bodyfluids
Literary Magazine
disconcerting literature. something gross. something weird. uncalled for. unwelcome.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Weird / outsider / wtf even is it
- Response time: variable, < 3 weeks*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: 14% *Editor reported data
Payssee Genres section for details
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FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
From the editors
we prefer reprints which are not currently available to read online. we accept translations into English which are currently available to read.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary, Absurdist, Erotica, Experimental, Gothic, Horror, Magical Realism, Speculative, wtf idk
Payment: £ 1 per piece
Poetry
Max pieces: 1
Payment: £ 1 per piece
Hybrid
Max pieces: 1
Payment: £ 1 per piece
Art
Payment: £30-100
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
we're extremely informal and cover letters/past publications really don't matter much to us. the EIC is nonbinary and uses neopronouns, so it's probably best not to misgender aer in your cover letters.
Eligibility
18+
every adult is eligible, but we prefer to publish marginalised writers.Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
we ask for the right to publish your work on our website and distribute it through our free Substack newsletter to subscribers. if it's a new piece, we ask for first publication rights only. you're free to withdraw your work at any time. we appreciate exclusivity for three months, but we don't require it.
Additional info
subscribe to free newsletter here: https://bodyfluids.substack.com/
Tracker statistics
10
Total submissions tracked
75 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
16 days
Fastest response time
139 days
Slowest response time
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Submission calls
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About
we publish unsettling, disconcerting adult market fiction, poetry, and hybrid/experimental works. literary, slipstream, weird, experimental, bravura, gross, the absurd.
Founded
2022
Country
GB
Masthead
Alice M.
Editor-in-Chief
Kaisa S.
Poetry Editor
Sarah Michelson
Fiction Editor
Samir Sirk Morató
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