Twisted Tongue

Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Formats: 
Online, Digital
Reading Periods: 
Aug 1 to Sep 1
Jan 1 to Feb 14
Response Time: 
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
Up to 40
Payment: 
No payment
Issues per Year: 
2
Issue Price: 
N/A
Subscription Price: 
N/A

Editorial Focus

Twisted Tongue primarily focuses on poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art with the welcome of hybrids. The work that it looks for focuses on deeply expressing being human. It hopes to push the boundaries on what representation looks like in the literary world and encourages people from marginalized and silenced communities to submit. It wants to have the hard conversations, provide a much more accurate representation of diversity, and would like to present this realness in ways that are distinct, bold, skillful, and confident.

Tips From the Editor

Twisted Tongue is all about being bold, confident, and real. We’re looking for writing that has personality, vulnerability, emotion. The more we can see you, your time, your effort, and your care in a piece, the more it will resonate with us!

Because we appreciate how personal a piece is, we do not accept AI writing.

Contact Information

Brenna Ebner, Editor in Chief
Baltimore
MD
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Last updated: Aug 06, 2026

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