The Normal School

The Normal School is a nationally distributed, bi-annual journal featuring nonfiction, fiction, poetry, criticism and culinary adventure journalism. We are nestled happily into the California State University at Fresno like a comfy spore in a benign and mighty lung. We're open to pretty much anything from the mainstream to the avant-garde, from the established to the undiscovered writer. In short, we’re just sort of the lit mag equivalent of the kid who always has bottle caps, cat’s eye marbles, dead animal skulls, little blue men and other treasures in his pockets.

Recent contributors include: Sherman Alexie, Tom Bissell, Ron Carlson, Steve Yarbrough, Mary Yukari Waters, Beth Ann Fennelly, Tom Franklin, Matthew Dickman, Dunya Mikhai, and oh so many more.

Try us. You'll like us.

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The Normal School - We've opened submissions for our annual contest! Please submit one story, one essay, or five poems (max five pages) by March 4, 2011. Visit the website for more details: http://www.thenormalschool.com/contestguidelines_2.html
Jan 20, 2011Comment

The Normal School now follows Nimrod International Journal.

The Normal School - We'll be announcing our contest winners soon. Thanks to everyone for submitting!
Apr 24, 2010Comment

The Normal School was rated a 5 out of 5 stars by The Normal School.

The Normal School - We've extended the contest deadline to March 4, 2010. "March fourth" and submit! Visit our website @ www.thenormalschool.com for more details.
Feb 12, 2010Comment

The Normal School - THE NORMAL PRIZE IN FICTION AND NONFICTION Fiction Prize: $1000
Dec 28, 2009Comment