Anthophile

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Anthophile is a plant- and flower-focused magazine publishing contemporary fiction, poetry, nonfiction, essays, and features.

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fictionLiteraryHumorPays: Payment is offered for accepted submissions, with the fee agreed before acceptance.

Contemporary fiction exploring plant- and flower-filled landscapes; experimental and traditional forms, humor, satire, weird and quirky work, and book extracts are welcome. Pieces should generally be 800–2,500 words; occasional longer short fiction is accepted up to 4,000 words. Submit pitches or preferably complete pieces by email.

nonfictionLiteraryHumorPays: Payment is offered for accepted submissions, with the fee agreed before acceptance.

Incisive, erudite essays and features about plants and flowers, especially long-form pieces on eccentric gardeners, under-appreciated botanists and naturalists, mad theories, and fascinating horticultural tales. Experimental forms, humor, satire, fake nonfiction, open letters, and book extracts are welcome. Pieces should generally be 800–2,500 words. Submit pitches or preferably complete pieces by email.

poetryLiteraryPays: Payment is offered for accepted submissions, with the fee agreed before acceptance.

Contemporary poetry exploring and celebrating plant- and flower-filled landscapes and their connections to life, arts, and sciences; experimental and traditional forms are welcome. Submit by email.

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