The MockingOwl Roost

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The MockingOwl Roost is a volunteer literary magazine and creative arts publication accepting fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and other writing during announced submission periods.

Response time info: Within a month of the submission period’s closure, sometimes sooner or later

Read the full guidelines at mockingowlroost.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryRomanceHumorYoung Adult

Currently closed; the magazine will reopen in 2027, with specific submission dates to be announced. Flash fiction may be 250–500 words for magazine issues or 500–550 words for the blog; short fiction has a 10,000-word maximum. Any genre is accepted, subject to content policies.

nonfictionLiterary

Currently closed; the magazine will reopen in 2027, with specific submission dates to be announced. Opinion essays and personal essays may be up to 5,000 words; most other pieces require 500–2,000 words unless otherwise noted. Topics and genres are broadly accepted, subject to content policies.

other

Currently closed; the magazine will reopen in 2027, with specific submission dates to be announced. The publication also considers song lyrics, faith-related writing, writers’ resources, artist profiles, and media and performance reviews.

poetry

Currently closed; the magazine will reopen in 2027, with specific submission dates to be announced. Any type and any length is accepted for PDF magazine issues; blog poetry must be at least 50 words.

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