Emerge Literary Journal

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

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Emerge Literary Journal is an online biannual publication focused on free verse poetry and flash fiction with literary undertones, excluding horror and erotica.

Response time info: ~42 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at emergeliteraryjournal.com↗

Submission calls

flashLiteraryFee: $3Pays: None

Flash fiction or creative nonfiction up to 750 words; submit up to 3 stories per submission; no horror or erotica; must have literary undertones; rolling submissions; $3 submission fee; no payment.

otherLiteraryFee: $3Pays: None

Esperanza Corner: poetry or flash (fiction or CNF) focused on mental illness awareness; follow regular guidelines; rolling submissions; $3 submission fee; no payment.

otherLiteraryFee: $3Pays: None

#LitBlitz: send one poem OR one flash (fiction or CNF); indicate category and if it fits Esperanza Corner; one submission per #LitBlitz; $3 submission fee; no payment; responses within 24 hours of submission close.

otherLiteraryFee: $3 (refunded if accepted)Pays: None

Kill Your Darlings: send one poem OR one flash (fiction or CNF); indicate category and if it fits Esperanza Corner; $3 submission fee (refunded if accepted); accepted or rejected with 50-100 words of feedback; no payment.

poetryLiteraryFee: $3Pays: None

Free verse poetry only; submit 3-4 poems per submission; no horror or erotica; must have literary undertones; rolling submissions; $3 submission fee; no payment.

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