Root Smoke

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Root Smoke is a literary publication seeking poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, with submissions currently closed and expected to reopen in winter 2026.

Response time info: Response times may vary depending on volume.

Read the full guidelines at rootsmoke.substack.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiterary

Accepts flash fiction and short stories; submit up to 3 unpublished pieces totaling no more than 6,000 words. Submissions are currently closed and will reopen in winter 2026.

nonfictionLiterary

Submit up to 2 creative nonfiction pieces totaling no more than 6,000 words. Submissions are currently closed and will reopen in winter 2026.

poetryLiterary

Submit up to 5 unpublished poems per submission. Submissions are currently closed and will reopen in winter 2026.

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