Working class online lit mag seeking gritty poetry, flash fiction & art.

Underbelly Press are based in the North West of England and are a working class online literary magazine seeking gritty poetry, flash fiction and art that embodies the raw, unfiltered heart of dirty realism. Experimental, innovative and bold works that push genre boundaries and navigate life with an unapologetically, unfiltered lens are welcomed.

We welcome anyone to submit, whether you are a new or established creative. Aim to provide an inclusive platform for underrepresented, marginalised voices. 

We asked, you guys answered. Here are the community's spring 2026 favorites for you cool kids, weird kids, very serious adults, etc. 

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Where The Cool Kids Are Submitting Their Writing: Part 3

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Underbelly Press

General call

Issue 7 calls back to our initial core focus, dirty realism. We’re looking for work that is gritty, unflinching, raw. The mundane, the overlooked, the everyday struggles. Think gritty noir and kitchen sink realism. The underbelly of contemporary life. Where does deception live within that? In lies, fractured relationships, self delusion, blurred truths, the things we refuse to face, the things we conceal or convince ourselves of. For artwork, we’d love to see pieces that explore illusion and distortion, as well as greyscale or black and white pieces.

Underbelly Press

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