/ kä • jē • bē / Cagibi, qu’est ce que c’est? A literary space for stories, poems, essays, translations, interviews, visual art and writing retreats.

Cagibi welcomes submissions year-round for quarterly online issues, as well as our Cagibi Express feature section where feature works are published between issues. Each quarterly issue features original prose and poetry, most of which are selected from unsolicited submissions. Works published in online issues and as Cagibi Express features are eligible for publication in an annual print anthology.

Nonfiction (+ Craft Essays)

Postcards / Short Nonfiction Essays

graphic / illustrated narrative work

Not just words. These magazines publish paintings, comics, illustrations, and other visual art alongside or instead of traditional text-based work.

Magazines That Publish Comics, Art, or Other Visual Works

Online publications putting forward exceptional short stories for Best of the Net.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

A targeted resource for short story placements with potential for Pushcart recognition.

Fiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Specialized publications that recognize exceptional brief fiction through Pushcart nominations.

Digital publications advancing very short fiction for Best of the Net consideration.

Flash Fiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Identifies publications that put forward outstanding online work for this respected digital anthology established in 2006.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

A comprehensive guide to journals that regularly nominate work for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Digital publications nominating outstanding essays and creative nonfiction for Best of the Net.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Highlights publications that regularly put forward essays, memoirs, and other creative nonfiction for Pushcart consideration.

Nonfiction Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

Focuses specifically on poetry journals with established histories of Pushcart nominations.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Cagibi

General call

We are currently accepting poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation submissions on the theme of Skin. As the largest and most visible organ in the body, skin is everywhere. A protective coating, it sheds, burns, peels, gets goosebumps. A form of armor, it serves as a literal and metaphorical barrier, yet the touch of another’s can melt ours down. Our skin tells stories and secrets, shielding us while also exposing our truths. With its distinctive shades, scars, lines, tattoos, sunspots, and birthmarks, it can act as a tapestry of our history, family, and culture, revealing the lives we have lived.
But skin is more than skin deep. For Issue 29, Cagibi wants you to peel back the layers. Let us see beneath the surface. Whether thick or thin, soft or prickly, decorated or bare, human or animal, living or dead, use Skin as your canvas to paint new poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. Get some skin in the game and send us your best work today!
GUIDELINES
We ask that you send only one submission and wait to hear back.
We welcome works in translation. Also, we welcome submissions from outside the United States.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as you notify us immediately should your piece be accepted elsewhere.
Previously unpublished work only. Cagibi does not consider work that has previously appeared in print or online.
TO WITHDRAW, IN WHOLE OR IN PART: For help on how to withdraw a partial of your submission, or the whole submission, see our Submission Guidelines page.
See below for additional Prose and Poetry guidelines.
PROSE GUIDELINES
In fiction, the editors welcome short stories, flash fiction or short-shorts, and lengthier stories. There is no word count limit; use your best judgment. For flash fiction, up to 3 flash pieces under 1000 words each.
In nonfiction, Cagibi is literary in focus, which includes personal narrative essays; but to be clear, we do not consider academic papers that are limited to a particular audience or that are footnoted/in-text referenced.
POETRY GUIDELINES
You may submit up to 3 poems at once, depending on the length; use your best judgment.
Place your poems in one document.
If your poem is a book-length epic, then you should think about excerpting.

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