Carmen et Error

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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Carmen et Error is a quarterly literary magazine publishing poems, short fiction, translations, and mistakes.

Response time info: within two weeks of submissions closing

Read the full guidelines at carmenerror.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: £5 honorarium per piece; contributors may receive paid reading spots at The Braag’s online book launches.

Open to: Submissions must not be AI-written and must not contain hate speech, including transphobia, racism, or sexism.

Accepts up to two fiction pieces in a .docx or .pdf document; fiction should be no more than 400(ish) words, though slightly longer pieces may be considered. Translations are accepted with advance permission from the original author or estate. Submissions are open the first 15 days of February, May, August, and November.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: £5 honorarium per piece; contributors may receive paid reading spots at The Braag’s online book launches.

Open to: Submissions must not be AI-written and must not contain hate speech, including transphobia, racism, or sexism.

Accepts up to two poems in a .docx or .pdf document; poems should be no more than 40(ish) lines, though slightly longer poems may be considered. Translations are accepted with advance permission from the original author or estate. Submissions are open the first 15 days of February, May, August, and November.

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