Cagibi accepts submissions year round for quarterly online issues. Each issue features original prose and poetry, most of which have been selected from unsolicited submissions.

We are open year-round, with rolling deadlines to facilitate our editorial workflow. We are now reading especially for our next online issue — though regardless of when received, submissions are considered for all upcoming Cagibi issues as well as our Cagibi Express feature section where feature works are published between issues. 

FICTION GUIDELINES:

• The editors welcome short stories, flash fiction or short-shorts, and lengthier stories. There is no word count limit; use your best judgment.
• If flash fiction or short-shorts, you may submit up to 3 pieces at once (1,000 words max each). Place all your work in one document.
• We also publish novel excerpts. Novel excerpts should be complete and self-contained; they should not require any written contextualization. Please do not send us your novel and ask that we select an excerpt.
• Aesthetically, we are open to most styles and approaches and are always interested in stories, whether more traditional or experimental, that are off-beat, penetrating, and surprising. We do not publish genre fiction such as mystery, crime, science fiction, fantasy, romance.
• We welcome works in translation. Also, we welcome submissions from outside the United States.
• A graphic / illustrated narrative work is welcome.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as you immediately withdraw your submission within Submittable should your piece be accepted elsewhere.
• Previously unpublished work only. Cagibi does not consider work that has previously appeared in print or online.
• TO WITHDRAW, IN WHOLE OR IN PART: For help on how to withdraw a partial of your submission, or the whole submission, see our Submission Guidelines page.

We look forward to reading your work!

Cagibi accepts and reads submissions year round for quarterly online issues. Each issue features original prose and poetry, most of which have been selected from unsolicited submissions.
Cagibi considers original, unpublished poetry by poets in all stages of their writing careers.

We are open year-round, with rolling deadlines to facilitate our editorial workflow. We are now reading especially for our next online issue — though regardless of when received, submissions are considered for all upcoming Cagibi issues as well as our Cagibi Express feature section where feature works are published between issues.

POETRY GUIDELINES:

• You may submit up to 3 poems at once, depending on the length; use your best judgment.
• Place your poems in one document.
• We also publish poetry collection excerpts (previously unpublished work only). The excerpts should be complete and self-contained; they should not require any written contextualization. Please do not send us your poetry collection and ask that we select an excerpt. There is no page or word count limit; use your best judgment.
• If your poem is a book-length epic, then you should think about excerpting.
• We welcome works in translation. Please use our "Translations" category. Also, we welcome submissions from outside the United States.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as you notify us immediately should your piece be accepted elsewhere.
• Previously unpublished work only. Cagibi does not consider work that has previously appeared in print or online.
• TO WITHDRAW A POEM: For help on how to withdraw a partial of your submission, or the whole submission, see our Submission Guidelines page.

We look forward to reading your work!