Submit to Charlie’s Fare

Charlie's Fare, a Boston-based literary magazine, is open for submissions for our third issue. One select contributor will receive a $100 prize.

We welcome:

Fiction (1,000 to 10,000 words)

Flash fiction (1,000 words or less)

Poetry (up to six poems)

Literary criticism (1,000 to 10,000 words)

Submissions are open through February 15, 2027.

Issue no. 3 releases March 1, 2027.

Issue no. 2 releases November 9, 2026.

Issue no. 1 debuted September 1, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a submission fee?

No.

What do the Editors look for in submissions?

We're drawn especially to work with a certain timeless and human quality, and to writers with a strong vision and voice. Themes of interest include, but are not limited to: the individual, alienation, society, and the mob; spirituality, sin, and redemption; coming of age; social and economic class; ambition, hopes, and illusions; nature and the land; the rural and the urban; the gothic, the surreal, and the strange.

Guidelines are a limiting thing. We welcome work that does not fall neatly into any one of these themes, or that break traditional literary motifs or conventions.

We're looking to discover and support the next generation of writers. Help us find you. Submit your work.

If published, do I retain the rights to my work?

Yes. Authors retain full rights to their work. We request only first publication rights, meaning your piece may be published elsewhere after appearing in Charlie's Fare, with a note acknowledging its original publication with us.

* Please note that just one writer will receive the $100 prize. As a small independent literary magazine our funds are limited, but we'd like to honor a writer whose contribution to the issue is exceptional. We'll be accepting pieces on a rolling basis throughout November to February but will not select the $100 winner until after our deadline closes.

Please do not submit unless you are okay going forward with publication even if you are not chosen for the $100 prize.

Name

Author name

Email address

Submission category

Fiction

Flash fiction

Poetry

Literary criticism

Would you be willing to record a recitation of your work? If not, all cool.

Yes

Title(s) of work

Word count

Author bio (2-4 sentences, third-person, with prior publications if applicable.)

Simultaneous submission? (If accepted elsewhere, please notify us by emailing support@charliesfare.com.)

Yes

Upload your submission here (PDF, DOC, or DOCX only, please.)

Size limit: 10 MB

Questions or comments?

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Does not apply to me

I confirm that this submission is my original work, created without the use of artificial intelligence, and that I agree to the submission guidelines. If accepted, I am willing to grant Charlie’s Fare first publication rights.

Yes

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