Find publications for your fiction.
Search 65 open calls by length, pay, and fee — no account needed. Track what you send once you’re ready.
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65 open · All publications
| Closes | Publication | Length | Pay | Fee | Simultaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Closes tomorrow | Weird Lit Magazine · Fiction | Up to 3,000 words | 20.00 USD flat | Not stated | Allowed |
Closes in 2 days | Inscape Journal · Fiction | Up to 4,000 words | 20.00 USD flat | Not stated | Allowed |
Closes in 4 days May close early | Electric Literature · Fiction | 2,000 to 10,000 words | 300.00 USD flat | Not stated | Allowed |
Closes in 11 days | Fugue · Fiction | Up to 3,000 words | Not stated | Reading fee 3.00 USD | Allowed |
Closes in 11 days | Nenta Literary Journal · Fiction | Up to 5,000 words | 150.00 GHS flat | No fee | Allowed |
Closes in 11 days | Ploughshares · Fiction | Up to 6,500 words | Not stated | Reading fee 3.75 USD | Allowed |
Each publication page links every rule to its official guidelines and checked date.
Then, for writers
Keep each piece’s submission history together.
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Where can this go?
Compare a piece with publication rules for length, category, pay, rights, and simultaneous submissions. See the reason, source, and checked date for each match.
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One history, any portal
Keep submissions sent through Submittable, Duosuma, web forms, or the post in one history for each piece. Record the version sent and the response.
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After acceptance
Review other pending submissions, record publication, and check when the piece is available again.
| Piece | Publication | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eveline | Granta | Pending |
| Araby | Ploughshares | Held |
| A Poison Tree | Poetry Daily | Accepted |
| The Tyger | Rattle | Declined |
Next: withdraw Araby from Tin House · query Granta on 17 Jan
Public-domain works: James Joyce · William Blake.
Switching
Import your spreadsheet. Export your history.
Review fields and possible duplicates before importing a CSV. Export pieces, versions, submissions, and outcomes together.
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Preserve submission history when a title or version changes.
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Show a source and checked date for each publication rule. Label missing information as unknown.
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Create no submission record when a portal opens. Let the writer log what they actually sent.
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Ask before merging imported records. Include the full history in exports.
Questions
What is Dear Slush?
Dear Slush is a submission tracker and publication finder in development for fiction writers. The previews also explore poetry packets and editorial review.
Can I browse publications without an account?
You can browse publications without an account. Sign in to compare a piece and save publications. Read the official publisher guidelines before submitting.
Does Dear Slush submit my work for me?
No. Opening a publisher submission site sends no work and creates no submission record. You log what you actually sent.
Can publishers receive manuscripts through Dear Slush?
Publisher intake is planned. The editorial workspaces in the previews use sample people, policies, and records.
For publishers · planned
Intake, anonymous reading queues, and decisions — after the writer workspace.