Ecotone

Guidelines summary

Pays

Honorarium on publication, $100 minimum, plus two copies and a one-year subscription

Length

One prose piece, 2,000 words minimum, up to thirty double-spaced pages (about 10,000 words)

Wants

Work that reimagines place, including work about the climate crisis

Simultaneous submissions

Yes

Multiple submissions

One submission per reading period

Reprints

No

Response time

Aims for six to nine months; running longer

Submissions

General fall 2026 window closed early. Reading periods usually begin in January/February and August/September, plus a Valentine's Day window.

Submission or entry fee

Postal submissions are fee-free; check Submittable for any online fee

Rights

See guidelines

Also note

Not open to UNC Wilmington students from the last fifteen years.

Last checked

October 31, 2026