Salamander

Salamander, Inc., is a nonprofit literary organization that publishes a biannual magazine of poetry, fiction, memoir, and works in translation.

It was founded by Jennifer Barber in 1992 with the aim of publishing a generation of writers reaching artistic maturity and deserving of a wider audience alongside new work by established writers. In addition to the magazine, Salamander, Inc. sponsors events and readings in the Boston area and in New York. Salamander became affiliated with Suffolk University in the fall of 2005. Its annual fiction

contest began in 2010. Salamander has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Council for Literary Magazines and Presses, Bradford College, and the Brookline Council on the Arts and Humanities.

12/23/2025

Long-awaited, and so worth it: Salamander #60 is now available in print and online at salamandermag.org. Happy reading and happy holidays to all! 🦎🎅

10/22/2025

Always so exciting to see work published in Salamander earn more well deserved recognition! Congratulations to Julie Marie Wade, Notable in the Best American Essays, and to Sue McMillan, Distinguished Story in Best American Mystery & Suspense.

10/01/2025

Our upcoming Issue 60 marks the end of an era: Salamander is parting ways with Suffolk University after two decades.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we take a hiatus from reading new submissions, and stay connected with us for updates.
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08/18/2025

Always a thrill to share the results of our annual fiction contest: congratulations to winners Kate Lister Campbell and Ivan Suazo, chosen by contest judge Helen Phillips, and to all of the finalists! It's an honor to read and be trusted with all of your work.

06/01/2025

Today is the last day to submit to the 2025 Fiction Contest, judged by Helen Phillips!

We're so excited to announce that the judge for Salamander's 2025 Fiction Contest will be Helen Phillips, author of The Need and Hum, among other works. Submissions open on May 1!

Find more information here: salamandermag.org/contests

05/23/2025

Long weekend, short stories: submit your work to the Salamander Fiction Contest, judged by Helen Phillips, this weekend! Submissions close 6/1.
https://salamandermag.org/contests/

05/20/2025

We're hard at work on Issue 60(!) but just put up some new public content from the incredible Issue 59!
Read your hearts out here: salamandermag.org/portfolio/issue-59/

We're so excited to announce that the judge for Salamander's 2025 Fiction Contest will be Helen Phillips, author of The ...

04/25/2025

04/11/2025

Please join us this weekend, 4/13, for a reading of work from our new issue!

Join us this weekend, 4/13 at 3 PM, for a virtual reading to celebrate our new Honey Bear issue🐻Readers include Marcy Rae Henry, Danny Lang-Perez, and Gabrielle Grace Hogan.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/zy9j4vzd
Hope to see you there!

04/07/2025

03/21/2025

Our beautiful Honey Bear issue has arrived (with a portfolio by sculptor Dale Rogers), and is on its way to your nearest bookstore or subscriber mailbox.
View selected public contents here:
salamandermag.org
And purchase an issue or subscribe here: https://salamandermag.org/subscribe/

02/26/2025

Expected back from the printer soon: Salamander 59, featuring the excellent writers and artists below! Subscribe now to receive your own issue: https://salamandermag.org/subscribe/

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