Call for Submissions: Does It Have Pockets

Please read below prior to submitting stories to Does It Have Pockets.

We are looking for fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. We also welcome pitches for columns (monthly or quarterly), interviews, book reviews, and other literary adjacent projects. Of particular interest are digital art, hybrid, and cross-genre works that straddle the lines of classification.

Some specifics:

• Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know in your cover letter. We appreciate timely notification if a piece under consideration has been accepted elsewhere.

• We will be glad to look at previously published work (reprints) as long as:

• You have the rights, and it has been at least 24 months since published online or three months if published in a small print-only run, and;

• You provide the prior publication credit at submission.

Poetry: 3-5 poems

Fiction: up to 5K words

Creative Nonfiction: up to 5K words

Please limit submissions to two per category until we’ve replied.

Flash fiction is welcome and you may send 3-5 flash pieces (up to 5K words) in a single document.

Pitches: For periodic features or one-off interviews, reviews, etc., please use the pitch submission option. Explain your idea, intended frequency, and your intended audience. Pitch submissions are free.

Artwork submissions are free. Your pocket artwork is especially welcome. All images must be sized as 1080 pixels by 1080 pixels and submitted as a jpeg. Please use the Pitch Pockets submission category.

Submissions fees for literary works are $3 and is used for artist payments and administrative costs (Submittable, website, etc.). We hold fee-free periods for the last two weeks of every February and August, to ensure cost is not a barrier for any writer.

All rights remain with the author before, during, and after publication. We request non-exclusive permission to feature your work on our site, our social media channels, archives, and special projects (anthologies, collections, etc).

If published, we pay $10 per issue (including artwork). We understand this is nowhere near what writers/artists deserve, and we will raise rates as soon as we are able.

Submit your work here.