Spare Parts Literary

Open now for flash fiction, other work, and poetry.

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Spare Parts Literary is a quarterly online magazine seeking diverse, original poetry, flash fiction, micro fiction, short plays, and novel excerpts, with monthly submission windows and no fees or payment.

Response time info: ~18 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at sparepartslit.wixsite.com↗

Submission calls

flashCloses Aug 17

Submit one flash fiction piece up to 1,500 words per submission period; standard 12-point font, double spaced; attach as Word doc, docx, or PDF; include name and title in file name; cover letter, third person bio, content warnings, and social handles encouraged.

otherCloses Aug 17

Short plays and novel excerpts: submit up to 10 pages at a time; flexible formatting as long as clear; attach as .doc, .docx, or .pdf; include name and title in file name; cover letter, third person bio, pitch or blurb, content warnings, and social handles encouraged.

poetryCloses Aug 17

Submit up to 3 poems per submission period; standard 12-point font, single spaced (except for form poems); attach as Word doc, docx, or PDF; include name and title in file name; cover letter, third person bio, content warnings, and social handles encouraged.

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