The Wild Umbrella

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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The Wild Umbrella is an Irish literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with optional feedback, contributor promotion, and an annual print anthology.

Read the full guidelines at thewildumbrella.org↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorLiteraryMysteryRomanceHumorYoung AdultPays: €25 per published fiction story.

Open for interesting, genuine, thought-provoking fiction in any genre; independent stories and stand-alone excerpts are welcome. Submit one previously unpublished story of up to 4,000 words per submission window.

nonfictionHumorLiteraryPays: €25 per published nonfiction essay.

Open to a wide array of nonfiction, including nature, travel, food, sport, and topical or satirical essays; submit one previously unpublished essay of less than 4,000 words per submission window.

poetryLiteraryPays: €10 per published poem.

Open to any genre, structure, topic, or concept. Submit up to five previously unpublished poems together in one file, with each poem beginning on a new page; poems may be any length.

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