Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Fiction
Formats:
Online, Digital, Print
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Periods:
Nov 6 to Nov 12
May 7 to May 13
Temporarily closed to submissions
Response Time:
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee:
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
No
Payment:
Cash
Issues per Year:
50
Circulation:
1,000 to 2,500
Editorial Focus
Fall 2025 Open Call
The editors of The Fabulist Magazine are pleased to announce that they will be opening a submissions window in Fall 2025, with a focus on short, fantastical fiction of up to 1,000 words. For details on the editors’ interest, rate of pay, and to review their flash fiction contract, visit their website.
Tips From the Editor
We value:
- Great writing (attention to sentence construction, an awareness of the poetry inherent in prose).
- Vivid settings that influence and engage the plot and character arcs.
- Revelations of the self and the world we live in.
- Sensitivity and alertness to the significant issues of our times.
- Escapism.
- Endings that are not punchlines.
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Last updated: Aug 19, 2025