Open Call for Submissions! Closing 15th February 2022

Shorts magazine is considering submissions for its Winter edition, published 20th February 2022.

We are now accepting original short fiction, flash fiction, essays, poetry, opinion pieces, life writing, articles, research topics, interviews, top ten lists, monologues, original photography, cartoons, artist showcase…if I like it, I’ll publish it. PLEASE READ THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES BEFORE SENDING IN YOUR WORK! We are busy volunteers; submissions in the body of an email require additional formatting and will not be read.

There is no reading fee. Submissions must be your own work. Copyright remains with the contributor.

Send items for consideration as a Word compatible document to editor.shorts@gmail.com

Open Call for Submissions! Closing 15th November 2021

Shorts magazine is considering submissions for its Autumn edition, published 20th November 2021.

We are now accepting original short fiction, flash fiction, essays, poetry, opinion pieces, life writing, articles, research topics, interviews, top ten lists, monologues, original photography, cartoons, artist showcase…if I like it, I’ll publish it. PLEASE READ THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES BEFORE SENDING IN YOUR WORK! We are busy volunteers; submissions in the body of an email require additional formatting and will not be read.

There is no reading fee. Submissions must be your own work. Copyright remains with the contributor.

Send items for consideration as a Word compatible document to editor.shorts@gmail.com

Open Call for Submissions! Closing 15th August 2021

Shorts magazine is considering submissions for its Summer edition, published 20th August 2021.

We are now accepting original short fiction, flash fiction, essays, poetry, opinion pieces, life writing, articles, research topics, interviews, top ten lists, monologues, original photography, cartoons, artist showcase…if I like it, I’ll publish it. PLEASE READ THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES BEFORE SENDING IN YOUR WORK! We are busy volunteers; submissions in the body of an email incur additional formatting and will not be read.

There is no reading fee. Submissions must be your own work. Copyright remains with the contributor.

Send items for consideration as a Word compatible document to editor.shorts@gmail.com

Shorts Spring 2021 magazine out now!!!

Shorts Spring 2021 is out now – more than 100 pages of good stuff!!!

Go on, dip in…you know you want to…click on the cover to read for free!

Short fiction from Alan Gill, Adrian Harding, Marnie Devereux, Angela Huskisson and more. Adventures in the Hebrides with Skye Jeep Tours, Michael Hamilton’s Tales from Laudonnie, France; original poetry and featured craftsperson Lone Bear Loom.

Shorts Magazine – exciting writing

Open call for submissions closing 15th November 2020

Shorts magazine is considering submissions for its Autumn edition, published 20th November.

We are now accepting original short fiction, essays, poetry, opinion pieces, life writing, articles, research topics, interviews, top ten lists, monologues, original photography, cartoons, artist showcase…if I like it, I’ll publish it. Please make sure you read the submission guidelines before sending in your work!

Submissions must be your own work. Copyright remains with the contributor.

Send items for consideration as a Word compatible document to editor.shorts@gmail.com

Welcome to our new Literary Editor!

Exciting times here at Shorts HQ as we welcome writer Angela Huskisson as our new literary editor and social media guru! It’s great to have you on the team (two people make a team, right?).

Angela will be helping to pick stories for future editions of Shorts, as well as using her social media expertise to spread the word that Shorts is a superb platform for new and emerging writers. Please continue to send your submissions to: editor.shorts@gmail.com

The next deadline for submitting your best work is 15th November 2020.