A “new” way to look at old relationships.
We’re tired of reading the old tropes, and we’re tired of seeing the same tropes saturate the market. If we’re honest, we’re just a little tired of romance.
We want to see what happens if the one night stand doesn’t go to plan, if the second chance romance goes just as badly the second time, if the fake relationship is a little too convincing. What happens when the forbidden love is actually something horrifying, if your crush never finds out you exist, if you actually decide to date a werewolf… and we’re sure there are more!
We are looking for stories that fuel the fire, that bring passion back into the romance genre in new ways, that, true to our brand, subvert and surprise. So take those tired tropes, old and new, and reinvent them. Take the romance genre, take the concept of relationships, and turn it upside down. This is a collection of Stories Made Uncomfortably Tender!
For this issue, we are accepting smut. We are encouraging a little spice here and there; for this reason, submissions for this magazine are strictly for those over the age of 18. However, we ask as always that you include trigger warnings when submitting and we will not accept any stories that actively abuse characters, sexually or otherwise, or go to extremes when it comes to explicit content.
If you want to get a feel for what we’ve previously accepted, feel free to check out our Spotlight Series or read through our previous publications here!
Deadline: Dec. 31, 2025
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
The joy of language is that every word has 101 different meanings. Some are obvious, as clear as written on the page. For others, you have to look a little bit deeper. Then, there are those meanings which lurk in the shadows, just out of the corner of your eye, waiting to reveal themselves only once you give them your full attention.
No matter what kind of writer you identify as, we want to read the stories that have been gathering dust in drawers and hard-drives from all over the world. So if you have a story that subverts expectations, plays on the idea of tired tropes, is a little bit twisted, or a representation of something you’d like to see appear in your genre, we want to read it!
Each of our issues will be centred around a particular theme. These are broad and will be announced when our submissions open. We encourage you to get creative with it - we want to be surprised with what we read!
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Before submitting your work for the latest issue, please check if our submission window is open.
We are a UK-based magazine and so the date is written: DD / MM / YYYY.
We will not be taking submissions for the magazine outside of this window.
To submit to our latest issue, send it as an attached Word file to:
elaliterarymagazine@gmail.com
with the subject line: Submission: NAME OF THEME.
In the main body of the email tell us a little bit about yourself, your writing process, what the story is about, and why you think it would be a good fit for the magazine! If you think your work might require trigger warnings, can you also let us know in the email. It won’t effect your chances of featuring if you have them or not, but we want to make our readers aware of any potentially sensitive material.
We aim to get back to you as soon as possible to let you know we’ve received your submission, and aim to have chosen our featured pieces two-three weeks after the closing date. We’ll then notify all of the successful authors, and give an honourable mention to our runner-ups on our social media.
After this, we begin the editing process and will keep you updated with the progress and the eventual publication date for the magazine.
Our magazine will then go live on the website and will be free to download!
PAYMENT
Unfortunately, we cannot offer payment for successful contributions; however, it is free to submit to the magazine.
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