Bare Back Magazine

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Bare Back Magazine publishes erotic poetry, fiction, and articles, with payment for accepted work and an emphasis on sexuality and relationships.

Response time info: 6 to 8 weeks

Read the full guidelines at barebackmag.com↗

Submission calls

fictionEligibility requirementsPays: $3 per story accepted, paid via PayPal

Open to: Submitters must provide one or two social media links or personal/business websites showing ownership and state their writing experience; submitters must be over eighteen.

All styles of erotica are welcome. Send one story at a time in the email body, with no attachments; stories should be 800 to 2,000 words. Subject: "Fiction Sub." Payment is $3 per accepted story.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsPays: $3 per article accepted, paid via PayPal

Open to: Submitters must provide one or two social media links or personal/business websites showing ownership and state their writing experience; submitters must be over eighteen.

Seeks how-to sexual activity articles, humorous or serious personal essays about sex or relationships, and articles on all aspects of sexuality or erotica. Send one article at a time in the email body, with no attachments; 800 to 2,000 words. Subject: "Article Sub." Payment is $3 per accepted article.

poetryEligibility requirementsPays: $1 per poem accepted, paid via PayPal

Open to: Submitters must provide one or two social media links or personal/business websites showing ownership and state their writing experience; submitters must be over eighteen.

Send one to five poems in the email body, with each poem at least 12 lines. Subject: "Poetry Sub." Payment is $1 per accepted poem; submissions are accepted under the June 2026 guidelines.

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