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Workers Write! is a literary journal seeking work-centered fiction and poetry, including perspectives from contingent and nonpermanent workers.

Response time info: ~13 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at workerswritejournal.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31Pays: $10-$50 depending on length and rights requested.

Open to: Submissions must be from the perspective of a nonpermanent employee working outside full-time employment.

Issue 23 seeks fiction from the perspectives of gig, temp, contract, seasonal, freelance, consulting, and other nonpermanent workers. Submissions are due by December 31, 2026, or until the issue is full; word count is 500 to 5,000 words. Previously published material is considered.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31Pays: $10-$50 depending on length and rights requested.

Open to: Submissions must be from the perspective of a nonpermanent employee working outside full-time employment.

Issue 23 seeks poetry from the perspectives of gig, temp, contract, seasonal, freelance, consulting, and other nonpermanent workers. Submissions are due by December 31, 2026, or until the issue is full. Previously published material is considered.

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