Submission Guidelines – Grit Quarterly
Thank you for choosing to submit your work to Grit Quarterly. We thoughtfully review all submissions for potential publication. We are seeking short stories (preferably between 1,000 and 4,000 words), poetry (3 Poems Max), Interviews, and Book Reviews. Longer pieces will be considered but must demonstrate outstanding merit. Our favorites will be nominated for a Gritty Award in the Best Short Fiction and/or Poetry categories at the end of the year.
What We Do Not Accept:
- Flash or micro fiction
- Horror
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
- Transgressive fiction
- Erotica
- Fan fiction
- Submissions with little to no editing
Submission Guidelines
All work must be previously unpublished.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately at gritquarterlyjournal@gmail.com if you are accepted elsewhere.
Submit prose as a Word document (.doc or .docx), double-spaced with standard formatting.
Submit poetry in a Word document or PDF, single-spaced.
Response Time & Rights
We aim to respond within three months of submission.
If accepted, Grit Quarterly receives first publication rights and archival rights. All rights revert to the author upon publication.
We look forward to reading your work!