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Coming soon…open submissions for Issue 54!

About OxMag

OxMag (or more formally: Oxford Magazine) is a literary & arts magazine edited and published by creative writing MFA students at Miami University. Since our premiere in 1984, our magazine has received Pushcart Prizes for both fiction and poetry and has published authors such as Charles Baxter, William Stafford, Robert Pinsky, Stephen Dixon, Helena Maria Viramontes, Andre Dubus, and Stuart Dybek. Appearing biannually, OxMag is a web-based journal that accepts fiction, poetry, art + new media, and creative nonfiction/essays.

Issue 54 (Spring 2025) submissions open February 15th – March 15th (or until submission cap is met) for the following genres: 

  • Fiction 
  • Nonfiction 
  • Poetry 
  • Art + New Media 

What we’re looking for: We encourage writing and art that bends genres, experiments with forms, and includes interesting premises. We like writing that searches for meaning in experience—writing that makes us feel and think, cry and laugh, reflect and relate. We encourage those who come from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to submit work, including but not limited to: race/ethnicity, class, geography/culture, religion/spirituality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and ability. 

Genre guidelines: 

  • Fiction: Please submit only one piece between 2500-5000 words (max). 
  • CNF: Please submit only one piece between 2500-5000 words (max). 
  • Poetry: Please submit no more than 3 poems, all contained in one document. 
  • Art + New Media: For all work (including 3D art pieces), please submit a high-resolution .JPEG, JPG, PNG, or .TIFF file. Though it isn’t required, you may also submit an artist statement about the work (100-200 words) in your cover letter. 

Cover letters: Make sure to write a brief 3rd-person bio in the space marked by Submittable as “Cover Letter.” 

Submissions: We accept submissions through Submittable only. We no longer accept email submissions. Please only send one submission per reading period. 

Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are okay as long as you remember to withdraw your submission via Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere. For poetry, you can add a note indicating which poems are no longer up for consideration. 

Response time: Our response time varies. We will make every effort to accept or decline all submissions within eight to ten weeks. It could take longer, but hopefully not. If we haven’t gotten back to you and it’s past the response time, drop a gentle nudge to oxmag@miamioh.edu. 

Rights: OxMag acquires first North American serial rights, one-time anthology rights, and online serial rights. Previously published work is not accepted. 

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OxMag 

CONTESTS

Golden Ox Prose Contest

Golden Ox submission schedule TBA soon!

The Golden Ox awards small but mighty prose. We want to read your best flash fiction or micro essays under 1,000 words.

Please submit a flash fiction story or micro creative nonfiction essay of fewer than 1,000 words. The contest theme will be announced in the spring of 2025.

Please specify in your cover letter whether your piece is fiction or nonfiction. Also note that our submissions will close once we reach 50 total submissions, so be sure to get your submission in early!

Awards will go to three winners (1st, 2nd, & 3rd place).



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Managing Editor
Joseph Bates

Editor-in-Chief
Maddie Portune

Media Director 
Reynie Zimmerman

Fiction Editor
Samantha Stahlhut

Poetry Editor
Hossein Sobhani

Creative Nonfiction Editor
Joshua Konecke

Art+Innovative Media Editor
Kyle Williams

Events Coordinator
Ross Kohler

Staff Readers
Maddie Portune
Reynie Zimmerman
Samantha Stahlhut
Hossein Sobhani
Joshua Konecke
Kyle Williams 
Ross Kohler