Does It Have Pockets

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Does It Have Pockets is a literary magazine seeking original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and hybrid works, with a focus on cross-genre and digital pieces.

Response time info: Please feel free to query if you have not received a decision within 90 days.

Read the full guidelines at doesithavepockets.com↗

Submission calls

fiction$3.00 (fee-free last two weeks of February and August)Pays: $10 per issue

Original fiction up to 5,000 words; flash fiction up to 1,000 words (up to 5 flash pieces totaling 5,000 words in one document); reprints considered if 24 months since online publication or 3 months since small print-only run; no AI-generated work.

nonfiction$3.00 (fee-free last two weeks of February and August)Pays: $10 per issue

Creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words; reprints considered if 24 months since online publication or 3 months since small print-only run; no AI-generated work.

otherPays: $10 per issue

Interviews, book reviews, and other literary-adjacent projects; pitches are free and should include idea, audience, intended frequency, and a writing sample.

poetry$3.00 (fee-free last two weeks of February and August)Pays: $10 per issue

Submit 3-5 poems (rarely publish poems over 3 typed pages); reprints considered if 24 months since online publication or 3 months since small print-only run; no AI-generated work.

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