Vast Chasm

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, other work, and poetry.

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Vast Chasm Magazine is a year-round literary publication seeking bold, previously unpublished work exploring the expansive human experience, including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, flash, and nonconforming work.

Response time info: typically within 3 months

Read the full guidelines at vastliterarypress.org↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryPays: $50 per published piece, payable via PayPal or Venmo.

One fiction piece of up to 5,000 words. Submissions are read year-round on a rolling basis for quarterly online issues.

flashLiteraryPays: $50 per published piece, payable via PayPal or Venmo.

One flash fiction piece of up to 1,200 words. Submissions are read year-round on a rolling basis for quarterly online issues.

flashLiteraryPays: $50 per published piece, payable via PayPal or Venmo.

One flash creative nonfiction piece of up to 1,200 words. Submissions are read year-round on a rolling basis for quarterly online issues.

nonfictionLiteraryPays: $50 per published piece, payable via PayPal or Venmo.

One creative nonfiction piece of up to 5,000 words. Submissions are read year-round on a rolling basis for quarterly online issues.

otherLiteraryPays: $50 per published piece, payable via PayPal or Venmo.

One nonconforming piece, such as a hybrid or hermit crab essay, within the stated limits. Submissions are read year-round on a rolling basis for quarterly online issues.

poetryLiteraryPays: $50 per published piece, payable via PayPal or Venmo.

One poem. Submissions are read year-round on a rolling basis for quarterly online issues.

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