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"BRUISER publishes new work in all mediums — prose, poetry, image, audio, video, comix, whatever. Submissions always open. Get weird."
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Open for submissions

Introduction

We are interested in genre bending, formal experimentation, critical analysis, and collaboration. We are drawn to the strange, the grotesque, the radical, the degenerate. We want work that moves forward while looking back, takes risks, steps on toes, creates discomfort. Principles: There are no rules. You’re not supposed to be happy and comfortable all the time. All good art is degenerate. Look back, move ahead. Don’t specialize. Do everything. Do not wait for an invitation. Read, write, perform, repeat. Genre is meaningless. Nobody ever wrote a classic on purpose.

Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
3 weeks or less / 28 days
Average acceptance rate
30% / 44.44%

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·  Nov 29
BRUISER wants your fiction, poetry, essay, visual art, and whatever other weird shit you want to throw at us.

SUBMIT TO BRUISER.

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

15 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

anything genre icon

Anything

No specific limitations

poetry genre icon

Poetry

No specific limitations

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

fiction genre icon

Fiction

No specific limitations

all

literary

absurdist

crime

experimental

fantasy

folklore

gothic

horror

humor

lgbtq

magicalRealism

mystery

noir

scienceFiction

speculative

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Hybrid

No specific limitations

video genre icon

Video

No specific limitations

audio genre icon

Audio

No specific limitations

comics genre icon

Comics

No specific limitations

review genre icon

Review

No specific limitations

interview genre icon

Interview

No specific limitations

translations genre icon

Translations

No specific limitations

art genre icon

Art

No specific limitations

photography genre icon

Photography

No specific limitations

game genre icon

Game

No specific limitations

wtf genre icon

Wtf

No specific limitations

anything genre icon

Anything

No specific limitations

poetry genre icon

Poetry

No specific limitations

nonfiction genre icon

Nonfiction

No specific limitations

fiction genre icon

Fiction

No specific limitations

all

literary

absurdist

crime

experimental

fantasy

folklore

gothic

horror

humor

lgbtq

magicalRealism

mystery

noir

scienceFiction

speculative

Magazine

Founded in 2022 | United States

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Mark Wadley
Editor-in-Chief
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

20

Average acceptance rate

44.44%

Average response time

28 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

17/34 days

Fastest response time

11 days

Slowest response time

51 days

Contributors on Chill Subs

Eleanor Ball avatarEmily avatar
2 pieces