THEMA

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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THEMA is a themed literary magazine accepting short stories, essays, poems, and art/photography for upcoming issues, with each submission required to relate to a specified premise.

Response time info: 3 months after premise deadline

Read the full guidelines at themaliterarysociety.com↗

Submission calls

fictionPays: short story, $25; short-short piece under 1000 words, $10

Short stories (all types, both traditional and experimental) up to 20 double-spaced pages, must relate to one of the upcoming premises: 'Waiting in Line' (deadline July 1, 2026), 'Sent by Mistake' (deadline November 1, 2026), or 'In your Dreams...' (deadline March 1, 2027). Indicate premise on title

nonfictionPays: nonfiction/essay, $25

Essays must relate to one of the upcoming premises: 'Waiting in Line' (deadline July 1, 2026), 'Sent by Mistake' (deadline November 1, 2026), or 'In your Dreams...' (deadline March 1, 2027). Indicate premise on title page. No handwritten manuscripts. No email submissions except from outside the US.

poetryPays: poem, $10

All types of poetic form welcome; submit no more than three poems per theme. Poems must relate to one of the upcoming premises: 'Waiting in Line' (deadline July 1, 2026), 'Sent by Mistake' (deadline November 1, 2026), or 'In your Dreams...' (deadline March 1, 2027). Indicate premise on title page. N

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