Palooka Press

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

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Palooka accepts a broad range of literary magazine submissions and also considers chapbook-length press manuscripts.

Response time info: One week

Read the full guidelines at palookamag.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: Complimentary copy, discounted copies, and a bio and photo in the magazine.

Open to unpublished fiction of all styles and forms; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Response time is one week.

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

Press submissions may be fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, graphic narrative, or hybrid work of any style or genre. Manuscripts should be roughly 25–100 pages (flexible); some previously published work is acceptable. Response time is one week.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: Complimentary copy, discounted copies, and a bio and photo in the magazine.

Open to unpublished nonfiction of all styles and forms; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Response time is one week.

otherPays: Complimentary copy, discounted copies, and a bio and photo in the magazine.

The magazine also accepts drama, graphic narratives, comics, artwork, and photography; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Response time is one week.

poetryLiteraryPays: Complimentary copy, discounted copies, and a bio and photo in the magazine.

Open to unpublished poetry of all styles and forms; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Response time is one week.

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