the Thieving Magpie is a new digital literary magazine for new and emerging voices and visions. We are seeking good writing, inspired art and unbound imagination. Short Fiction. Poetry. Essays. Photography. Art.
We accept submissions through our electronic submission portal or email to submissions@thievingmagpie.org. We do not accept submissions through post/mail. You may submit manuscripts for the following categories: Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Interview (for interviews, please query first). Manuscripts must be in one of the following file forms: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt, .odf, .mp3, .mp4, .mov, and .flv.
Please submit one complete story, essay or interview; poems in sets of three; one short film or documentary of up to 15 minutes.
We are looking for original material only, i.e. first-ever publication.
Formatting: All manuscripts should be in 12-point type, with at least one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Fiction and nonfiction should be double-spaced. Poetry may be single-spaced. The author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address should be at the top of the first page. Contributors are asked to include a brief biographical note with their submissions.
Online or Email: Please send all submissions or queries via this form OR via email to submissions@thievingmagpie.org and be sure to indicate whether the submission is Fiction, Poetry, Essay, Art, Photography or other format of visual art. Parameters and dimensions of visual art will be provided on request.
Mailing List: When you submit your work to the Thieving Magpie we include your email in our private mailing list in order to notify you when we launch new issues or to highlight the artists in current issues. Your email address is never sold, loaned or shared in any manner with any entity, person, vendor of any kind. It is used strictly and exclusively to provide information about our publication. If you wish you opt-out or not be included in such notifications, simply reply to ANY email you receive from us and ask to be removed. We will promptly remove your email from our list and never send you unsolicited emails again. That’s a promise!
Questions, Queries or Comments are welcomed, encouraged and should be sent via email to editor@thievingmagpie.org.