Anarchist Fictions is a new print journal of fiction and poems on themes about, or adjacent to, anarchy and anarchism.

Anarchist Fictions is a new print journal of original and reprinted short fiction and poems on themes about, or adjacent to, anarchy. Set to launch in early Winter 2025, the journal will be 150 pages of beautiful art and writing that captures and recreates the fiery will to destroy existing society. We pay our writers. 

Fiction editors Vague and Ominous love dark, subtle, well-crafted literary fiction about anything related to anarchy or anarchism: chaos, social collapse, uprisings, new beginnings, sabotage, subterfuge, collective undertakings, individualist scheming, sociality, desertion, love and its variants, despair, euphoria.

Guest poetry editor Cid V. Brunet says, "As a guest editor I can’t wait to read your most subversive, least apologetic, writing. I will consider any form of poetry, though I tend towards more narrative and comprehensible pieces. Thanks for submitting your poems while the world continues to burn."


We are not looking for writers who are specifically anarchist, and we are not looking for pieces that are simplistic renderings of capital-A Anarchism. Take a look at our influences that we list on our Moksha site - most of the writers who anchor our taste are not anarchists. Their subject matter ranges widely. These stories are not necessarily about anarchy, yet are undeniably concerned with power and transformation. 

UPDATE AS OF APRIL 25, 2024: 

We have extended our window for literary short fiction & we are seeking writing from BIPOC writers and people of marginalized genders

We are extending our window from May 10 to a new deadline of June 10 in order to solicit more diverse literary fiction, and we are now specifically seeking work from under-represented writers.

To date, we have received next to no literary fiction and very few stories that feature protagonists who are not white space cowboys or their equivalent. The vast majority of the short stories we have received are genre fiction. Many of those feature:

- protagonists who are men

- adventure plots

- futuristic or dystopian settings

- non-man characters, and BIPOC characters, showing up only briefly, and/or being killed off in the first few pages

We are extending our submissions window to solicit more diverse and more literary stories. From May 10 until June 10, please don't send us any genre stories, or stories similar to those we just described. Send literary fiction only. We want to foster a diversity of good, complex, interesting writing that is not just about over-represented protagonists like white space cowboys. For these reasons, we strongly encourage BIPOC writers and people of marginalized genders to submit their work.  The deadline extension and our expression of strong interest in writers who are BIPOC and/or of marginalized genders applies to both short fiction AND poetry.

To us, literary fiction is well-crafted prose that:

- incorporates stylistic devices such as imagery and figurative language

- prioritizes character and character development over narrative plot

- demands that the reader create meaning rather than just "get" the "message"

Please acquaint yourself with our taste before submitting (see "Our Influences" and "What We're Looking For") and follow us on Instagram (@anarchistfictions) and Mastodon (@anarchistfctions@kolektiva.social) where collective members post and comment on exemplary fiction and poetry that we're reading. 

Questions, comments, feedback? Please email us! anarchistfictions@proton.me

Anarchist Fictions Journal

Highlights

Publication

How to submit

Tracker statistics

About

Masthead