SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR ISSUE I.
Queer diaspora writers of color/the global majority only.
Genre and form are irrelevant. (Genre of piece requested for purpose of award nominations only. We will nominate for Best of the Net, Genrepunk Editors' Choice Award, and Monarch Queer Literary Awards.)
Submit 1 piece at a time. Max. 2500 words.
No bigotry, abuse, or fascist and imperialist beliefs tolerated.
No use of AI permitted.
Submitted work must be previously unpublished. By publishing with XE Literary, you grant us First Serial Rights and agree to acknowledge us as the publication in which your piece first appeared. All rights revert back to you immediately following publication.
Simultaneous submissions allowed. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please email us at xenolithicedges@gmail.com to withdraw your submission.
After submitting, please wait for a response before submitting again. If rejected, you may submit again during an open reading period as soon as you would like. If accepted, you must wait 2 more issues to submit again (i.e. if accepted into Issue I, you must wait until the open reading period for Issue III before submitting again).
Submissions capped at 150 per reading period.
We aim to respond to all submissions within 4 months.