Toil & Trouble

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Toil & Trouble is a literary magazine publishing themed issues of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art/photography.

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

Read the full guidelines at toilandtroublelitm.wixsite.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryCloses Aug 31

One piece of fiction or creative nonfiction up to 2,000 words; .doc or .docx files only; submissions must relate to the issue theme (Winter 2026 theme: SHADOW); Winter Issue submission window: July 18 2026 - August 31 2026.

nonfictionLiteraryCloses Aug 31

One piece of creative nonfiction up to 2,000 words; .doc or .docx files only; submissions must relate to the issue theme (Winter 2026 theme: SHADOW); Winter Issue submission window: July 18 2026 - August 31 2026.

poetryCloses Aug 31

Maximum of two poems (in the same document); .doc or .docx files only; if poems have specific formatting, also send a PDF version; submissions must relate to the issue theme (Winter 2026 theme: SHADOW); Winter Issue submission window: July 18 2026 - August 31 2026.

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