The Fabulist accepts submissions across multiple creative forms by invitation only or during periodic open calls. 

• If we have an open call running, you can access the submissions portal by clicking the button at the bottom of this page. (No button=no open call.)
• Guidelines & open calls: You can access details about current open calls, submissions guidelines, our AI policy (hint: NO), details on payments, contracts and more by visiting our submissions page on our website: https://fabulistmagazine.com/about/submissions/
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What we’re looking for: The Fabulist is widely interested in the possibilities of speculative and  fantastical literature, poetry, visual art and related nonfiction. We love genre, though genre should not be considered a constraint. We do not publish mainstream or realist creative works — some element of the fantastic or speculative must be present to be a good fit for our pages.  In particular, we’re concerned with art as a means toward liberation, though this can express itself in a myriad ways. The bottom line for us is creative work that tells us something about what it means to be human. This is a broad mandate for creators to reach for the proverbial brass ring …

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK: Click the submissions button that appears below during open calls. No button, no open call.