Call for Submissions: manywor(l)ds

We welcome submissions by those who identify with and as any of the following descriptors: trans, two-spirit, disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, queer, crip, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex. This is a space for the words, works, and worlds of and by those whose bodyminds defy social expectations and invite new ways of thinking and knowing.

We do not need to know the specifics of your identity/diagnosis/experience unless you want us to. We invite closeted and questioning people to share their work, as well as those whose experiences fall outside the confines of the language we used above.

We welcome submissions from creators of all ages. We particularly encourage unpublished/emerging/young creators to submit. If you know an incarcerated/institutionalized creator who would like to submit, email us for information as to where to mail the submission, or clearly indicate in your message that you are submitting on their behalf.

We publish on a quarterly schedule, with issues coming out on: 

February 15
May 15
August 15
November 15

We are open for all submissions EXCEPT during publication months. That is to say, we are open for submissions January, March, April, June, July, September, October, and December.

Things to note

This is a leftist magazine. We hate capitalism, “america,” cops, prisons, borders, neoliberalism, and all the rest. We don’t tolerate white supremacy, zionism, cisheterosexism, ableism, transmisogyny, xenophobia, fatphobia, intersexism, and anti-sex worker sentiment here. We reserve the right to reject and/or remove content from creators whose work does not align with our values.

We do not tolerate AI-generated or -assisted submissions. Anyone found to be using AI will have their content immediately rejected/removed and will no longer be eligible to submit to manywor(l)ds.

Simultaneous submissions are expected and encouraged. Please let us know if any part of your submission is accepted elsewhere before we can get to it.

Please submit to us only once per reading period, and hold off on submitting if you were published in the last issue.

We are proud to be a paying market. All contributors of unpublished works will receive $10 USD upon publication. Reprints (including pieces previously shared on public social media profiles) are accepted, provided you have the rights, but will not receive payment.

We prefer Paypal for payment; however, Venmo, Interac e-transfer, and Wise are also possible. If we can’t settle on a suitable fee-free alternative (excepting currency conversion fees), the money will be donated to a mutual aid fund or similar cause.

More information and submission link here.