The Words Faire
Open now for fiction and poetry.
Last checkedThe Words Faire is an independent Dayton, Ohio publishing company accepting creative writing for quarterly print collections and other publications.
Response time info: ~48 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
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Issue IIII, themed “Incertitude,” seeks fiction from 150 to 3,000 words in Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced, submitted as DOCX or PDF. Experimental formats and any genre are welcome, provided the work’s ordinary-ness is not what it seems. Simultaneous submissions are allowed; previously published work is not accepted. The opportunity closes after 300 submissions or on October 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM.
Issue IIII, themed “Incertitude,” accepts 1–3 poems per submission in Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced, submitted as DOCX or PDF. Experimental formats and any genre are welcome, provided the work’s ordinary-ness is not what it seems. Simultaneous submissions are allowed; previously published work is not accepted. The opportunity closes after 300 submissions or on October 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM.
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