Meniscus Literary Journal 2026, 14.2

Submissions are now open for the first issue of Meniscus for 2026. Please send work on any theme, as follows:

• Please send portfolios of up to three poems (max 75 lines per poem or up to half a page for prose poems); and/or up to three flash fictions (max 500 words each); and/or two prose pieces (fiction, creative nonfiction, narrative nonfiction) of up to 3,000 words each to a total limit of 5 pieces submitted.
• Your submissions should be of work that has not previously been published. 
• Your work should not have been generated by artificial intelligence; we are interested in the human voice.
• Include a brief bio note (50-75 words) in the box above.
• Include a confirmation that it is your own work, has not been generated by AI, and not previously published in the tick boxes above.
• Advise us if it is being simultaneously submitted to other literary outlets below each submission.
• Save each piece as a separate file and name your files to match the title of your piece.

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Given the complexities and multiplicities of the term 'unpublished' in this digital age, we nuance the term 'unpublished' (following the position taken by Rattle literary journal), to mean 'uncurated': that is, it should not have appeared in any 'curated' collection: a book, journal, magazine, or anthology, whether online or printed. If you've simply shared your work on social media or blogs, we define that as uncurated, and we are happy to see it submitted.

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Please advise us if it is being simultaneously submitted to other literary outlets. We are happy to accept multiple submissions, but please let us know immediately if you work has been accepted by another publisher.

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We are not interested in work that is the product of generative AI. If you are experimenting in creative ways with AI, and are keen to showcase the work, please include a brief statement about what you were working on, how AI responded, and what your interaction was with the platform you used. 

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We are interested in any work you send, and also particularly interested in work that pushes the limits of the form/s, plays with voice, mode and style, or whatever else interests you. Feel free to contact us ahead of time if you would like to discuss your ideas.

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We look forward to reading your work. (Please note that this is a fairly extensive submission period, and typically we receive a substantial number of submissions. Given this, while we aim to get a response to you in a reasonable time, you may not hear from us until weeks after the closing date.)