smoke and mold

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Smoke and Mold publishes broadly defined nature writing by trans and Two-Spirit writers, with regular themed and interview submissions.

Response time info: about 2 months

Read the full guidelines at smokeandmold.net↗

Submission calls

otherLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: $100 USD upon publication for both interviewer and interviewee.

Open to: trans and Two-Spirit writers

Interviews are accepted on a rolling basis; submit a pitch or a copyedited transcript with bios for interviewer and interviewee, up to 4,000 words. Interviewers and interviewees each receive $100 upon publication.

fictionLiteraryOpens Mar 1, 2027

Issue 15: Other Minds seeks fiction exclusively from nonhuman perspectives or work that complicates assumptions about the nonhuman; prose is up to 7,000 words. The September 1-30, 2026 window is for Spring 2027 publication.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Mar 1, 2027

Issue 15: Other Minds seeks nonfiction exclusively from nonhuman perspectives or work that complicates assumptions about the nonhuman; prose is up to 7,000 words. The September 1-30, 2026 window is for Spring 2027 publication.

poetryLiteraryOpens Mar 1, 2027

Issue 15: Other Minds seeks poetry exclusively from nonhuman perspectives or work that complicates assumptions about the nonhuman; submit only two poems at a time. The September 1-30, 2026 window is for Spring 2027 publication.

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