Thin Skin
Literary Magazine
Thin Skin is an online literary magazine showcasing the work of older writers. Accepts flash fiction and short stories.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 8 weeks or less*Editor reported data
- Acceptance rate: ?
PaysNo
FeeNo
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 (Flash and short stories)
Max words: 500
Max words: 3000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Literary
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
We don't need a cover letter, though a nice greeting would brighten our day. We don't ask for your bio unless you're accepted for publication as it's important for us to read blind. For the purposes of audit, we'd love to know your country of residence and nationality, but you do not have to supply this for your submission to be considered.
Eligibility
Writers who started their writing career aged 50 or over.Formatting
Docx document, Times New Roman 12 preferred, double spaced throughout. No PDFs.
Author's rights
The copyright remains with the author, but if your work is later published elsewhere, broadcast or performed, we would like it acknowledged that it was first published in Thin Skin.
Additional info
Submission calls
All genres
About
Thin Skin was created by older writers and editors to showcase writers whose writing career started in later life. We want Thin Skin to be the first point of contact for older writers looking to place their work. We aim to become a must-read in the literary world, providing high quality literary fic...
Read moreFounded
2024
Country
GB
Masthead
Abigail Seltzer
Editor-in-Chief
Adele Evershed
Co-editor
Andy Charman
Co-editor
Nick McLoughlin
Co-editor
Vanessa Gebbie
Co-editor