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PFN – WayWords Literary Journal Seeking Submissions on Issue 20’s Theme: Messy
Issue 20: Messy
Editors’ advice: life is messy; how you respond is what makes you human.
Submissions
Submissions must be in English and include the required Title Information (below).
Limits:
up to 5,000 words of fiction
two poems up to 15 lines each
Formatting:
Keep formatting professional, please: readable font, empty lines for scene breaks, empty margins, etc. You can find recommended settings on the Submissions page.
Title Information
Please add the following to the top left of your document body (not in the header margin):
Name or Pseudonym, email
Piece Title
WayWords
Word or Line Count
If your submission was previously published, please credit your publisher below your word/line count.
If submitting multiple poems in one document, please list all titles on the second line in your Title Information. Adding Title Information to each piece is appreciated but not necessary.
Accepted file types: .doc, .docx, .odt
Submissions accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net) OR Dropbox OR Duosuma.
Live, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email.
We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.
The Writer’s Workout will not review fanfiction, religious, political, erotic, or AI-generated content.
Rights
The Writer’s Workout requests one-time, non-exclusive serial rights with worldwide distribution. We will not retain the right to republish the work in an additional collection.
We accept simultaneous submissions, previously published works, and you retain the right to submit your work elsewhere after we publish it.
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Works published by The Writer’s Workout are for entertainment purposes. These publications should not be used in whole or part for content mills, reproduced without written approval, or for training Artificial Intelligence. Humans work very hard to produce the creative works featured in our publications; they deserve our respect.
If you need to withdraw, please let us know.
This literary journal is published in digital and print. Contributors receive a digital contributor copy. The Writer’s Workout is a registered nonprofit organization run by volunteers.