Does It Have Pockets

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Does It Have Pockets is a literary magazine seeking fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and literary-adjacent projects, with particular interest in digital, hybrid, and cross-genre work.

Response time info: Query after 90 days if no decision

Read the full guidelines at doesithavepockets.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Fiction up to 5,000 words; flash fiction up to 1,000 words, with up to five flash pieces totaling no more than 5,000 words in one document. Reprints are considered under stated conditions. The submission fee is $3, except during the last two weeks of February and August.

nonfictionLiterary

Creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words. Reprints are considered under stated conditions. The submission fee is $3, except during the last two weeks of February and August.

otherLiterary

Pitches for periodic features or one-off interviews, reviews, and other literary-adjacent projects are free; include the idea, audience, intended frequency, and a writing sample. Use the Pitch Pockets category.

poetryLiterary

Submit a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 poems; the magazine rarely publishes poems longer than 3 typed pages. Reprints are considered under stated conditions. The submission fee is $3, except during the last two weeks of February and August.

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