My Galvanized Friend

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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My Galvanized Friend is a biannual LGBTQIA+-focused literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, essays, poetry, and visual art.

Read the full guidelines at mygalvanizedfriend.org↗

Submission calls

fictionEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 15Pays: $25 honorarium per fiction piece.

Open to: Submitters must identify as LGBTQIA+, and submissions must contain LGBTQIA+ content.

The winter Issue 6 theme, “The Immoral of the Story,” seeks dark, queer retellings or subversions of fairy tales, folklore, fables, and familiar stories. Priority is given to fiction of 500–3,500 words, though all lengths are considered. Submissions are accepted July 1–November 15, 2026. Review typically occurs in the month immediately before publication. Honorarium: $25.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 15Pays: $25 honorarium per nonfiction or essay.

Open to: Submitters must identify as LGBTQIA+, and submissions must contain LGBTQIA+ content.

The winter Issue 6 theme, “The Immoral of the Story,” seeks dark, queer retellings or subversions of fairy tales, folklore, fables, and familiar stories. Priority is given to nonfiction and essays of 500–3,500 words, though all lengths are considered. Submissions are accepted July 1–November 15, 2026. Review typically occurs in the month immediately before publication. Honorarium: $25.

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Nov 15Pays: $10 per page of poetry.

Open to: Submitters must identify as LGBTQIA+, and submissions must contain LGBTQIA+ content.

The winter Issue 6 theme, “The Immoral of the Story,” seeks dark, queer retellings or subversions of fairy tales, folklore, fables, and familiar stories. Priority is given to poetry of two pages or less, though all lengths are considered. Submissions are accepted July 1–November 15, 2026. Review typically occurs in the month immediately before publication. Payment is $10 per page.

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