Exist Otherwise
Open now for nonfiction, other work, and poetry.
Last checkedExist Otherwise is a literary and art journal focused on identity, gender, trauma and recovery, intuition, dreams, and personal existence.
Response time info: ~47 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at existotherwise.com↗Submission calls
Accepts prose, essays, creative nonfiction, hybrid, and experimental writing responding to themes of identity, gender, trauma and recovery, intuition, dreams, or human existence. Works under 300 words may be submitted up to three per issue; works of 300–500 words are limited to one per issue. Work over 500 words is not accepted. Submissions open November 16, 2026.
Accepts hybrid or experimental writing, including works that incorporate visual elements; these may be treated as text-based or visual art. Works under 300 words may be submitted up to three per issue; works of 300–500 words are limited to one per issue. Work over 500 words is not accepted. Submissions open November 16, 2026.
Accepts poetry and other short written works responding to themes of identity, gender, trauma and recovery, intuition, dreams, or human existence. Works under 300 words may be submitted up to three per issue; works of 300–500 words are limited to one per issue. Work over 500 words is not accepted. Submissions open November 16, 2026.
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