The Garlic Press

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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The Garlic Press is an online literary magazine seeking 'extra pungent' poetry and prose, with quarterly reading periods and no fees or payment.

Response time info: 2-4 months

Read the full guidelines at garlicpresslit.com↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Sep 30

Submit up to 2 short pieces or one longer piece up to ten pages double-spaced in a single document; any genre accepted including short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and hybrid forms; quarterly reading periods: Jan 1-Mar 31 (Spring), Apr 1-Jun 30 (Summer), Jul 1-Sep 30 (Fall), Oct 1-Dec 31…

poetryCloses Sep 30

Submit up to three poems, no more than ten pages total, in a single document; quarterly reading periods: Jan 1-Mar 31 (Spring), Apr 1-Jun 30 (Summer), Jul 1-Sep 30 (Fall), Oct 1-Dec 31 (Winter); 'extra pungent' poetry encouraged.

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