The Incongruous Quarterly accepts fiction and poetry. There are deadlines for each issue, but we read in between deadlines, so you can always submit. We particularly like the following things: Unpublishable stories and poems. Look over here for a little more about what this means. If you don’t know where else to send your story, send it to us. Work that’s been rejected by other magazines/websites/newspapers/journals/etc. We can’t promise that previous rejections will get your piece into the Quarterly, but stuff that’s been rejected by other people tends to be the kind of stuff we like (as long as it’s good). Submissions on theme. You don’t have to do this, but it would be nice if you did. You can find out about themes in our calls for submissions (which will be posted at the top of this page whenever they exist), through our newsletter, facebook page or twitter. Previously unpublished writers. We like nothing more than reading really good work by someone who’s never been published before, so don’t be shy.
. WHAT WE DON’T WANT
Bad writing. We’re probably not interested in poems that look like cats, uninteresting pornography, Billy Collins, etc. Use your best judgment. You’re smart and we trust you.
. HOW WE WANT IT
The Incongruous Quarterly reads blind. To help us do this, you have to format your submission according to these guidelines. In the body of the email, please include the following things: Name
Story title
Contact information
Bio
Attach a copy of your submission with no name or contact information anywhere in the text. Please format your submission this way – if you don’t, we won’t be able to read it, and that makes us sad. Simultaneous submissions are fine. Work that’s been published elsewhere is not our favourite. We don’t have a word limit.
. WHERE TO SEND IT
Make sure you send your work to the appropriate section editor. Fiction – incongruousfiction@gmail.com
Poetry – incongruouspoetry@gmail.com
Nonfiction pitches, section ideas, art, general inquiry – incongruousquarterly@gmail.com
— the incongruous quarterly - publishing the unpublishable
