The London Magazine

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The London Magazine is the UK's oldest literary magazine, publishing fiction, poetry, and essays with a focus on literary work.

Response time info: up to 4 months

Read the full guidelines at thelondonmagazine.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Sep 1

Short fiction up to 4,000 words; no genre fiction (science fiction, fantasy, erotica) and no flash fiction; one story per submission; original, unpublished work only; submissions open 1–31 January, March, May, July, September, November; £3.50 fee outside these windows; payment for print publication…

nonfictionOpens Sep 1

Essays, memoir, reportage, criticism, features (no academic essays or reviews); usually under 4,000 words; original, unpublished work only; submissions open 1–31 January, March, May, July, September, November; £3.50 fee outside these windows; payment for print publication only. Pitches for essays…

poetryOpens Sep 1

Up to 5 poems per submission, each no longer than 50 lines; original, unpublished work only; submissions open 1–31 January, March, May, July, September, November; £3.50 fee outside these windows; payment for print publication only.

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