Ninth Letter

Ninth Letter Ninth Letter is a literary magazine in print and online. https://linktr.ee/ninthletter

Ninth Letter is a collaboration between the MFA in Creative Writing Program and the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Edited and produced by faculty and students of these programs, Ninth Letter offers new literary writing of the highest quality illuminated by cutting edge graphic design. Ninth Letter is published semi-annually in the spring and fall and acce

pts submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction in both traditional and experimental formats. Writing originally publishing in Ninth Letter has been reprinted in several awards anthologies, including Best American Short Stories, Pushcart Prize, Best Creative Nonfiction, Best New Fantasy, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and Best New Poets. The recipient of several major awards for graphic design, Ninth Letter was also named Best New Literary Journal in 2005 by the Council of Editors of Learned Journals.

Deadline Extended: May 9. Missed the submission deadline for our contest? Here's another week to get your submission to ...
05/03/2026

Deadline Extended: May 9. Missed the submission deadline for our contest? Here's another week to get your submission to us! Full guidelines and details > link in bio.

Check out past winners and honorees for the Ninth Letter Literary Awards! You can read the full pieces on our site. Fant...
04/26/2026

Check out past winners and honorees for the Ninth Letter Literary Awards! You can read the full pieces on our site. Fantastic work from Weijia Pan, Maeve Barry, and Mickie Kennedy. Link in bio. Stay tuned for more 🔥

Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 each in poetry, fiction, and cnf. Link in bio!Plus: Free one-year print subs...
04/25/2026

Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 each in poetry, fiction, and cnf. Link in bio!
Plus:
Free one-year print subscription to 9L included ✅
All submissions considered for pub ✅
Open until MAY 1 (corrected) ✅
Waiting on a response from us for another submission? You're still eligible for the contest!

Ninth Letter Literary AwardsNinth Letter accepts submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our literary awards from March 1 to May 1. PrizeThe winner in each genre (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction) will receive $1,000, publication in the Fall/Winter print issue and online, two con...

We are excited to feature an interview with Diamond Forde + a poem from her new collection THE BOOK OF ALICE (Scribner, ...
04/20/2026

We are excited to feature an interview with Diamond Forde + a poem from her new collection THE BOOK OF ALICE (Scribner, 2026). Read the exclusive at ninthletter.com! Link in bio.

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge: Angela Pelster 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $...
04/15/2026

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge: Angela Pelster 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio!
Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Fiction Judge: Dantiel W. Moniz 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize...
04/14/2026

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Fiction Judge: Dantiel W. Moniz 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio!
Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Poetry Judge: Steven Espada Dawson. 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 p...
04/13/2026

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Poetry Judge: Steven Espada Dawson.
🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio!
Plus:
📗 One-year print subscription included.
🖋 All submissions considered for publication.
Submit by May 1!

Ninth Letter is proud to present the latest web edition: Performance. 🎭 Featuring the work of 15 amazing writers, this i...
04/03/2026

Ninth Letter is proud to present the latest web edition: Performance. 🎭 Featuring the work of 15 amazing writers, this issue asks what it means to perform? How do we do it, why do we do it, and for whom? 🎭 Read it for free at ninthletter.com! 🎭 Link in bio.

TJ Price unnerves readers (and writers) with a story that questions the future of AI and what may happen when that intel...
03/31/2026

TJ Price unnerves readers (and writers) with a story that questions the future of AI and what may happen when that intelligence is fed and grows in power. Read “THE GLORIOUS” at ninthletter.com. Link in bio.

Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 in poetry, fiction, and cnf. Plus: Free one-year print subscription to 9L in...
03/24/2026

Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 in poetry, fiction, and cnf. Plus:
Free one-year print subscription to 9L included ✅
All submissions considered for pub ✅
Open until April 30 ✅
Waiting on a response from us for another submission? You're still eligible for the contest!

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