Indiana Review, a literary journal affiliated with Indiana University, opens its general reading period for creative nonfiction. The journal has a long-standing reputation for publishing work that balances formal rigor with emotional resonance, and this call reflects that commitment. Submissions may include a single essay of up to 6,000 words or up to three flash prose pieces, each under 1,000 words, in a single document. The reading fee is $3, a modest sum that supports the journal's operations and pays contributors. The journal seeks nonfiction that moves beyond the merely personal into territories of broader inquiry—essays that interrogate memory, culture, politics, and the self with equal measure. While there is no thematic restriction, the editors favor work that demonstrates a command of language, structural intelligence, and a willingness to take risks. The preference for double-spaced, 12-point, numbered pages signals a professional courtesy: clean, readable manuscripts allow the work itself to take center stage. For the writer, this is an opportunity to place work in a journal with a national readership and a history of supporting both emerging and established voices. Indiana Review does not prescribe a single aesthetic; instead, it seeks writing that is urgent, considered, and alive on the page. The deadline is firm: November 1, 2026. There is no prize attached, only the possibility of publication—which, for the serious essayist, remains the point.