After Brunch Journal

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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After Brunch Journal is an online, volunteer-based journal publishing experimental, haunting poems, fiction, essays, and hybrid work worldwide.

Response time info: 40-45 days on average; typically within a week, with a seven-week query guideline

Read the full guidelines at afterbrunchjournal.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryHorrorCloses Dec 1

Experimental, haunting short stories and flash fiction are welcome; submit multiple pieces in one document. Up to 1,000 words for flash and up to 2,000 words for short stories. No reprints or AI-generated work; submissions are capped. The journal is temporarily closed and accepts work March 1-June 1 and September 1-December 1.

nonfictionLiteraryHorrorCloses Dec 1

Experimental, haunting essays are welcome, including hybrid forms. Up to 2,000 words; submit multiple pieces in one document. No reprints or AI-generated work; submissions are capped. The journal is temporarily closed and accepts work March 1-June 1 and September 1-December 1.

poetryLiteraryHorrorCloses Dec 1

Strange, experimental poetry is welcome, but no lyrical poetry or poetry about being a poet. Up to 1,000 words; submit multiple pieces in one document. No reprints or AI-generated work; submissions are capped. The journal is temporarily closed and accepts work March 1-June 1 and September 1-December 1.

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