Palooka Press

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

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Palooka accepts unpublished magazine submissions in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, as well as press manuscripts in multiple forms and genres.

Response time info: One week

Read the full guidelines at palookamag.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: Complimentary copy and discounted copies of the issue; bio and photo in the magazine.

Open to unpublished fiction in all styles and forms. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged; response time is one week.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: Complimentary copy and discounted copies of the issue; bio and photo in the magazine.

Open to unpublished nonfiction in all styles and forms. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged; response time is one week.

otherLiteraryPays: A perfect-bound book with a color cover, $200 honorarium, 20 free copies, and a bio/photo page featured on the website.

Press submissions welcome in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, graphic narrative, or hybrid forms and all styles and genres. Manuscripts should be roughly 25-100 pages, flexibly; previously published work is acceptable with citations. Response time is one week.

poetryLiteraryPays: Complimentary copy and discounted copies of the issue; bio and photo in the magazine.

Open to unpublished poetry in all styles and forms. Simultaneous submissions are encouraged; response time is one week.

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