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- One week to our Summer Submissions deadline!
Our staff wants to read your short stories and plays! Submit your work via Submittable! Selected pieces will be published in our Summer issue and entered in the final contest round for our annual $1000 Short Story or $500 Playscript writing contests! Deadline is July 17. You’ll hear back from us by August 17!
- Summer submissions deadline is just two weeks away!
Send us your short stories and plays! Submit your work via Submittable! Selected pieces will be published in our Summer issue and entered in the final contest round for our annual $1000 Short Story or $500 Playscript writing contests! Deadline is July 17, 2026
- One month to our Summer submissions deadline!
Submissions Call! Submit your work via Submittable! Selected pieces will be published in our Summer issue and entered in the final contest round for our annual $1000 Short Story or $500 Playscript writing contests! Deadline is July 17, 2026
- Submissions are open for our Summer 2026 issue!
Submit your short stories and plays! Ten selected pieces will be entered in the final contest round for our annual $1000 Short Story or $500 Playscript writing contests! Deadline is July 17, 2026.
- Read this great story by George Sand!
Painting is Lily Daydreams by Gloria E. Moses “THERE was, in a great old castle…a stately old lady possessing much land, who was very good-natured and very sensible…”
Read ‘Queen Coax‘ by George Sand for FREE in The Lemonwood Quarterly! - Stay calm…Don’t draw attention to your actions
Detail from Laura Deep in Thought by Gloria E. Moses Read Stefin Kohn’s captivating new short story ‘Standard Operating Procedure‘ for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
- Clever and Witty! Read ‘The Beginning of Always’ in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
Oil painting, When No One is Looking, by Gloria E. Moses After starting water therapy at the pool, Della Houghton’s social life suddenly went full boil! Read Susie Ryder’s new short story, ‘The Beginning of Always‘. Funny and clever.
- Read the fabulous new short story by Crystal Schubert
Image detail from Anxious Moments by Gloria E. Moses Murphy Cole’s newly hired assistant shakes things up at the art gallery! Read ‘Murphy Cole, Art for Sale‘ by Crystal Schubert. Free for all readers in The Lemonwood Quarterly
- Must EVERYTHING be measured? Read ‘Counting on Love’ by J.J. Steinfeld!
Painting detail from Beautiful Balance by Gloria E. Moses Can this relationship survive Gregory’s obsession? Read J.J. Steinfeld’s one-act play, ‘Counting on Love‘. Free, in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
- What’s a father to do? ‘The Pig Butcher’ now available for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
Oil painting: New Pink Spring Blooms by Gloria E. Moses This wasn’t the fatherhood Dave had envisioned… Read Julie Morse’s The Pig Butcher in The Lemonwood Quarterly. Free in our latest issue!
- Devotion, the latest story from Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka, available here for free!
Art image: Leaves Floating Along by Gloria E. Moses, pastel on paper Read the short story Devotion, by the very talented author, Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka. A daring portrayal of the power of prayer!
- Read the heartwarming play ‘Burning Down the House’!
Oil painting, Not Just a Bowl of Cherries, by Gloria E. Moses Lisa struggles to cope when her husband, Greg, 54 years old, develops early-onset Alzheimer’s. Read Pam Weiler Grayson’s fictional play, ‘Burning Down the House‘, for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly.
Come to a public reading of ‘Burning Down the House’! Tuesday, May 26th, 7pm, The Ellington Room, Manhattan Plaza, 400 West 43rd St, NYC.
- The Lemonwood Quarterly featured in Sapling
We’re pleased to announce that The Lemonwood Quarterly was featured this week in the writers’ newsletter, Sapling!
Continue HERE to read the entire article
- ‘Out Back’, a new story by Neil Allen—now available for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
The painting is titled ‘Into the Moody Woods’, by Gloria E. Moses. The demands of modern life and fatherhood were a bit too much for Wayne. Read Out Back, by Neil Allen, in The Lemonwood Quarterly. Free for all readers.
- Read ‘American Heartland’!
Painting is titled ‘Time to Get Started’ by Gloria E. Moses A witty and heartfelt story of trying to hold on when things are ripping apart all around you. Read American Heartland for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!
