Submissions guidelines

The submission window for our spring 2026 print issue, Conjunctions:85, Anew, will open on October 3, at noon, and stay open till October 31, midnight, at Submittable. All submissions will also be considered for our weekly online magazine, which is not subject to thematic restrictions.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Submissions will be accepted electronically via Submittable twice a year, during our fall and winter reading periods. Please check back here or follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky or subscribe to our newsletter for the earliest information about our reading periods for each issue.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Conjunctions publishes short- and long-form fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid texts. We do not publish academic essays or book reviews.

All submissions must be in English and previously unpublished. We will consider works in translation for which the translator has secured the rights.

Although we have no official restrictions regarding word count, most of the manuscripts we select for publication are under eight thousand words long. For poetry submissions, we suggest sending half a dozen poems, depending on length.

We strongly suggest that writers new to Conjunctions read our recent issues to acquaint themselves with our publications.

ACCESSING CONJUNCTIONS

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If a disability prevents you from using Submittable, please email managingeditor.conjunctions@gmail.com.

FEE

For writers with disabilities or other medical problems that are causing serious financial hardships, or similar hardships due to unemployment or other exigencies, Conjunctions is pleased to waive our $4 fee for work submitted through Submittable. Please note that this modest fee helps us pay for processing and operating costs.