ISSUE 57 SUBMISSIONS OPEN!

Issue 57 (Fall/Winter 2026) submissions open September 1st – October 1st (or until submission cap per genre is met) for the following genres:

We’re looking for prose, poetry, hybrid work, and art that bends genres, experiments with forms, and includes unusual, even bizarre, premises. We particularly enjoy work that makes daring comparisons, includes strange points-of-view, and that makes us unsure if we should laugh or cry.

Genre guidelines:

Fiction: Please submit up to three pieces* up to 4000 words (in total), all in one document.
CNF: Please submit up to three pieces* up to 4000 words (in total), all in one document.
Poetry: Please submit up to 3 poems, 3-5 pages total, all contained in one document.
Art + New Media: For all work (including 3D art pieces), please submit a high-resolution .JPEG, JPG, PNG, or .TIFF file. Though it isn’t required, you may also submit an artist statement about the work (100-200 words) in your cover letter.

*IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING MICRO-WORK, you can submit up to three pieces provided the submission does not exceed 5 pages.

Artificial Intelligence: In general, we DO NOT accept AI-generated work for any of our submissions categories. If you have work that utilizes AI but that you think would still be suitable for our magazine, please get in touch with us first via [email protected] before submitting.

Cover letters: Make sure to write a brief 3rd-person bio in the space marked by Submittable as “Cover Letter.”

Submissions: We accept submissions through Submittable only. We no longer accept email submissions. Please only send one submission per reading period.

Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are okay as long as you remember to withdraw your submission via Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere. For poetry, you can add a note indicating which poems are no longer up for consideration.

Response time: OxMag is a student-run magazine, so our response time can vary. We will make every effort to accept or decline all submissions within eight to ten weeks. It could take longer, but hopefully not. If we haven’t gotten back to you and it’s past the response time, drop a gentle nudge to [email protected].

Rights: OxMag acquires first North American serial rights, one-time anthology rights, and online serial rights. Previously published work is not accepted.

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