Unlikely Stories Mark V

The magazine seeks thought-provoking, experimental fiction, particularly stories expressing the opinions of people who do not exist and engaging with social realities. Send no more than three stories or 8,000 words total; query first for a single story longer than 8,000 words. The magazine is taking a brief break from reading submissions, but says writers may still send work and responses may be slower.

The magazine seeks creative nonfiction, especially firsthand accounts of attempts to bring about sociopolitical change, including motivations, supporting facts, and personal experiences aimed at social change. Send no more than three stories or 8,000 words total; query first for a single piece longer than 8,000 words. The magazine is taking a brief break from reading submissions, but says writers may still send work and responses may be slower.

Spoken word submissions are welcomed, especially pieces that work both as spoken-word presentations and page poems; the magazine is most interested in spoken-word videos and occasionally publishes audio tracks accompanying poetry. The magazine is taking a brief break from reading submissions, but says writers may still send work and responses may be slower.

The magazine emphasizes socially relevant and radically experimental poetry, including boundary-pushing form or content, translations, Spanglish, Hawaiian Pidgin, and other English-adjacent patois. Send no more than six poems or ten pages; contact the editors first about a single poem longer than ten pages. The magazine is taking a brief break from reading submissions, but says writers may still send work and responses may be slower.