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Rat Bag Lit

Creative Magazine/Website

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Recommend this magazinebased on 52 votes

Bold & Weird46

New Writer Friendly23

Great Editor(s)21

Hidden Gem21

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Creative

Vibe

Get 'em while they're hot (off the press)

Payment

Varies

Fee

$0-5

Acceptance rate

26.05%

Response time

14 days/60 days

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CLOSED FOR JULY Opening again on August 1st for themed drabbles, unthemed micros, and short stories (2k-7.5k) SEND US YOUR WEIRDEST FICTION Fiction that crosses genres and blurs the lines between literary and genre. Work that keeps us up at night, stories that make us laugh, and the strangest dreams that pop out of your odd little noggin. Bold ideas, tight prose, snappy dialogue, speculative elements. Something we haven’t seen and, hell, maybe...

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Location

United States

Founded

2025

Affiliations

Independent

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