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Ninth LetterNinth Letter is the award-winning literary arts journal edited and produced by the Creative Writing Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Infrequently |
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| Issues | 12 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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The Ninth: April 2026
Greetings from Champaign-Urbana! We’re back in your inbox with a submission opportunity, updates, and a peek into the archive.
Weather @ time of writing: As far as we can tell, there has been weather of some kind every day and there just...
The Ninth
We’re back from from a nine month newsletter hiatus! Yesterday, it got up to 65°F in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. It was also probably a temperature wherever you are, but we don’t know much about that.
AWP26: See You in Baltimore!...
Regeneration Contest Closing + New Content
Greetings, Ninth Letter friends!
We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Illinois, but it won’t stop us from getting these cool updates to your inbox. (See what we did there?)
We’ll keep it shorter than a pair of 1980’s hot pants and...
Contest Closing + New Writing Live Now
Happy May, Ninth Letter family! We are excited to share new stories, poems, and essays with you, our loyal readers. Plus, we’ve got updates about submission opportunities.
“Three Plagues” by Ivy Grimes
In the mood for an atmosph...
Contest Closing Soon
April 30th is right around the corner, and so too is the submission deadline for our 2025 Literary Awards contest! Send us your fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction, because the winner of each genre receives $1000 in prize money and pr...
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