Author: Lemonwood Quarterly
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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.
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Read this great story by George Sand!
“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!
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Stay calm…Don’t draw attention to your actions
Read Stefin Kohn’s captivating new short story ‘Standard Operating Procedure‘ for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
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Clever and Witty! Read ‘The Beginning of Always’ in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
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.
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Read the fabulous new short story by Crystal Schubert
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
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Must EVERYTHING be measured? Read ‘Counting on Love’ by J.J. Steinfeld!
Can this relationship survive Gregory’s obsession? Read J.J. Steinfeld’s one-act play, ‘Counting on Love‘. Free, in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
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What’s a father to do? ‘The Pig Butcher’ now available for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly!
This wasn’t the fatherhood Dave had envisioned… Read Julie Morse’s The Pig Butcher in The Lemonwood Quarterly. Free in our latest issue!
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Devotion, the latest story from Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka, available here for free!
Read the short story Devotion, by the very talented author, Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka. A daring portrayal of the power of prayer!
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Read the heartwarming play ‘Burning Down the House’!
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.
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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