FENCE

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

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FENCE is an independent literary magazine publishing innovative poetry, fiction, translations, hybrid writing, nonfiction, and other cross-genre work in print and digital forms.

Response time info: between three and nine months

Read the full guidelines at fence.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryFee: $5.00Pays: $50 and a two-issue subscription for print publication

FENCE no. 45 is open. Submit one story of no more than 8,000 words or three flash fictions of up to 1,000 words each; individuals may submit once per period.

flashLiteraryFee: $5.00Pays: $50 and a two-issue subscription for print publication

FENCE no. 45 is open. Submit up to three flash fictions of up to 1,000 words each; individuals may submit once per period.

nonfictionLiteraryFee: $5.00Pays: $50 and a two-issue subscription for print publication

FENCE no. 45 is open for hybrid, nonfiction, and other writing. Submit up to three short pieces and/or no more than twelve pages; the Climate & Ecology feature welcomes reportage, documentation, and interdisciplinary ecological work.

otherLiteraryFee: $5.00Pays: $50 and a two-issue subscription for print publication

FENCE no. 45 is open for hybrid or uncategorizable writing. Submit up to three short pieces and/or no more than twelve pages; the Climate & Ecology special feature seeks work engaging the intersectional ecological moment.

poetryLiteraryFee: $5.00Pays: $50 and a two-issue subscription for print publication

FENCE no. 45 is open. Submit up to three poems and no more than ten pages; print contributors receive $50 and a two-issue subscription.

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The Ottoline Prize in Poetry is closed and will reopen in spring 2027; no exact reopening date is stated.

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The Fence Modern Poets Series Prize is closed and will reopen in spring 2027; no exact reopening date is stated.

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