Swim Press

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Swim Press is a UK-based publication seeking thematically focused written work for its issue 11 theme, “decay.”

Response time info: Up to a month after the submission deadline

Read the full guidelines at swim-press.co.uk↗

Submission calls

fictionEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 11Pays: No payment.

Open to: New and emerging writers with a maximum of 7 previous publications; work previously published professionally is not accepted.

Issue 11 theme: “decay,” including rotting, decomposing, infested, and decaying material. Accepts 2 short-fiction pieces, up to 2,000 words per piece. Submissions are open from September 27 to October 11, 2026; send work by email as a DOCX.

flashEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 11Pays: No payment.

Open to: New and emerging writers with a maximum of 7 previous publications; work previously published professionally is not accepted.

Issue 11 theme: “decay,” including rotting, decomposing, infested, and decaying material. Accepts 1–4 flash-fiction pieces, up to 600 words per piece. Submissions are open from September 27 to October 11, 2026; send work by email as a DOCX.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 11Pays: No payment.

Open to: New and emerging writers with a maximum of 7 previous publications; work previously published professionally is not accepted.

Issue 11 theme: “decay,” including rotting, decomposing, infested, and decaying material. Accepts 2 nonfiction pieces, up to 2,000 words per piece. Submissions are open from September 27 to October 11, 2026; send work by email as a DOCX.

poetryEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 11Pays: No payment.

Open to: New and emerging writers with a maximum of 7 previous publications; work previously published professionally is not accepted.

Issue 11 theme: “decay,” including rotting, decomposing, infested, and decaying material. Accepts 1–5 poems per author. Submissions are open from September 27 to October 11, 2026; send work by email as a DOCX.

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