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To our readers and writers: 

The Zodiac Review, an international literary magazine currently publishing flash length fiction, continues to be a source of enjoyment for readers and writers around the world. In fact, throughout our evolving seasons we have welcomed writers from six of the seven continents. Once again we see that, despite our cultural and geographical backgrounds, we all are writers without borders and humanitarians at heart. 

A unique literary magazine

New and emerging writers of short fiction will find us especially open to their work. All submitters -- their stories selected or not -- will get a speedy and personalized response. 

 

New and renewed features

  • Story length:  We publish flash fiction of 300 to 1,200 words. We no longer publish prose poetry but will welcome stories that appear...to us...to straddle that blurry prose-poetry boundary. See Submissions page for complete guidelines.

  • Pushcart Prize:  We plan to nominate at least one story annually. Readers are encouraged to suggest stories for nomination. See Pushcart Prize page for instructions.  

 

                                                    Best wishes to all, ​       

                                                                   The staff at The Zodiac Review

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          NEWS NEWS NEWS 

   

           JANUARY 21, 2026

   PAUSE  in SUBMISSIONS

Many thanks to the writers who

have submitted their work since

the publication of our Fall 2025 

issue.  We now have a significant compilation of submissions from

which to select our target number

of 12 stories for publication in our Spring 2026 Issue, scheduled for release in mid-April. 

Please PAUSE your submissions

until early May.  

​Meanwhile...

We invite you enjoy the outstand-

ing stories in the current issue, and

to visit our Best of Zodiac stories.

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                    Books by
            Zodiac publisher
           Daniel VanTassel
   (order print or digital copies
               on Amazon)
         "The Feminist Gene and
            The Election of 2024"
         
             "The Man Who Was
                  Looking Down"  
                  (an anthology)                
           "The Aries Obsession"
            ~ a "Zodiac Thriller"
         "The Gemini Obsession"
         ~ also a "Zodiac Thriller"
               (currently seeking
                      a publisher) 
        "The Capricorn Obsession"
                 (in development)
       
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Portrait

                         Winter 2021 Issue

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   Fall  2025 

Sampson's
Martha's
Linger
Our Lovely Day
D B Cooper
The Tightrope
Daakbachi
Imagining
Prose Poetry
Stars, Crossing
A Well Preserved
Hemlock
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