The Fictional Café
Literary Magazine
Virtual coffee shop & literary magazine featuring short fiction, poetry, art, photography, audio arts and web video.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: ?
- Acceptance rate: 35% *Editor reported data
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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We prefer unpublished works, but will publish novel excerpts and occasionally short stories/poems that have been featured elsewhere as long as it has not been in the past six months.
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
From the editors
Pushcart Prize
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 (short stories, flash fiction, novel excerpts)
Max words: 1
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary
Poetry
Min pieces: 5
Max pieces: 8
Art
Max pieces: 10
Photography
Max pieces: 10
Audio (audio dramas and audiobooks)
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
No cover letter needed. Please include a brief one paragraph bio with your work so we can include it in your post if we accept your work. Hyperlinks to creator websites, social media and other literary magazines your work is featured in are also encouraged so readers can find more of your fantastic creative work! Include a headshot as well so people can see your wonderful face.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Please submit your work in a single Word document, double spaced, 12pt font. A separate Word document should be included with your bio.
Author's rights
You retain the rights to your work. We ask for first US rights to publish your work. Should you be chosen for our Best Of anthology, we protect your work against plagiarism with an assignment of copyright and ask for exclusive rights to the work for one year. After which, you may submit it to other literary magazines or publish your own book.
Additional info
You must become a member of our Coffee Club in order to submit your work. A maximum of two (2) submissions may be submitted in a given year. Work we accept becomes eligible for publication in our print anthology and considered for our annual Pushcart Prize nominations.
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About
The Fictional Café is an online literary magazine and community where patrons can grab a cuppa Fresh Java served up every week. We are welcoming of all creatives and have members from all over the world share their work with our community.
Founded
2013
Country
US
Masthead
Jack B. Rochester
Editor-in-Chief
Mike Mavilia Rochester
Managing Editor, Marketing Barista and Editor of the Fictional Café Anthology