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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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PFN – Call or Submissions to DOG TEETH lit mag Issue #5. Theme: Vessel
August 30, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SUBMIT YOUR STRANGE HERE! Our theme for this issue is VESSEL, so send us your form, your function, your container, your contained; body and constraints and sacred objects and holdings-of-things. EIC likes overspilling, the meeting of human and animal, objects that are precious to you, and general creaturely vibes. We are currently accepting poetry, creative non-fiction, short essays, and micro fiction. We are unfortunately unable to pay contributors, but know we are as excited as you are to publish your art! Expect to hear back within two weeks after the deadline closing; if you haven’t heard back within this time frame, give us a nudge via email at dogteethlitmag@gmail.com. DEADLINE: AUGUST 30TH.
GUIDELINES
We do accept simultaneous submissions, but be sure to let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere and that publication does not allow simultaneous publication, so we can send you congratulations and withdraw it from DOG TEETH! We accept previously published works ONLY if the place of previous publication was on a personal blog/site/social media. Please submit as a Word Document, PDF, or Google Doc. Please only submit once per issue (as in, if your submission(s) is rejected, please wait until the following issue to submit). Submissions will only be accepted if they adhere to the theme and guidelines provided here. DO NOT SEND US A.I.-GENERATED WORKS: any piece(s) created using generative A.I. will be automatically rejected and will result in the sender being definitively blacklisted from this publication. This policy is not negotiable.
POETRY Submit no more than three poems, each poem not to exceed 60 lines in length. Submit all poems in the same document, with each poem on a separate page, and each poem titled.CREATIVE NON-FICTION Submit no more than two original pieces, each piece not to exceed 1500 words in length. Submit all pieces in the same document, with each piece on a separate page, and each piece titled.
SHORT ESSAYS Submit no more than one original work, each piece not to exceed 1500 words in length. Submit all pieces in the same document, with each piece on a separate page, and each piece titled.
MICRO FICTION Submit no more than two original works, each piece not to exceed 800 words in length. Submit all pieces in the same document, with each piece on a separate page, and each piece titled.
INCLUSIVITY
DOG TEETH loves the visceral and fucked-up parts of this life, but as a queer-led and inclusive mag dedicated to uplifting marginalised voices we have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for transphobia, homophobia, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, ableism or other violence against marginalised communities. We welcome sensitive topics and adult material, but please be mindful and include content warnings. No graphic depictions of sexual assault will be accepted.
RIGHTS
If accepted by DOG TEETH, you grant us first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights. All submissions remain the intellectual property of the artist. Rights revert back to the author upon publication. Authors retain copyright and will always be credited.
GOOD LUCK!
GOOD LUCK!