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Zyzzyva

Zyzzyva
Forms: 
Art, 
Fiction, 
Non-Fiction, 
Poetry
Format: 
Print
Frequency: 
Triannual
Reading period: 
January 1 to May 31and September 1 to November 30
Response time: 
1 - 6 months
Payment: 
copies, 
$26 - $100, 
$101 - $300
Simultaneous submissions: 
Yes
Accepts reprints: 
No
Reading fee: 
No
Founded: 
1985
Website: 
http://zyzzyva.org/

ZYZZYVA is a critically acclaimed print journal, introducing readers to new work from the best contemporary writers and artists since 1985. Based in San Francisco, we have established a vigorous tradition of finding and fostering new talent, in our backyard and beyond. For over thirty years ZYZZYVA has nurtured emerging writers, many of whom go on to spectacular careers (Haruki Murakami, Po Bronson, F.X. Toole, Kay Ryan, Sherman Alexie) and whose work in ZYZZYVA is recognized by the Pushcart Prize, the Best American series, the O. Henry Prize Stories, and other awards organizations. Recent contributors include Rivka Galchen, Ron Carlson, Ruth Madievsky, Lou Mathews, Lori Ostlund, Kaveh Akbar, Fatima Bhutto, Peter Orner, Ann Cummins, Octavio Solis, Glen David Gold, Amy Tan, and Matthew Dickman.