Root Smoke
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedRoot Smoke is a literary magazine publishing poetry, fiction (including flash), creative nonfiction, and art, with a strong stance against AI-generated content.
Response time info: ~40 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at rootsmoke.substack.com↗Submission calls
fictionLiterary
Accepts both flash fiction and short stories; submit up to 3 unpublished pieces totaling no more than 6,000 words. No AI-generated work accepted.
nonfiction
Creative nonfiction: submit up to 2 pieces totaling no more than 6,000 words. No AI-generated work accepted.
poetry
Submit up to 5 unpublished poems per submission. No AI-generated work accepted.
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