- A modern short story for pet-lovers everywhere…
Painting is titled ‘Glorious Golden’ by Gloria E Moses. Sink your teeth into this chilling story about dogs and AI! Joy All Round, by Sandeep Sandhu. Read it for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!
- Gloria E. Moses is the featured artist for our Spring 2026 Issue!
Gloria E. Moses painted the fabulous artwork featured in the Spring 2026 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly! Her fantastic paintings bring glorious depth and color to our pages. We’re thrilled to have her work in our magazine! Have a look!
- Announcing the Spring 2026 Lemonwood Quarterly
Cover: Detail from Dancer in the Red Dress, by Gloria E. Moses. Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 18″, Photo by Isaías Mattos. We are delighted to bring you this beautiful collection of stories and plays by Sandeep Sandhu, Amy Bergen, Neil Allen, Pamela Weiler Grayson, Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka, Julie Morse, J.J. Steinfeld, Crystal Schubert, Susie Ryder
and Stefin Kohn—with a fairy tale by history’s own George Sand! Amazing artwork by Gloria E. Moses. Check it out—It’s free! - Call for Submissions: One week to the Spring Deadline
The Lemonwood Quarterly submission deadline for its Spring 2026 issue is April 17th. Send in your short stories and plays!
All authors are paid. All authors published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual writing contests of $1000 and $500, so send us your stories and plays! Check out our Submissions Page for more info about our Call for Submissions. - Call for Submissions: Two weeks left!
Calling all short story authors and playwrights! The Lemonwood Quarterly is accepting submissions for its Spring 2026 issue. Deadline is April 17th!
All authors are paid! All authors published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual writing contests of $1000 and $500, so send us your stories and plays! Check out our Submissions Page for more info about our call for submissions.
March 2, 2026
Call for Submissions! We are accepting submissions for our Spring 2026 issue! Deadline is April 17, 2026. All authors are paid! All authors published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual writing contests of $1000 and $500, so send us your stories and plays!
Submissions to The Lemonwood Quarterly are now through Submittable. For more information, please go to our submission guidelines.Feb 14, 2026—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Kennan Hutchins created the fabulous artwork featured in The Lemonwood Quarterly’s Winter 2026 issue, including the cover illustration. Kennan’s breathtaking paintings, collages, and drawings are the perfect accompaniment for this issue’s marvelous stories! Have a look!Feb 13, 2026—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Announcing the Winter 2026 Lemonwood Quarterly! The Lemonwood Quarterly staff is very excited to bring readers our newest issue! A superb collection of fantastic short stories crafted by a very talented pool of writers! Check it out—it’s free!January 5, 2026—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Just two weeks to the January 19th deadline!
December 15, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Call for Submissions! We are accepting submissions for our Winter 2026 issue! Deadline is January 19, 2026 for the Winter Issue. All authors are paid! All authors published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual writing contests of $1000 and $500, so send us your stories and plays!
For information on how to submit, and what our requirements are, please go to our submission guidelines.December 15, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
We are pleased to announce the winners of our annual writing contests. The 2025 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize of $1000 for the best short story to appear in any of this year’s four issues of The Lemonwood Quarterly is awarded to Sheri Reynolds, for her short story, ‘Covenants‘ (found in our Summer 2025 issue)! The 2025 Hononegah Mack Prize ($500) for Best Play of the year goes to Skylar Siben for her play ‘Party Princess‘ (Fall 2025 issue). Congratulations Sheri and Skylar!
November 14, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Announcing the Fall 2025 Lemonwood Quarterly! It’s here! We are thrilled to bring you nine short stories and two plays from our amazing authors. Treat yourself to some fantastic fiction. It’s free!
November 5, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Coming soon! Our editors are thrilled with the marvelous stories and plays soon to be published at The Lemonwood Quarterly. Check back next week for our Fall 2025 issue! Here’s a peek at the gorgeous new cover (Tina Berrier, artist):
October 7, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Just one week left before the October 14th deadline. Send us your short stories and plays! All work published in The Lemonwood Quarterly is automatically entered in our annual $1,000 and $500 writing contests.
Submissions can be made via the link on our Submissions Guidelines page.October 1, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Two weeks to the October 14th deadline! Last chance to submit work for our 2025 $1000 short story contest and $500 playscript contest. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in the fiction or playscript contests.
