Press Pause Press

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Press Pause Press publishes literary writing and art in print volumes and online departments, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, flash, food writing, reviews, essays, and retellings.

Response time info: ~84 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Dec 31Fee: $5 donation per submission during May 1-August 31; free during January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31.

Volume 14 is open for submissions in all genres except poetry; Volume 15 is open for submissions in all genres. Prose is typically limited to about 20 pages, though the limit is flexible. No full-length works except through the Beautiful Pause Prize. Submissions are free January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31; a $5 donation applies May 1-August 31.

flashLiteraryCloses Dec 31Fee: $5 donation per submission during May 1-August 31; free during January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31.

The Family Room accepts up to three flash pieces in one submission; departments include food writing, reviews, personal narratives, craft essays, pitches, and retellings. Submit separately to each department, with no more than two departments at once. Submissions are free January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31; a $5 donation applies May 1-August 31.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Dec 31Fee: $5 donation per submission during May 1-August 31; free during January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31.

Volume 14 is open for submissions in all genres except poetry; Volume 15 is open for submissions in all genres. Prose is typically limited to about 20 pages, though the limit is flexible, and academic essays are not accepted. No full-length works except through the Beautiful Pause Prize. Submissions are free January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31; a $5 donation applies May 1-August 31.

poetryLiteraryCloses Dec 31Fee: $5 donation per submission during May 1-August 31; free during January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31.

Volume 14 is closed to poetry; Volume 15 is open for submissions in all genres. Submit up to ten poems at a time in a single document. No AI-generated poems are accepted. Submissions are free January 1-April 30 and September 1-December 31; a $5 donation applies May 1-August 31.

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