General Submissions

Nimrod is open to general submissions annually from November 1 until November 30. Turn-around time for general submissions is one to five months.  Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as they are noted and withdrawn immediately if accepted elsewhere.

Fiction

Work must be previously unpublished. 5,000 words maximum.

Poetry

Work must be previously unpublished. Up to 7 pages, no more than one poem per page. Poetry is open to all styles and subjects.

Contests

The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry
Each year Nimrod hosts the Nimrod Literary Awards, with entries accepted beginning January 1 and ending January 31. First prizes of $2,000 and second prizes of $1,000 and publication are awarded. The fee for each entry is $20. For the complete rules, visit the Literary Awards page.

Manuscript Format

Fiction: double-spaced, 1” margins on all sides, word-processed, one side of plain white paper only. Poetry: word-processed, no more than one poem per page, one side of plain white paper only.

How to Submit

You may submit by mail or through our online submission manager system. General online submissions are free.

Our next window for general poetry and fiction submissions opens on November 1 and closes on November 30, 2025.

Postal submissions: General postal submissions are free. Send SASE for notification and/or return of manuscript. Postal submissions should be sent to the main Nimrod address:

Nimrod International Journal
University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK  74104

Email Submissions

Nimrod does not accept email transmissions unless the writer lives overseas and is unable to submit using our online submission manager system. For those sending email submissions, please paste work into the body of an email.

All work submitted to Nimrod must be previously unpublished. We take First North American rights for work published in Nimrod.

Reading a sample issue before submitting a manuscript is recommended.

Issue Format

Each issue is approximately 130 pages, perfect bound with a four-color cover.

Payment

We pay $20 per poem and page of prose, with a $300 maximum. Winners of the Nimrod Literary Awards receive $2,000 for first prize, $1,000 for second prize and publication. All contributors receive two print contributors’ copies and one digital contributor copy.

Subscriptions

One year domestic print: $19.50

Two years domestic print: $34.00

One year digital: $10.00

Two years digital: $16.00

You may subscribe on our website, on our Submittable page or by mail via check or money order.

Sample Issues

$12 each. Sample issues can be purchased on our website, on our Submittable page or by mail via check or money order.

Questions

nimrod@utulsa.edu
(918) 631-3080
artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod

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