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The Dodge
@thedodgemag.bsky.social
Literary magazine est. 1979, reimagined 2021.
Writing, translation, and art on the environment.
https://thedodgemag.com/

General submissions in nonfiction, translation, and visual art OPEN NOW!
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We are so excited to announce that our Special Issue with Guest Editor Sara Abou Rashed is OUT NOW, linked in our bio! We invite you to attend our Zoom Launch Party this Sunday at 2 p.m. EST, where you can hear featured authors read their work!
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We're excited to feature Basman Aldirawi and his poem "With My Hands." Read the rest of his poem and our Special Issue OUT NOW on our website, linked in bio!
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February 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Happy Wednesday! The Dodge's poetry and fiction submissions are open until the end of the month! Check our submittable to submit.
February 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Good Afternoon! Fiction and poetry submissions will reopen next week following our special issue, starting Sunday. Check out our website, linked in bio, for further details.
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 PM
We're excited to feature Zeina Azzam and her poem "Gaza's Sea." Read the rest of her poem and our Special Issue OUT NOW on our website, linked in bio!
January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Today we're featuring KS Maina's poem "ode to my burning city." Read two poems by Maina featured in our Special Issue OUT NOW on our website (link in bio)!
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Good Afternoon! Fiction and poetry submissions will reopen next week following our special issue, starting Sunday. Check out our website, linked in bio, for further details.
January 28, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Today we're featuring Dana Flaifl and her poem "Don't Ask Me How I Am," translated by Najwa Sadi Juma. Read the rest of Dana Flaifl's work featured in our Special Issue OUT NOW on our website linked in bio!
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Happy Friday! Our second featured author post from our Special Issue is with Ahmad Ibsais' (@Ahmad.ibsais) and his poem "Before The Bombs Came". Check out the rest of this poem and his other work in this issue, "Return to "Roots: Writing Toward Land", available on our website, linked in bio!
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Beautiful start to the morning with kind words about "Indicator Species" from @iamchrisscott.bsky.social in Matt Kendrick's Mondettes! And among incredible company, no less. 🐋
This month's #Mondettes picked by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social

⚡Ten wonderful flash fictions
🔍Ten splashes of analysis as to why Chris made these brilliant picks
🪴Three fantastic prompts to get you writing

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January 2026
Ten stories picked by Chris Scott
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January 20, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Happy Saturday! We're starting off our featured author posts from our Special Issue with Laura Da' and her poem "Itinerary for The Great Trail of War and Trade". Check out the rest of this poem and her other work in this issue, "The Walled Sentinel City", available on our website, linked in bio!
January 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
We are so excited to announce that our Special Issue with Guest Editor Sara Abou Rashed is OUT NOW, linked in our bio! We invite you to attend our Zoom Launch Party this Sunday at 2 p.m. EST, where you can hear featured authors read their work!
@ruthawad.bsky.social @philipmetres.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
To celebrate the release of our Winter 2026 Special Issue, The Dodge will host a Zoom Launch Party on Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST!

To receive the link to the event, please RSVP with the form below.

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January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Be on the lookout folks! Our next issue, "Return to Roots: Writing Toward Land—A special teaching issue on Palestine and the Global Indigenous Struggle," with Guest Editor Sara Abou Rashed, will be out January 15!
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
We are delighted to announce our nominations for Best Spiritual Literature and grateful for the incredible writers we've been able to feature this year!
December 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Our Fall 2025 Issue is OUT NOW! Featuring new fiction, poetry, translation, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Read now on our website, linked in our bio!
October 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Finally, our noms for Best Microfiction! Congrats to @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and @neonpajamas.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Hello all! We are currently looking for a volunteer Associate CNF Editor! If you're interested, use the link below to apply:

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December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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The Dodge is so excited to share our nominations for this year's Pushcart Prize! We're so grateful to our amazing community of writers and have been honored to share their work this year.
December 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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...And one more round! Here are our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2025. A huge thank you again to all the incredible writers we've been able to feature this year!@cpasko.bsky.social @clinforth.bsky.social @saipradhan.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Such an honor to be nominated by the lovely folks over at @thedodgemag.bsky.social , and in such great company! 🐋
...And one more round! Here are our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2025. A huge thank you again to all the incredible writers we've been able to feature this year!@cpasko.bsky.social @clinforth.bsky.social @saipradhan.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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What a dream! Thank you for creating space for fiction. 🦋
...And one more round! Here are our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2025. A huge thank you again to all the incredible writers we've been able to feature this year!@cpasko.bsky.social @clinforth.bsky.social @saipradhan.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Finally, our noms for Best Microfiction! Congrats to @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and @neonpajamas.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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#3 "Two Dreams" chosen by champion of the unusual @addisonzeller.bsky.social for @thedodgemag.bsky.social. Fiction about climate change usually winds up being about parents feeling guilty just like modern stories about parenting are all at least soft "cli-fi." www.thedodgemag.com/derrickmarti...
Two Dreams by Derrick Martin-Campbell — The Dodge
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December 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Petrichor (short story about time travel) @thedodgemag.bsky.social
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Petrichor by Ulrica Hume — The Dodge
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December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
...And one more round! Here are our nominations for Best Small Fictions 2025. A huge thank you again to all the incredible writers we've been able to feature this year!@cpasko.bsky.social @clinforth.bsky.social @saipradhan.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM