The Bloomin' Onion

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, and poetry.

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The Bloomin' Onion is a biannual literary magazine publishing flash fiction, short stories, longform fiction, and poetry, with additional weekly features and a special intern-edited series.

Response time info: 4-6 weeks

Read the full guidelines at thebloominonion.com↗

Submission calls

fictionPays: No payment

Short stories (1,001-5,000 words) and longform stories (5,001-15,000 words); up to two fiction pieces per period; all submissions considered for bi-annual issues and weekly features.

flashPays: No payment

Flash fiction under 1,000 words; all submissions considered for bi-annual issues, weekly features, and the Lil Onions Series; up to two fiction pieces per period.

poetryPays: No payment

Submit 1-6 poems, up to 20 pages total; all poetry considered for bi-annual issues, weekly features, and the Lil Onions Series.

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