Unlikely Stories Mark V
Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Last updatedUnlikely Stories Six is an online literary magazine focused on activist, transgressive, and experimental literature, publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that engages with social realities.
Response time info: ~72 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at unlikelystories.org↗Submission calls
Fiction should stimulate thought, especially when expressing the opinions of fictional characters; up to three stories or 8,000 words per submission (query for longer works); all genres and styles welcome, with a focus on sociopolitical engagement or challenging assumptions.
Creative nonfiction, especially firsthand accounts of sociopolitical activism; up to three pieces or 8,000 words per submission (query for longer works); seeks work that interacts with or expounds on social realities.
Poetry that is socially relevant, radically experimental, or pushes boundaries of form or content; up to six poems or ten pages per submission (query for longer poems); welcomes English-adjacent patois and translations.
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