The Words Faire

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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The Words Faire is an independent Dayton, Ohio publishing company accepting creative writing for quarterly print collections and other publications.

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Oct 1

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.

poetryLiteraryCloses Oct 1

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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