Guernica

Open general fiction submissions of 2,000–7,000 words, limited to one story or novel excerpt; flash fiction and serialized longer works are not considered. Translations are especially welcome. Submissions are currently open.

Open to: Writers, editors, and translators may submit work published outside the US, Canada, Western Europe, and Australia, except Indigenous writers in those regions are eligible.

Open Global Spotlights submissions for short stories, novel excerpts, and hybrid texts of 3,000–7,000 words, published within the last year outside dominant Western publishing centers. Work in translation is welcome. Honorarium: $100 payable to the rights-holder; response aimed within eight weeks.

Open to: Writers, editors, and translators may submit work published outside the US, Canada, Western Europe, and Australia, except Indigenous writers in those regions are eligible.

Open Global Spotlights submissions for essays, reportage, memoir, criticism, and hybrid forms of 3,000–7,000 words, published within the last year outside dominant Western publishing centers. Work in translation is welcome. Honorarium: $100 payable to the rights-holder; response aimed within eight weeks.

Open general nonfiction submissions of 2,500 words or more, including journalism/reportage, essays, memoir, criticism, and argument. Completed manuscripts only; pitches, interviews, and book reviews are not accepted. Submissions are currently open.

Completed interviews are accepted; pitches are not. Interviews should include an introduction and a cover letter explaining their fit for Guernica readers. Submissions are currently open.

Guernica accepts completed art-related writing of 500–2,500 words addressing timely critical, cultural, and political issues with an international outlook. Pitches are mentioned for art writing, but only highly original, innovative, and well-considered pitches are considered; submissions are currently open.

Open poetry submissions of up to five poems at one time; only one poetry submission may be active at once. Submissions are currently open.

Global Spotlights seeks completed 1,200–2,500-word reviews of recently published or forthcoming fiction and nonfiction books from outside dominant Western publishing circles. Deadline: 1 July 2026, 11:59 PM GMT. Honorarium: $100 upon publication; response aimed within eight weeks.