Our Mission
Papers Publishing is a literary magazine that aims to bring more awareness back to the quality of the content rather than the popularity of the submitter. We publish work from creators of all backgrounds who specialize in poetry, prose, non-fiction, and any other literary medium. We strive to be strictly inclusive, incorporating work from BIPOC authors, as well as LGBTQ+ creators. Currently we are located in Brooklyn, New York but our services span from country to country. We publish writing with clear and thought provoking intentions - that isn't afraid to step inside the beautifully grit world we live in. We hope that the stories we build through our site will encourage other independent writers to continue creating, and that the success of Papers Publishing will bring success to literary development.
Our Submission Guidelines
We have the right to refuse any work we deem morally substandard, but please don’t give us a reason to dislike you - we dislike that.
You can submit up to 4 poems at a time.
You can submit up to 2 prose at a time (each must be 3000 words or less).
You can submit work you submitted to other places, but we can’t publish work that’s already been published.
You can submit work that’s been checked for errors and bugs.
You can submit again once you hear back from us regarding your first submission.
You can not submit a screenshot of your poems
Word Document 12pt Font (Times New Roman preferred
We also encourage you to read our Archived Features. Get to know us to make sure we're a good fit for your work!
Upon Acceptance
Authors retain all rights to their works/publications.
Every submission will include a photo alongside the post. If you want to submit your own image, you must do so 48 hours after you received your accepted email.
Papers has the right to deny any photos the writer submits if we feel it fails to compliment the other selections, and does not meet the theme of the overall publication.
Once a submission has been published, it can not be taken down.
We encourage you to submit a photo!
Our Open Book writing series welcomes submissions all year round! Every two weeks we publish a set of three writers, highlighting their work on our homepage as well as through our social media accounts. Open Book is where authors can showcase their personalized writing style, as long as it abides by the Papers Publishing guidelines.
When submitting to Open Book, you will also be given the option to have your work promoted in a TikTok video, if your submission is chosen for publication. In this case, we will request an audio file of you reading your work.
We are interested in writing (poetry, prose, creative non-fiction, flash, and short stories) that defies the cookie cutter way we were taught in grade school. We’re interested in YOUR voice, not the way you think you should sound. There are a lot of great writers out there, the best part about you is that you’re none of them. We want pieces that make us think, make us question why the heck we ever picked it up, but writing that is too good to put down.
Our Mission
Papers Publishing is a literary magazine that aims to bring more awareness back to the quality of the content rather than the popularity of the submitter. We publish work from creators of all backgrounds who specialize in poetry, prose, non-fiction, and any other literary medium. We strive to be strictly inclusive, incorporating work from BIPOC authors, as well as LGBTQ+ creators. Currently we are located in Brooklyn, New York but our services span from country to country. We publish writing with clear and thought provoking intentions - that isn't afraid to step inside the beautifully grit world we live in. We hope that the stories we build through our site will encourage other independent writers to continue creating, and that the success of Papers Publishing will bring success to literary development.
The Difference between Open Book and Open Book (PLUS)
Open Book is where creative writers are welcomed to submit their work with a chance to be featured on our website. Open Book is free and will always come at no cost to the submitter. The key difference between Open Book and Open Book (PLUS) is that PLUS gives submitters the option to send their work in for personal feedback and a faster turnaround time (kicked up from 3-4 weeks to 1-2).
Feedback will be anywhere from 1-2 paragraphs, personalized from our editors on why we've chosen your work or why we didn't think it was a good fit at the time. We will give you tailored critiques on how we think your writing can improve, or where we think your submission allows space for updates.
We will always be kind and will always be real cause we like you.
Our Submission Guidelines
We have the right to refuse any work we deem morally substandard, but please don’t give us a reason to dislike you - we dislike that.
You can submit up to 4 poems at a time.
You can submit up to 2 prose at a time (each must be 3000 words or less).
You can submit work you submitted to other places, but we can’t publish work that’s already been published.
You can submit work that’s been checked for errors and bugs.
You can submit again once you hear back from us regarding your first submission.
You can not submit a screenshot of your poems
Word Document 12pt Font (Times New Roman preferred)
We also encourage you to read our Archived Features. Get to know us to make sure we're a good fit for your work!
Upon Acceptance
Authors retain all rights to their works/publications.
Every submission will include a photo alongside the post. If you want to submit your own image, you must do so 48 hours after you received your accepted email.
Papers has the right to deny any photos the writer submits if we feel it fails to compliment the other selections, and does not meet the theme of the overall publication.
Once a submission has been published, it can not be taken down.
We encourage you to submit a photo!