The Rumpus

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The Rumpus is an independent online magazine publishing original fiction, poetry, essays, criticism, comics, and interviews, with a new Spanish-language section, El Alboroto.

Response time info: within three (3) months

Read the full guidelines at therumpus.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

otherPays: $500 per accepted comic

Comics: open for standalone, complete comics submissions only (no pitches, scripts, or excerpts); must be previously unpublished; payment $500. El Alboroto (Spanish): historietas/comics, same guidelines and payment.

fictionLiteraryOpens Sep 15

Currently closed to fiction submissions until September 15, 2026, to catch up on backlog. General guidelines: original, unpublished work only; simultaneous submissions allowed; one submission per section at a time. Payment: $500 for accepted prose. For El Alboroto (Spanish): up to 2,500 words per…

nonfictionOpens Sep 15

Currently closed to essay submissions until September 15, 2026, to catch up on backlog. Essays include personal essays and cultural criticism. For Criticism: pitches (≤500 words) or completed essays (1,200–5,000 words) on cultural topics; no strictly academic essays. For El Alboroto (Spanish)…

poetryOpens Sep 15

Currently closed to poetry submissions until September 15, 2026, to catch up on backlog. General guidelines: original, unpublished work only; up to 8 poems (max 12 pages) per submission; one submission per section at a time. Payment: $200 for accepted poetry. For El Alboroto (Spanish): same…

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