Overtime Series

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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Workers Write! Literary Journal is seeking fiction and poetry from gig, temporary, and contract workers for its Contingent Workforce issue.

Submission calls

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

Open to: Writers must submit from the perspective of a nonpermanent employee who works outside full-time employment.

Fiction from the perspective of gig, temporary, contract, seasonal, freelance, consulting, or other nonpermanent workers for an issue about the contingent workforce. Word count: 500 to 5,000 words. Deadline: December 31, 2026, or until the issue is full. Previously published material is considered.

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

Open to: Writers must submit from the perspective of a nonpermanent employee who works outside full-time employment.

Poetry from the perspective of gig, temporary, contract, seasonal, freelance, consulting, or other nonpermanent workers for an issue about the contingent workforce. Deadline: December 31, 2026, or until the issue is full. Previously published material is considered.

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