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A new literary magazine for today's world.
Short stories and plays

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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)

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Cover of The Lemonwood Quarterly Fall 2025 issue featuring a surreal painting of a figure with antlers, orbs, and the word 'SPIRIT'. Detail from Tina Berrier's painting, If Women were cryptids #2 ( Spirit) 24 by 30 on stretched canvas - acrylic 2023.
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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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.

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October 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Two weeks to the October 14th deadline! Last chance to submit work for our 2025 $1000 short story contest and $500 playscript contest. All work published in The Lemonwood Quarterly is automatically entered in our writing contests.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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One month to deadline!
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September 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Go to lemonwoodquarterly.com/submit/ to submit your short stories or plays to The Lemonwood Quarterly.
All authors receive a flat rate of $200 per story or play and automatic entrance to our writing contests. Be a part of a fabulous new literary magazine!
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Black and White Lemonwood Tree on a yellow background. Open Submissions announcement.
September 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Murder and mystery meet the women of country quilting. Pulitzer Prize winner Susan Glaspell's most celebrated one-act play! Read it for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly.

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Title page fpr the short story 'Trifles' by Susan Glaspell. Title image by Pam McKnight: "Katie’s House", Acrylic on Paper, 8″ x 8″, 2025.
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Gentle and poetic, Sophia Baryalai's 'Let This Not Be the End of Me' speaks to the deepest recesses of our soul. Read it for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!

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The short story 'Let This Not Be the End of Me' by Sophia Baryalai. Title image by Pam McKnight: 'Fantasy', Mixed Media on Paper, 8 1/2" x 5", 2025.
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Tender and haunting... Elizabeth Rosen's 'Thirteen Dogs' takes us on a remarkable journey through swirling layers of loss and discovery. Read this beautiful story for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!

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The short story 'Thirteen Dogs' by Elizabeth Rosen featured in The Lemonwod Quarterly. Author photo with dog.
August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Self-help taken to a higher level! Shannon Brennen Ramdhan's short story 'Goddess' will lift your spirits. Comic and inspiring! Read it for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly.

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The short story 'Goddess' by Shannon Brennen Ramdhan. Title image by Pam McKnight, MK's Treasure, 8" x 8", Acrylic on Paper, 2025.
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Read 'Artifacts of a Human System' in the Summer 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly. Midwestern writer Sean Cho A.'s short story is a beautiful elegy to human connection. Our magazine is free for all readers!
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Artwork by Pam McKnight.
The short story 'Artifacts of a Human System' by Sean Cho A. Title image by Pam McKnight: 'Symphony in Blues and Purples', Gouache and Marker on Paper, 8 1/2" x 6", 2024.
August 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Our beautiful new header banner is a detail from the cover of our Summer 2025 issue. Pam McKnight's exquisite painting, 'The Mountains are Calling'! Thank you Pam for sharing your amazing artwork with The Lemonwood Quarterly!
August 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Great fiction! Find New York Times contributor Laura Mullen's latest short story 'Eventually' in the Summer 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly. Our magazine is free for all readers!

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The short story 'Eventually' by Laura Mullen. Title image by Pam McKnight: 'It's Magic', Water-soluble Oil on Canvas, 11" x 14", 2025.
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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A startling romp through the social and the wild! Read 'Company of Thieves', a terrific short story by Lucy Caird. Free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!

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'Company of Thieves' by Lucy Caird. Title image by Pam McKnight: 'Broken and Rusted', Mixed Media on Paper, 6" x 6", 2025.
August 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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'The Line,' a beautiful, fresh, short story from award-winning author Eric Roe, follows Gayle's journey into a new community and beyond. Read it for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!

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The short story 'The Line' by Eric Roe. Title page image by Pam McKnight: 'The Depot', 8" x 8", Acrylic on Paper, 2024.
August 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Read Racheal Fest's poignant and funny short story, 'Permission' at The Lemonwood Quarterly! A fantastic story from a remarkable writer. The Lemonwood Quarterly is always free for all readers. Check out the stories!
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The short story 'Permission' by Racheal Fest. Title page image by Pam McKnight: 'On the River Bank', Gouache and Marker on Paper, 5" x 6", 2025.
August 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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'Rashida Steps Out', a captivating story by the talented new author, Jzurnee Myers! Now available at The Lemonwood Quarterly. Check it out! Our short stories are always free for all readers.

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The short story 'Rashida Steps Out' by Jzurnee Myers. Title page image by Pam McKnight: 'Succulents', Gouache on Paper, 8" x 8", 2025.
August 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The hilarious and moving short story 'Covenants' by Sheri Reynolds, an Oprah's Book Club and New York Times bestseller author. Read it for free at The Lemonwood Quarterly!
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The short story 'Covenants' by Sheri Reynolds. Title image painting by Pam McKnight: 'Edwards Street', 8"x 8", Acrylic on Paper, 2025.
August 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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We are thrilled to have the beautiful artwork of Idaho's celebrated artist, Pam McKnight, in the latest issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly! Check out our magazine (it's free!) to see a fantastic collection of Pam's work and read the wonderful short stories!
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Pam McKnight, plein air artist and illustrator for the Summer 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly
August 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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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!
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The Lemonwood Quarterly Summer 2025 issue cover detail from The Mountains are Calling by Pam McKnight, Water-soluble Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16", 2025.
August 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Look for our Summer 2025 issue next week. We are very excited to be presenting this outstanding collection of fabulous stories and plays!

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Cover of the Summer 2025 issue of The Lemonwood Quarterly. Cover art: detail from Pam McKnight's painting, 'The Mountains are Calling,' water soluble oils, 12" x 16", 2025.
August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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One week to the July 14 deadline for our Summer Issue. Send us your short stories and plays! Submit your work via the online form found on our Submissions page: lemonwoodquarterly.com/submit/
Authors receive $200 per story or play.

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July 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Two weeks to the July 14 submission deadline! Authors are paid $200. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: $1000 Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Mack Prize for the Best Play. Send in your writing!

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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.
July 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Less than a month to the July 14 submission deadline! Contributing authors are paid $200. All stories and plays published in The Lemonwood Quarterly are automatically entered in our annual contests: $1000 Porter Prize for Fiction, or the $500 Mack Prize for the Best Play.

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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 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Open Submissions Call! Go to lemonwoodquarterly.com/submit/ to submit your short stories or plays to The Lemonwood Quarterly.
All authors are paid!

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The Lemonwood Quarterly Summer 2025 open submissions call
June 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The Lemonwood Quarterly Spring 2025 issue is delighted to feature the breathtaking paintings of our own arts editor and amazing artist, Nancy Panganiban. Learn about this issue's featured artwork and follow the links for more info about Nancy at lemonwoodquarterly.com/pollen-nation/

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The Lemonwood Quarterly Spring 2025 Magazine Cover. Cover image: Pollen Nation, by Nancy Panganiban, Acrylic on Birch Panel, 28" x 28", 2020. Private collection.
May 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM