The Bloomin' Onion

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, and poetry.

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The Bloomin' Onion is a literary magazine accepting flash fiction, short stories, longform stories, and poetry on a year-round rolling basis, with biannual issues and additional features.

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fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: No payment.

Open to: Previously unpublished work only, except work published in magazines that are now defunct.

Open year-round on a rolling basis for short stories of 1,001-5,000 words; up to two total fiction stories may be submitted per submission period.

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: No payment.

Open to: Previously unpublished work only, except work published in magazines that are now defunct.

Open year-round on a rolling basis for longform stories of 5,001-15,000 words; longform stories are published as standalone pieces on the first of every other month. Up to two total fiction stories may be submitted per submission period.

flashLiteraryEligibility requirementsPays: No payment.

Open to: Previously unpublished work only, except work published in magazines that are now defunct.

Open year-round on a rolling basis for flash fiction under 1,000 words; up to two total fiction stories may be submitted per submission period. Poetry and flash fiction are also considered for the Lil Onions Series and weekly features.

poetryEligibility requirementsPays: No payment.

Open to: Previously unpublished work only, except work published in magazines that are now defunct.

Open year-round on a rolling basis for 1-6 poems, with a maximum of 20 pages. Poems may address any topic; submissions are considered for biannual issues, the Lil Onions Series, and weekly features.

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