What we publish
We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, book reviews & visual art. We are a biannual online publication.
We love a wide range of genres and styles, especially writing that is innovative in form and progressive in content. The theme we're currently reading for our Spring/Summer 2024 issue is "Help", but we welcome all submissions as long as they're honest and authentic. More than any theme, we're looking for your best work. Work must be original and previously unpublished.
Not sure if your work is suited to our magazine? Find out what we like by reading our current issue.
We acknowledge that literary spaces traditionally have centered the white, heterosexual, cisgender male experience at the expense of other voices. We want to break from that tradition and are therefore especially interested in reading work from those who are often marginalized in literary spaces, including Black, Brown, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); all women, including but not limited to, trans and cis women; LGBTQIA+ people; agender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people; people with disabilities; and people who live at the intersections of identities.
Limits
Fiction: 5,000 words
Creative Nonfiction: 5,000 words
Poetry: 3 poems per submission
Book Reviews: 5,000 words and books must have been published within the past year
How to submit
Please submit your work through submittable.
No submissions through email or mail unless you have an invite to do so from the editors. (For example, prisoners may request to do this.)
Include a bio of up to fifty words along with your cover letter.
We do our very best to respond within 6 months, but due to the volume of submissions, it can sometimes take longer.
Guidelines
-Reading fee of $3. (For a fee waiver, reach out to the editors).
-International submissions are welcomed, but English only this year.
-Multiple submissions are welcome at $3 per submission, but please, no more than one submission per genre at a time.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you notify us if it’s accepted elsewhere.
-No submissions from current FIU students.
-Submissions accepted from FIU alums two or more years after graduation.
Copyright Info
We hold first serial rights for the material we publish, with the copyright reverting back to the author upon publication.
Reviews & interviews
No unsolicited submissions or requests, please.
Contact
What we publish
We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction & visual art.
We love a wide range of genres and styles, especially writing that is innovative in form and progressive in content. Work must be original and previously unpublished.
Not sure if your work is suited to our magazine?
Find out what we like by reading our current issue
Limits
Fiction & creative nonfiction: 5,000 words
Poetry: 3 poems per submission
How to submit
Please submit your work through submittable.
No submissions through email or mail unless you have an invite to do so from the editors. (For example, prisoners may request to do this.)
Include a bio of up to 50 words along with your cover letter.
Guidelines
-Reading fee of $3. (For a fee waiver, reach out to the editors).
-International submissions welcomed, but English only this year.
-Multiple submissions welcome at $3 per submission.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you notify us if it’s accepted elsewhere.
-No submissions from current FIU students.
-Submissions accepted from FIU alumni 2 or more years after graduation.
Copyright Info
We hold first serial rights for the material we publish, with the copyright reverting back to the author upon publication.
Contact
gulfstreamlitmag@gmail.com
What we publish
We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction & visual art.
We love a wide range of genres and styles, especially writing that is innovative in form and progressive in content. Work must be original and previously unpublished.
Not sure if your work is suited to our magazine?
Find out what we like by reading our current issue.
Limits
Fiction & creative nonfiction: 5,000 words
Poetry: 3 poems per submission
How to submit
Please submit your work through submittable.
No submissions through email or mail unless you have an invite to do so from the editors. (For example, prisoners may request to do this.)
Include a bio of up to 50 words along with your cover letter.
Guidelines
-Reading fee of $3. (For a fee waiver, reach out to the editors).
-International submissions welcomed, but English only this year.
-Multiple submissions welcome at $3 per submission.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you notify us if it’s accepted elsewhere.
-No submissions from current FIU students.
-Submissions accepted from FIU alumni 2 or more years after graduation.
Copyright Info
We hold first serial rights for the material we publish, with the copyright reverting back to the author upon publication.
Contact
gulfstreamlitmag@gmail.com
What we publish
We publish fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction & visual art.
We love a wide range of genres and styles, especially writing that is innovative in form and progressive in content. Work must be original and previously unpublished.
Not sure if your work is suited to our magazine?
Find out what we like by reading our current issue.
Limits
Fiction: 5,000 words
Creative Nonfiction: 5,000 words
Poetry: 3 poems per submission
How to submit
Please submit your work through submittable.
No submissions through email or mail unless you have an invite to do so from the editors. (For example, prisoners may request to do this.)
Include a bio of up to 50 words along with your cover letter.
Guidelines
-Reading fee of $3. (For a fee waiver, reach out to the editors).
-International submissions welcomed, but English only this year.
-Multiple submissions welcome at $3 per submission.
-Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you notify us if it’s accepted elsewhere.
-No submissions from current FIU students.
-Submissions accepted from FIU alumni 2 or more years after graduation.
-We respond within 1 month of the submission period close date.
Copyright Info
We hold first serial rights for the material we publish, with the copyright reverting back to the author upon publication.
Contact
gulfstreamlitmag@gmail.com
We are searching for book reviews on books that have been published within a year. Send us reviews that contain a brief summary, and an analysis that really gives us perspective and a unique take on literature. Book reviews are expected to be within 500-750 words, have the book title, author name, and year of publishing.
Submissions will be accepted until November 18th.
Guidelines:
- All submissions must be in English.
- We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if the review is accepted elsewhere and you wish to withdraw it from consideration.
- Submit as a .doc, .docx, .rtf, or PDF file format.
General submissions for visual art are now open
Although Gulf Stream Magazine is predominately a literary journal, we also publish visual art. Our aims are to enhance our issues and provide a platform for up-and-coming artists.
Unfortunately, we can't pay for the art we publish (yet). But our magazine does offer you a chance to get your work independently published and seen by a large audience. If we select your work, we would also publish your artist’s bio, website and social media links.
What are we looking for?
We consider original work by the artist in any medium, including painting, drawing, photography, graphic illustrations, photos of installations or sculptures. We have eclectic tastes—we like the pretty and the ugly, the loud and quiet. If it is fresh and original, please send it our way.
Guidelines
Please submit no more than 5 pieces per submission.
Give each image file the correct title as you would like it to appear in the issue, if accepted.
Upload as .jpg format, at the highest resolution possible at no more than 100K. To understand the difference between resolution and file size, and how your image will appear on our site, please see this helpful Wordpress article on Image Size and Quality.
Fine Print
Our fee is the minimum possible to cover our submittable costs. For a fee waiver, reach out to the editors.
Copyright Info
We hold first serial rights for the material we publish, with the copyright reverting back to the author upon publication.
Contact
gulfstreamlitmag@gmail.com