Website
Type Of Publisher
Magazine
Genres Published
Fiction, Poetry, Essays, Translation, Visual Art
Year Established
1985
Address
San Francisco, CA
Name
Laura Cogan
Title
Editor
Email
Mission Statement / Editorial Focus
Founded in 1985, ZYZZYVA publishes three issues of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art each year. In every issue, the journal provides an overview of contemporary arts and letters, with a vibrant mix of established talents and new voices. The journal is dedicated to preserving room for discovery and experimentation, both through fostering emerging talents and by making space for established writers working in new forms. Though ZYZZYVA’s purview is national (and beyond), our San Francisco roots shape the journal’s perspective, and our longtime practice of highlighting California writers and artists remains essential to our mission. We publish writers from across the country and around the world, but emphasize work being created from the Golden State. In 2025, ZYZZYVA celebrated 40 years of independent publishing.
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions
yes
Submission Guidelines URL
Reading Period
Year round
Charges Writers A Submission/Reading Fee
no
Contests
no
Number Of Issues Per Year
1
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