Metonym

The Literary Journal of William Jessup University All submissions must be previously unpublished work. Metonym will only accept e-mailed submissions.

Simultaneous submissions will be considered as long as we are notified immediately if the piece is accepted elsewhere. We strongly recommend you read previous issues of Metonym and examples on the website before submitting to gain a better understanding of what we are looking for. Please send submissions to [email protected] with [Submission Fall 2012] in the subject line. Submission dead

10/24/2025

Take a look at this week’s blog post! While we are editors, we are artists, too, and we want to come alongside you in all facets of artistry.

10/20/2025

Great news! Metonym literary journal has extended the deadline— you still have a chance! Get your submissions in: on or before NOV 9.

10/19/2025

We've extended our deadline: Nov. 9, 2025
Send us your poetry, fiction, CNF, and visual art!
metonym-journal.com

10/17/2025

We love reading as much as you do! Take a look at this week’s blog post— featuring some of our editors and their current reads!

10/10/2025

Curious about our standards? Read more about what the editors at Metonym are looking for in this week’s blog post— link in bio.

10/03/2025

Want to know why we chose this year’s theme? Visit the link in our bio to view blog posts and other bonus content!
here’s a bit of what we’re getting at:
Metonym, as a journal, had a redemption arc of its own. The journal had to start from ground zero, about five years ago, as a result of the challenges of the pandemic, and the joy of new staff at Jessup University. But– the journal overcame! —You can read the full article on our website.

09/05/2025

Metonym's 2025-2026 season is open! Our theme for this year's issue is redemption. We look forward to great fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art!

Check out our website for submission details:

Metonym Literary Journal Based in Northern California, Metonym is a growing literary journal that focuses on the human experience.

04/05/2025

Jessup University's Metonym Journal, Spring 2025, is hot off the presses! Go to metonym-journal.com for purchase details!

09/06/2024

Metonym Journal is officially open for submissions to our Spring 2025 issue!

Visit our website via the QR code and see more about how to make a submission and hear more about our theme this year: Reflection

04/27/2024

It's finals week! And as a student-led literary journal, this means the editorial staff has been hard at work, and so the final steps of mailing out our Spring 2024 issue have been delayed.

Thank you for your patience, everyone! The contributor issues are on their way!