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Westerly publishes short stories, micro-fiction, poetry, memoir and creative non-fiction, artwork, comics, essays and literary criticism.

Submission of scholarly articles for consideration is open year-round (see style and referencing guidelines, below). For scholarly articles, please submit here. These works will now be under consideration for publication in the second half of 2024.

Creative Submissions

Creative submissions for Westerly are closed for 2024. We will be seeking submissions for our first print issue in 2025, Westerly 70.1, early next year.

Submission Guidelines

All academic work submitted is subject to a double-blind refereeing process, and all creative work is selected through a single-blind reading by our independent external poetry and prose editors.

Please do not include any identifying material or cover page on the submission document as uploaded – this will ensure your submission document does not compromise a deidentified reading/assessment.

We encourage our contributors to be subscribers of the Magazine and support the publication which is supporting them! While we will accept submissions from non-subscribers, should your work be accepted for publication in this instance, we will offer you the option to take out a discounted year’s subscription as part-payment for your work.

Poetry: maximum of five poems, with maximum 50 lines each

Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction: maximum 3500 words

Scholarly Articles: maximum 5000 words

Reviews: approximately 800 words, to be published online or in print

Comics: up to four pages (page dimensions: A5)

Westerly will endeavour to give brief feedback on submissions on request.

 

Read everything above carefully? You’re ready to submit.

Submission of scholarly material is open year-round. For scholarly articles, please submit here. These works will now be under consideration for publication in the second half of 2024.

If you have any queries about a potential submission, please get in touch via our contact form.

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