Ink Sweat & Tears

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

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Ink Sweat & Tears accepts poetry, prose, flash fiction, word-and-image work, reviews, and themed filmpoems by email, with submissions closing on 15 October 2026.

Response time info: within ten weeks, usually much less

Read the full guidelines at inksweatandtears.co.uk↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment.

Open to: Work must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere; no simultaneous submissions.

Submit 1–2 short prose or flash fiction works by email. The maximum word length for published work is 750 words. Submissions close at midnight on 15 October 2026.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment.

Open to: Reviews must be submitted directly by the reviewer and must be unpublished and not forthcoming elsewhere.

Unsolicited reviews of poetry and short story collections are accepted by email; the guideline length is 700 words for a full collection and 500 words for a pamphlet. Submissions close at midnight on 15 October 2026.

otherCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment.

Filmpoems on the theme of “transit” are sought for a special feature; previously published filmpoems are accepted and the usual three/six-month waiting period does not apply. Submissions close at midnight on 15 October 2026.

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 15Pays: No payment.

Open to: Work must be unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere; no simultaneous submissions.

Submit ideally 4–6 poems by email; concrete poetry and word-and-image work are considered. The maximum word length for published work is 750 words. Submissions close at midnight on 15 October 2026.

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