The Bombay Literary Magazine
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Last checkedThe Bombay Literary Magazine is an English-language literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, translations, essays, graphic fiction, and other literary work three times a year.
Response time info: within six weeks
Read the full guidelines at bombaylitmag.com↗Submission calls
Short fiction of 2,000–5,000 words; all kinds of short fiction are welcome, but flash fiction, fan fiction, plays, novellas, and novels are not accepted. Submissions are currently closed; the next submission period is not dated on the page.
Translated prose fiction into English, 2,000–5,000 words; include a full citation for the original source. Submissions are currently closed; the next submission period is not dated on the page.
Essays and creative nonfiction of 2,000–5,000 words; personal or experimental writing is welcome, but academic writing and book reviews are not currently sought. Submissions are currently closed; the next submission period is not dated on the page.
Adult-oriented graphic fiction is sought; genre-crossing and radical or edgy work are welcome. Length is flexible, from 3–6 pages to 40+ pages. Submissions are currently closed; the next submission period is not dated on the page.
Submit one document containing five poems in English. Submissions are currently closed; the next submission period is not dated on the page.
Self-translations are treated as original English fiction and should be submitted in the original fiction category. The self-translation call is marked closed.
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