarterly is hiring a Blog & Media Editor to curate and lead our online blog The Latest Word. In this role, the editor will acquire and publish craft essays, book reviews, and author interviews year-round. Additionally, TriQuarterly is in the process of bringingThe Latest Word to Substack! This new editor will help spearhead this project alongside our Managing Editor.
The Blog & Media Editor will perform and lead the following tasks:
– Curate at least 1-2 articles a month for The Latest Word
– Lead TriQuarterly's Substack account
– Copyedit, format and publish articles on our website and Substack
– Design social media graphics for blog articles on Canva
A desirable candidate for this role will have the following experience:
– Considerable experience writing and/or editing book reviews, craft essays, and author interviews
– Experience using Canva, Squarespace, and Substack
– Relevant editorial experience
– Copyediting experience and familiarity with the Chicago Manual of Style
– A familiarity with the literary Substack community
Compensation: Editors receive a quarterly honorarium of $300, totaling $1200 annually.
If you don't have some of the above experience, we still invite you to apply! All applications received by Wednesday August 19th by midnight will receive full consideration.
Please provide a link to your video in addition to your video file. We accept simultaneous submissions. You may withdraw your submission at any time.
Please limit your total submission to fewer than 5,000 words and limit formats to .doc, .docx, .rtf, and PDF. We suggest keeping your font to 12-point Times New Roman and double-spacing all prose submissions.
We accept simultaneous submissions. You may withdraw your submission at any time.