We’re open now through June 30, 2026 for fiction, nonfiction, art, translations, poetry reviews, prose reviews, and voices from Palestine and Ukraine. Send work to us on Submittable. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to find out when we open for various genres.
We charge a submission fee for some genres to help cover operational costs. We waive this fee for BIPOC writers as a form of literary reparations. BIPOC writers should use the no-fee BIPOC form for their genre when submitting.
Our mission:
We love work that is personal and political and shows that you can write beautifully and incisively about important subjects, whether global or very specifically domestic. We want work that *had* to be written.
Genres are below.
Palestinian Voices
We are looking for creative work in all genres by Palestinian writers and artists, including people who are part of the Palestinian diaspora. We seek the immediate and the personal, the concrete and specific. Please feel free to send queries.
Ukraine
We are looking for nonfiction in any form (essay, lists, diary entries, notes) about Ukraine and Ukrainians, with the Russian invasion in the foreground or background.
Poetry
We read all styles of poetry, however we tend to publish work that is more experimental and/or sonically driven. Please submit 3-5 poems, and no more than 7 pages. We accept simultaneous submissions, but ask that you let us know when your work is accepted elsewhere.
Nonfiction
We are currently looking for pieces on pressing and timely topics, including immigration, DEI, layoffs, and the affordability crisis. We seek memoir, reported essays, braided essays, collages, vignettes, extremely literary journalism, oral history, meditations. Political in the largest sense. Up to 6,000 words. Yes, you can submit your work here and elsewhere simultaneously, but please let us know as soon as possible if your work has been accepted for publication.
Fiction (Closed)
We seek original stories that are preferably under 5,000 words. Please submit no more than one story at a time. In case of simultaneous submissions, let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Prose and Poetry Reviews
We seek reviews of books published by small and university presses, because the Big Five or so have a relatively easier time getting their books noticed. We welcome reviews of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and other nonfiction that use a political/analytical lens to view self, others, and society.
Translations
We welcome translations of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama (including excerpts from novels or from full-length plays). Please submit the original text along with your translation. If we wish to publish the translation, we’ll need written permission from the writer.
Art
We publish art with each work of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, and welcome all sorts of media. We also publish portfolios of an artist’s work (including photographers). Please query with a link to your web site or attachments.
Forthcoming
We welcome excerpts from books, collections, and anthologies forthcoming from independent presses. We want to share sections from upcoming works in advance of their full release to drum up excitement about new indie books. We’re seeking both poetry and prose.
Donations
Another Chicago Magazine is a volunteer-run publication. We are not paid. You are not paid. We are trying to change that with grant applications. If you have a bit to spare, you can put a bit in our digital tip jar on Submittable.
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We call for theme submissions from time to time. In the second half of 2019 we published pieces on the theme of race/riot/rebellion/revolution in order to commemorate the 1919 Chicago race riot, the 1919 Red Summer, and the 400th anniversary of the introduction of slavery in what became the US. In 2021 we asked for submissions on displacement. Though we no longer have specific submission portals on those themes, we always welcome work that deals with the general subjects of race/riot/rebellion/revolution and displacement.
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As writers, we know how hard it is to wait for a response, so we accept simultaneous submissions. We are committed to small presses and express that in our Forthcoming series and in our reviews (though occasionally we will run a review of a book published by a large press). We promote our authors’ work on social media, including their publications and awards after they publish with ACM. We submit work to Best American and Pushcart.
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