Penstricken
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Penstricken is an online literary journal featuring short fiction and poetry from new and established authors. 📚✍️
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SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Opening Soon Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, will open 1st January 2026. Please note we are presently unable to provide monetary compensation for …
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#Writersky, we are OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS for our Spring issue, 'The Sublime and the Ridiculous' 🌌🤡.
#Fiction: Max. 5,000 words
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, max. 40 lines each
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about creative writing.
See link for full submission guidelines 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/submissions
#Fiction: Max. 5,000 words
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, max. 40 lines each
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about creative writing.
See link for full submission guidelines 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/submissions
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Strangely enough, we never get quiteas many #nonfiction submissions as we do fiction/poetry, but we like to publish at least one article about writing per issue if we can so, you know... if you've got something insightful to say about writing... Hit us up. 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#writersky
#writersky
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Strangely enough, we never get quiteas many #nonfiction submissions as we do fiction/poetry, but we like to publish at least one article about writing per issue if we can so, you know... if you've got something insightful to say about writing... Hit us up. 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#writersky
#writersky
If you're reading this, we want to publish your short #fiction in our spring issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌🤡. It's free to submit, we're chill about simultaneous submissions, and if your work isn't right for us, we promise to be nice. So you've nothing to lose. 👉 penstricken.com/submissions
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
If you're reading this, we want to publish your short #fiction in our spring issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌🤡. It's free to submit, we're chill about simultaneous submissions, and if your work isn't right for us, we promise to be nice. So you've nothing to lose. 👉 penstricken.com/submissions
January 29, 2026 at 7:06 AM
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
We're new-and-terrified writer friendly here at Penstricken. So send us your work. We PROMISE to treat you and your work with respect (we're writers ourselves, we know how it feels! 🤗). See link for full info on how to submit 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writersky
#fiction #poetry #writersky
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We're new-and-terrified writer friendly here at Penstricken. So send us your work. We PROMISE to treat you and your work with respect (we're writers ourselves, we know how it feels! 🤗). See link for full info on how to submit 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writersky
#fiction #poetry #writersky
We love fiction, poetry and the wonderful humans who write them. Don't you love it too? 😍 Slice us to ribands with your words, and recreate us with the same. ♥️♥️ #fiction #poetry #writersky
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We love fiction, poetry and the wonderful humans who write them. Don't you love it too? 😍 Slice us to ribands with your words, and recreate us with the same. ♥️♥️ #fiction #poetry #writersky
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 AM
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Things that will make us want to publish your writing:
- Strong story arc
- Tangible/sensory imagery and metaphor
- Rich, sympathetic characters
- Clear, elegant language
- Bold/original ideas
See link for full submission deets 👇
penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writersky
- Strong story arc
- Tangible/sensory imagery and metaphor
- Rich, sympathetic characters
- Clear, elegant language
- Bold/original ideas
See link for full submission deets 👇
penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writersky
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Things that will make us want to publish your writing:
- Strong story arc
- Tangible/sensory imagery and metaphor
- Rich, sympathetic characters
- Clear, elegant language
- Bold/original ideas
See link for full submission deets 👇
penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writersky
- Strong story arc
- Tangible/sensory imagery and metaphor
- Rich, sympathetic characters
- Clear, elegant language
- Bold/original ideas
See link for full submission deets 👇
penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writersky
Send us your writing for our next issue! We promise to be nice 🥰.
#Fiction: Max. 5,000 words
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, max. 40 lines pp.
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about #writing.
Theme: The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌 🤡.
Deadline: 15th Feb 2026
No submission fee! 💰
penstricken.com/submissions
#Fiction: Max. 5,000 words
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, max. 40 lines pp.
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about #writing.
Theme: The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌 🤡.
Deadline: 15th Feb 2026
No submission fee! 💰
penstricken.com/submissions
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Send us your writing for our next issue! We promise to be nice 🥰.
#Fiction: Max. 5,000 words
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, max. 40 lines pp.
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about #writing.
Theme: The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌 🤡.
Deadline: 15th Feb 2026
No submission fee! 💰
penstricken.com/submissions
#Fiction: Max. 5,000 words
#Poetry: 1-4 poems, max. 40 lines pp.
#Nonfiction: 1,000-2,000 words about #writing.
Theme: The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌 🤡.
Deadline: 15th Feb 2026
No submission fee! 💰
penstricken.com/submissions
January 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
You've got just under 3 weeks left to send us your short #fiction, #poetry and #nonfiction about writing to be considered for our spring issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌🤡📅. Submissions close 15th Feb. See link for full info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#writersky
#writersky
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 AM
You've got just under 3 weeks left to send us your short #fiction, #poetry and #nonfiction about writing to be considered for our spring issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌🤡📅. Submissions close 15th Feb. See link for full info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#writersky
#writersky
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 AM
January 25, 2026 at 9:11 AM
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 AM
January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Submit your writing for our next issue please. That's all I wanted to say, thanks.
Oh, here's the link 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writing
Oh, here's the link 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writing
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Submit your writing for our next issue please. That's all I wanted to say, thanks.
Oh, here's the link 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writing
Oh, here's the link 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
#fiction #poetry #writing
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
If you're planning on submitting your work to a litmag, it's a good idea to read a couple of issues to get a flavour of the kind of thing they publish. Fortunately, all our issues are free to read online. Hope that helps. 👉🏻 penstricken.com/issues
#fiction #poetry #writing
#fiction #poetry #writing
Issues
Issues Current Issue Title: GlamourIssue no.: 5 (Winter 2025) Glamour is a lie; a thin veneer masking our vulnerabilities, our flaws—our very humanity. In this issue, our contributors have have lif…
penstricken.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
If you're planning on submitting your work to a litmag, it's a good idea to read a couple of issues to get a flavour of the kind of thing they publish. Fortunately, all our issues are free to read online. Hope that helps. 👉🏻 penstricken.com/issues
#fiction #poetry #writing
#fiction #poetry #writing
Send us your short #fiction, #poetry and articles about #writing. We want to put them in our next issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌🤡. See link for info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
SUBMISSIONS – ISSUE #6
Submissions Open Submissions for our Spring 2026 issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous, are open now! See below for full submission guidelines. Please note we are presently unable to provide moneta…
penstricken.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Send us your short #fiction, #poetry and articles about #writing. We want to put them in our next issue, The Sublime and the Ridiculous 🌌🤡. See link for info 👉🏻 penstricken.com/submissions
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM