Toil & Trouble

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Toil & Trouble is a themed literary magazine accepting English-language poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction submissions for its seasonal issues.

Response time info: ~25 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

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Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Jul 18, 2027

Submissions can be about anything related to the Winter theme, SHADOW. One piece of fiction; up to 2,000 words; .doc or .docx files only. Winter submission period: July 18, 2026-August 31, 2026.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jul 18, 2027

Submissions can be about anything related to the Winter theme, SHADOW. One piece of creative nonfiction; up to 2,000 words; .doc or .docx files only. Winter submission period: July 18, 2026-August 31, 2026.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jul 18, 2027

Submissions can be about anything related to the Winter theme, SHADOW. Maximum of two poems in the same document; .doc or .docx files only, with a PDF also requested if the poems use specific formatting. Winter submission period: July 18, 2026-August 31, 2026.

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