Orbis

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

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Orbis is an international literary journal seeking poetry, prose, translations, articles, and related written contributions by post, with overseas submissions accepted by email.

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Orbis welcomes prose and short stories of up to 1,000 words; extracts may be included. There is no submission period, and submissions are always welcome.

nonfictionLiterary

Orbis welcomes articles of 500–1,000 words, particularly for the Past Master Section, featuring material out of copyright before the end of 1940. There is no submission period, and submissions are always welcome.

otherLiterary

Orbis welcomes translations and short contributions consisting of a couple of hundred words plus 20 lines from a favourite poem. There is no submission period, and submissions are always welcome.

poetryLiterary

Send four poems by post; one poem per page except haikus. There is no submission period, and submissions are always welcome. No reading fee; include a covering letter, contact details, phone number, email address, and SAE.

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