September 14, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
One month to our Fall Issue’s October 14 submission deadline! We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are paid $200 when their work appears in the magazine. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play.
Submissions can be made via the link on our Submissions Guidelines page.
September 8, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Submissions call for The Lemonwood Quarterly!Submissions for our Fall 2025 issue are due October 14. We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are paid a flat rate when their work appears in the magazine. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play.
August 18, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
We are thrilled to have the beautiful artwork of Idaho’s celebrated artist, Pam McKnight, on the cover and title pages of the Summer 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly! Check out the latest issue of our magazine (it’s free for all readers!) to see a wonderful collection of Pam’s work and read our magazine’s fantastic short stories!
August 12, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Announcing the Summer 2025 Lemonwood Quarterly! Hilarious and poignant, thought-provoking and gut-wrenching… these eleven authors bring it all! Treat yourself to some fantastic fiction. It’s free!
August 4, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Coming soon! Check back next week for our Summer 2025 issue. We are very excited to be presenting this outstanding collection of fabulous stories and plays!
July 7, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
One week to our Summer Issue July 14 deadline! We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. All authors receive $200 per published piece; plus their work is automatically entered into our annual contests: the $1000 Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Mack Prize for the Best Play. Send us your writing via the form on our Submissions page.
July 1, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Hello Short Story writers! Just two weeks to the Summer Issue deadline! Send us your short stories and plays. The Lemonwood Quarterly pays $200 per story or play that appears in our magazine; plus, stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Mack Prize for the Best Play. Our editors are looking forward to reading your work! Check out our Submissions Guidelines page.
June 18, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Less than a month to our Summer Issue’s July 14 submission deadline: We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are paid $200 when their work appears in the magazine. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play.
Submissions can be made via the link on our Submissions Guidelines page.
June 3, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Submissions call for The Lemonwood Quarterly! Submissions for our Summer 2025 issue are due July 14. We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are paid a flat rate when their work appears in the magazine. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play.
May 28, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
The Spring 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly is delighted to feature the breathtaking paintings of our own arts editor and amazing artist, Nancy Panganiban. You can learn more about this issue’s featured artwork and follow the links for more info about the artist at Pollen Nation – The Lemonwood Quarterly
May 7, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
We’re excited to announce the publication of the Spring 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly! Many amazing writers contributed stories or plays. We’re thrilled to bring you ten fabulous new stories, plus one bonus story from the annals of history. Our literary magazine is always free for all readers. Check it out!
April 29, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Our Editors are very busy reading the outstanding stories submitted by writers from around the globe. Please check back in May to read the Spring 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly. Our literary magazine is always free for all readers!
April 5, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Hello Short Story writers! Just over a week to the deadline for our Spring Issue! Send us your short stories and plays. The Lemonwood Quarterly pays $200 per story or play that appears in our magazine. Our editors are looking forward to reading your work! Check out our Submissions Guidelines page.
Mar 13, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Just one month to our Spring Issue’s April 13 submission deadline: We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are paid $200 when their work appears in the magazine. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play.
Submissions can be made via the link on our Submissions Guidelines page.
Mar 2, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
The Lemonwood Quarterly is now open for submissions for our Spring 2025 issue! We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. All authors are paid a flat rate when their work appears in the magazine. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: the $1000 Charlotte Ann Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Hononegah Mack Prize for the Best Play.
Submissions can be made via the link on our Submissions Guidelines page. One submission per person. The submission fee is $4.
Feb 5, 2025—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
We are thrilled to announce our inaugural issue! Our talented contributing authors provide 10 exquisitely crafted stories, including 9 that will take your breath away —and one that is sure to give you chills! Check it out, no subscription needed!
Dec 6, 2024—by Lemonwood Quarterly in Literary Magazine
Our New Online Literary Magazine opens its Call for Submissions!
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SUBSCRIBE for FREE below to receive our announcements! Our magazine is free for all readers! Sign up for our newsletter announcements, and you’ll be notified when the next issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly is published. Never miss an issue! We encourage all authors and playwrights to subscribe and receive our Calls for Submission right into your inbox. Our magazine is free for all readers, so sign up today!
We send out around four announcements a month. Our list of subscribers is never shared.