Submit to Pink Ochre
Pink Ochre Submissions are currently OPEN
for the WINTER '26 volume.
Submissions for the WINTER '26 volume will close on December 14th
WHAT WE WANT
♡ Poetry up to 2 pages / 60 lines
♡ Flash Fiction up to 1,250 words
♡ Flash Memoir/Nonfic up to 1,250 words
♡ Works of love—whatever that means to you!
♡ Up to 3 poems and 2 works of prose per submission period (for a total of five works if submitting both
flash and poetry)
WHAT WE DON'T WANT
♡ AI-generated works. AI will never understand what it's like to love humanly!
♡ Previously published works
♡ Works exceeding the word limit
♡ Copyrighted material (such as fanfiction)
♡ Raunchy works that are overtly sexual just for the
sake of it—ensure it is gesturing toward something pertinent
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
♡ All submissions must be submitted through email (pinkochremagazine@gmail.com)
♡ You may submit up to THREE POEMS and TWO WORKS OF PROSE per submission period.
♡ There is no fee to submit. There will there never be one!
♡ Simultaneous submissions are very welcome, but please let us know immediately if your
work has been accepted elsewhere.
♡ Response times may vary, but you should receive a response within 3 days after the season's submission deadline. If you do not receive a response within this time frame, please feel welcome to reach out about the status of your submission.
♡ Pink Ochre Literary Magazine requests first serial rights to works accepted for use in Pink Ochre issues. All rights revert back upon publication.
♡ After submitting to Pink Ochre, please wait until the next submission period to submit new work.
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SUBMISSION FORMATTING
♡ Please write "SUBMISSION, [GENRE]"
in the subject line
(example: SUBMISSION, FLASH)
♡ In the body, please include the title(s) of your work(s) and a brief, third-person author bio (under 100 words)
♡ 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1.5 or double-spaced (unless your work requires unorthodox formatting, which is fine!)
♡ Attach your work in a doc.x file or a .pdf file. If submitting multiple pieces, you may attach them on separate pages of the same document, or you may attach separate files—it's up to you! Just make sure to list all of your titles in the body of the email.
Have any additional questions? Feel free to email us at pinkochremagazine@gmail.com