Our Reading Periods Have Changed
Spring/Summer
- General Submission Reading Period January 1 - March 15
- Our Contests in Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry will be open from January 1 - March 15
Fall/Winter
- General Submission Reading Period will run from July 1 - October 15
- Open for Cover Art submissions July 1 - October 15
Fiction and Non-Fiction submissions will cap at 200, Poetry will cap at 500. Please keep an eye on our social media for when we open so you don't miss it!
Harpur Palate is a student-run journal. Please allow at least 4 months for a response, as our goal is to offer each submission the attention it deserves. We appreciate your patience.
Creative non-fiction submissions should be previously unpublished, original work shorter than 5,000 words. You may enter as many essays as you wish (one per contest entry fee). Include name, address, phone number, email and essay title in the provided cover letter space in the online form (separate from your submitted file). Remove all identifying information from the uploaded manuscript file. The entry fee is $20 per essay, and refunds are not issued for withdrawals. All submissions will be considered for publication. Please be advised that we do not accept submissions from anyone affiliated with Binghamton University, past or present. Simultaneous submissions are accepted so long as you withdraw your piece upon acceptance elsewhere.
The annual winner receives a $500 prize and publication in the following issue of Harpur Palate.
Opens: Jan 1
Deadline: March 15
*Deadline Extended Until March 22*