After Brunch Journal

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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After Brunch Journal is an online, volunteer-run journal seeking experimental, haunting prose, poetry, essays, and hybrid work.

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fictionCloses Dec 1Pays: No payment.

Seeks experimental, haunting fiction, including short stories and flash fiction. Flash is up to 1,000 words; short stories are up to 2,000 words. Multiple pieces may be submitted in one document; no reprints or AI-generated work.

nonfictionCloses Dec 1Pays: No payment.

Seeks experimental, haunting essays and hybrid forms. Essays are up to 2,000 words. Multiple pieces may be submitted in one document; no reprints or AI-generated work.

poetryCloses Dec 1Pays: No payment.

Seeks strange, experimental poetry and hybrid forms; no lyrical poetry and no poetry or prose about being a poet. Poetry is up to 1,000 words. Multiple pieces may be submitted in one document; no reprints or AI-generated work.

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