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All styles and subjects are welcome, including flash, experimental, historical, and realist fiction; one short story per submission, up to 20 pages or 7,500 words. The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027; submissions are not accepted from May 1 to September 30.

Flash fiction is among the styles considered; one short story per submission, up to 20 pages or 7,500 words. The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027; submissions are not accepted from May 1 to September 30.

Public-affairs essays may address culture, politics, internationalist writing, historically marginalized experiences, freedom writing, and related subjects; print essays are up to 20 pages or 7,500 words. The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027; submissions are not accepted from May 1 to September 30.

Articles and essays of breadth and depth are sought, including writing on literature, science, philosophy, public affairs, and the arts; one essay per submission, up to 20 pages or 7,500 words. The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027; submissions are not accepted from May 1 to September 30.

Online blog submissions should be short pieces of up to 1,000 words on urgent public-affairs matters, radical and broadly appealing op-eds, or work combining firsthand experience with history, politics, or theory. Unsolicited submissions carry a $50 honorarium.

Hybrid work may cross fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or art; one text per submission, up to 30 pages or 7,500 words. The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027; submissions are not accepted from May 1 to September 30.

Up to six poems per submission; poems are generally less than 100 lines, with no formal length restriction. The 2026–2027 submissions period is open until May 2027; submissions are not accepted from May 1 to September 30.

Fiction, poems, or essays are accepted in translation; follow the relevant fiction, poetry, or essay guidelines and submit a copy of the translated text. Translations are accepted year-round, including outside the regular reading period by mail or email.

Working Titles seeks standalone prose longer than the print edition, including work integrating visual or interactive digital elements; submissions are 7,000–25,000 words and are made through the online manager. The series has been reopened.