PALOOKA MAGAZINE SUBMISSIONS

​We're open to all voices, forms, and styles. Please send your best unpublished fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, graphic narratives, and comic strips.

Simultaneous

​We encourage simultaneous submissions. Please withdraw your piece if accepted elsewhere. And big congratulations!

Payment

​We offer all contributors a complimentary copy and discounted copies of their issue, a bio and photo in the magazine, and the support of a caring and hardworking editor!

Response

Currently:  1-2 weeks. We believe in having a fast turnaround while taking pride in giving each piece due consideration.
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PALOOKA PRESS SUBMISSIONS

We take great pride in reading every word and giving each chapbook its due attention. We consider manuscripts of all styles and genres and aren't looking for a particular aesthetic. We give everything a fair chance. Please send your best fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, graphic narrative, or hybrid work. Manuscripts should be roughly 25-100 pages. Each submission comes with a digital gift of your choice: a chapbook, a copy of Palooka, or the editor's award-winning novel.

IF ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

  • A perfect-bound book with a glossy or matte color cover
  • $200 honorarium
  • 20 free copies of your book
  • Your own bio/photo page featured on our website

GUIDELINES

  • Length: 25-100 pages (flexible)
  • Cover Letter: Identify the manuscript as fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, graphic, or hybrid.
  • Simultaneous Submissions: Accepted. But please withdraw your manuscript if accepted elsewhere. 
  • It's okay if some of the work has been previously published; proper citations will be made.
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