Mad Swirl

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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Mad Swirl is an arts and literature platform accepting original poetry and short stories by email for online publication and possible anthology inclusion.

Submission calls

fictionPays: Mad Swirl does not pay for submissions.

Short story submissions are always welcome by email. Submit one story at a time, no longer than 1,000 words; excerpts from larger works are acceptable if limited to 1,000 words. Mad Swirl does not accept simultaneous submissions, overtly political work, audio/video-only work, or AI-generated work.

poetryPays: Mad Swirl does not pay for submissions.

Poetry submissions are always welcome by email. Submit up to three poems at a time, or up to five haiku; poems should generally be limited to one page. Mad Swirl does not accept simultaneous submissions, overtly political work, audio/video-only work, or AI-generated work.

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