Submissions Closed

We are now closed to submissions while we get everything ready for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous.

Submissions for our Summer 2026 issue will open 1st April 2026.

Please note we are presently unable to provide monetary compensation for contributions to our magazine.

We will not enter into any further correspondence after a response has been given.

All submissions must be original and unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere by emailing us at admin@penstricken.com.

Multiple submissions are allowed, but we are unlikely to publish more than one submission from a particular author.

By submitting, you declare the work is your own intellectual property, and you have the right to grant first publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication. (For more information, see our publication agreement).

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