Joyland Magazine Submissions – Fall 2026

Location
Online / International

Open to
Writers submitting fiction, including short stories and stand-alone novel excerpts of up to 12,000 words. Works in translation are welcome. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Joyland Magazine does not publish work created using AI.

Application Fee
$5 per submission. Fee waivers are available upon request.

What’s Provided
Selected stories are published in Joyland Magazine. Writers whose stories are published receive $350 and retain full copyright of their work.

What the artist/applicant must cover
The submission fee, unless a fee waiver is granted.

Duration
Not applicable.

Deadline
November 30, 2026.

Any other essential notes
Submit one story at a time. The average response time is 12–16 weeks.