Seedlings

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

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Seedlings is a handmade literary magazine seeking writing and art rooted in nature, experimentation, and alternative perspectives.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: A fee will be offered if possible, calculated after the issue's finances are known.

Rolling submissions for microfiction and stories, especially nature writing, queer pieces, and interesting use of form; stories should be up to 1,000 words. The ANON issue accepts anonymous submissions from February 14 until enough work is gathered.

flashLiteraryPays: A fee will be offered if possible, calculated after the issue's finances are known.

Rolling submissions for microfiction, especially nature writing, queer pieces, and interesting use of form; prose should be up to 1,000 words. The ANON issue accepts anonymous submissions from February 14 until enough work is gathered.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: A fee will be offered if possible, calculated after the issue's finances are known.

Essays and journalism are accepted on a rolling basis when closely associated with Seedlings' ethos and values, with a touch of the lyrical; nature writing and queer pieces are particularly welcome. The ANON issue accepts anonymous submissions from February 14 until enough work is gathered.

poetryLiteraryPays: A fee will be offered if possible, calculated after the issue's finances are known.

Rolling submissions of no more than five poems, preferably fewer than 22 lines per poem including line breaks; longer poems may be considered. The ANON issue accepts anonymous submissions from February 14 until enough work is gathered.

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