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Mollusk Literary Magazine

Literary Magazine

Fiction

Flash Fiction

Nonfiction

Poetry

Hybrid

Art

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At Mollusk, we help writers break into the industry, gain more familiarity with their writing, and promote new voices!

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Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
Response time:
2-3 weeks *
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Acceptance rate:
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Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 4000 words max

Max words: 1000

Max words: 4000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary

If your submission exceeds 4000 words, please contact us at mollusk.lit@gmail.com. We will not be able to provide feedback on pieces that exceed the word limit.

Fiction (Flash fiction )

Max words: 1000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us, Literary

We will not be able to provide feedback on pieces that exceed the word limit.

Nonfiction - 3000 words max

Max words: 3000

Max pieces: 1

Sub Genres: All / surprise us

If your piece is over 4000 words, please query us (at mollusk.lit@gmail.com) before submitting. We do not currently accept academic essays.

Poetry

Max lines: 200

Min pieces: 1

Max pieces: 3

Hybrid

Max pieces: 3

If you have a piece that maybe crosses categories (e.g. writing that contains visual or artistic elements), is not listed (e.g. song, architecture), or is unusual (nail art, origami) please query us before submitting.

Art (General Art )

Max pieces: 3

Art submitted under General Art will be published within the issue. General Art is may be of any dimension or medium (e.g. drawing, painting, digital, photography, ceramic, needlework, sculpture), and is generally more thought-provoking than aesthetic. If your piece is 3D, you may submit multiple photos in order to capture your art from all angles.

Art (Cover Art )

Max pieces: 3

Art submitted under Cover Art will be published on the cover, and again within the issue (artist is credited within the issue, but not on the cover). Cover Art is suggested (not required) to be around 8.5x11in, feature Mollusk colors (including but not limited to #005F69, #2E5090, #933A16, #0D2A2D) or motifs. Cover art must be 2D and leave negative space for design elements.

Play (Dramatic Script )

Max pieces: 1

Screenplays and plays may be up to 60 pages, but please only submit 10 pages max. We will contact you for the rest of the piece if we are interested in reading more. If your piece is over 10 pages, please note your piece as an excerpt and have a 200 word synopsis of the story in your cover letter. For screenplays, please format as a spec script.

How to submit

Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We have an extensive guide to writing cover letters on our website: https://mollusklit.com/cover-letters
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine
Author's rights
If you are published on our website, we ask for first publication rights and non-exclusive publication rights. Essentially, you will still have the rights to own, resubmit, and republish the work, but we do ask that you credit us (Mollusk Lit) with initial publication if the piece if published elsewhere.
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Mollusk Literary Magazine is a global online literary magazine that seeks to amplify the voices of a new generation of writers and artists. We aim to empower those interested in submitting by implementing a transparent timeline for submissions, quick turnaround, feedback on submissions when requeste...

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2023

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