Temple in a City

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

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Temple in a City is an online literary journal publishing creative work for respite, release, and renewal.

Response time info: within two months, usually faster

Read the full guidelines at templeinacity.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: Not currently paying.

TiaC Timely and JOY remain always open; regular submissions are temporarily closed and will reopen soon. Accepts micro fiction, up to three pieces of 300 words each, with no minimum. Original, previously unpublished, human-created work only; simultaneous submissions welcome. Include “Timely” for urgent work or “JOY” for joyful work.

flashLiteraryPays: Not currently paying.

TiaC Timely and JOY remain always open; regular submissions are temporarily closed and will reopen soon. Accepts flash fiction and creative nonfiction, up to two pieces of 1,000 words each, with 800 words or less favored. Original, previously unpublished, human-created work only; simultaneous submissions welcome. Include “Timely” for urgent work or “JOY” for joyful work.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: Not currently paying.

TiaC Timely and JOY remain always open; regular submissions are temporarily closed and will reopen soon. Accepts creative nonfiction in flash form, up to two pieces of 1,000 words each, or micro form, up to three pieces of 300 words each with no minimum. Original, previously unpublished, human-created work only.

otherLiteraryPays: Not currently paying.

TiaC Timely and JOY remain always open; regular submissions are temporarily closed and will reopen soon. Accepts letters to whatever needs addressing, one per submission and up to 500 words. Honesty, confession, and release are sought; defamatory or libellous material is not accepted. Original, previously unpublished, human-created work only.

otherLiteraryPays: Not currently paying.

TiaC Timely and JOY remain always open; regular submissions are temporarily closed and will reopen soon. Mix and match up to three pieces of micro fiction, flash fiction, poetry, or art; fiction follows the stated word counts, with no minimum. Original, previously unpublished, human-created work only.

poetryLiteraryPays: Not currently paying.

TiaC Timely and JOY remain always open; regular submissions are temporarily closed and will reopen soon. Accepts up to three poems in one .doc file; special formatting is admired but not doable. Original, previously unpublished, human-created work only; simultaneous submissions welcome.

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