Splinter Journal
Not currently open for submissions.
Last checkedSplinter Journal is an Australian publication seeking original writing that explores reality, chaos, absurdity, and serious questions about existence.
Response time info: ~95 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at splinterjournal.com↗Submission calls
Completed original fiction is wanted; submissions are currently closed and will open again in late 2026. One submission per writer is allowed, and the work must be unpublished. Writers are paid $900.
Completed memoir is wanted; submissions are currently closed and will open again in late 2026. One submission per writer is allowed, and the work must be unpublished. Writers are paid $600.
Pitches, rather than completed works, are wanted for profiles, essays, criticism, and writing about writing; submissions are currently closed and will open again in late 2026. Writers are paid $900 for profiles and essays, $700 for criticism, and $500 for writing about writing.
Experimental work is accepted; submissions are currently closed and will open again in late 2026. Payment depends on the nature of the work.
Completed poetry is wanted; submissions are currently closed and will open again in late 2026. Writers may submit three stand-alone poems or one collection of up to four poems. Payment is $250 per poem or $450 per collection.
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