MER!
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Last checkedMER is a literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction, creative prose, nonfiction, and hybrid work focused on mothers, mothering, and motherhood.
Response time info: By November 2026
Read the full guidelines at merliterary.com↗Submission calls
Fiction focused on mothers, mothering, and motherhood; submit one piece up to 1,000 words, or several short-short pieces totaling fewer than 1,000 words. The 2026 window was May 1-July 15, with responses by November 2026; early-bird submissions were free May 1-7 or until the limit was reached.
Creative prose and nonfiction focused on mothers, mothering, and motherhood; submit one piece up to 1,000 words, or several short-short pieces totaling fewer than 1,000 words. The 2026 window was May 1-July 15, with responses by November 2026; early-bird submissions were free May 1-7 or until the limit was reached.
Hybrid works focused on mothers, mothering, and motherhood; submit one piece up to 1,000 words, or several short-short pieces totaling fewer than 1,000 words. The 2026 window was May 1-July 15, with responses by November 2026; early-bird submissions were free May 1-7 or until the limit was reached.
Poetry focused on mothers, mothering, and motherhood; submit up to 3 poems in no more than 6 pages. The 2026 window was May 1-July 15, with responses by November 2026; early-bird submissions were free May 1-7 or until the limit was reached.
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