WRITERS
we especially want to see work about social situations which have no easy solutions. we love body horror but that’s not the only thing we publish.

submit unsettling, disconcerting adult market fiction. literary, slipstream, weird, experimental, bravura, gross, the absurd.

we accept reprints and translations.

simultaneous submissions are preferred. don’t put your eggs in one basket.

you can withdraw your work at any time.

VISUAL ARTISTS
submit visual art to be added to our artist directory, here.

SLUSHPILE READERS
we are looking for readers who understand and know how to use trigger and content warnings.

we are looking for people who love short stories independent of experience, beginners-experts.

EIC: Alice M.
fiction editor: Sarah Michelson
poetry editor: Kaisa S.

mass market or upmarket genre fiction, YA, middle grade, porn, problematic bullshit. unsettling does not mean traumatising.

we define ‘genre fiction’ as fiction where the plot is based around a cool idea.

we define ‘literary fiction’ as tension based around character development or social interaction.

we like cool ideas but for bodyfluids we want to see tension and interest which hinges on character. we prefer our social interactions uncomfortable, unsettling, or awkward. above all, not easily solved.

submissions not received through the contact form won’t be considered.

abuse will not be tolerated, and won’t receive a reply.

stop misgendering Alice in your query/bio letters, for your own sakes. Alice’s pronouns are ae|aer and ae are nonbinary. literally anything that does not assume Alice’s gender is fine.

✅Dear editors,
✅Dear [editor's name],
✅Hey you fucks,
✅What's up y'all,
✅Yo asshole,
✅Coo-ee pig pig,
❌Dear Sir or Madam,

bodyfluids pays £1 for every good faith submission within guidelines, even if rejected. or you can choose to pay £10 for a detailed reply to your submission. one submission per writer per submission window.

you may see a payment slightly more than £1 from us; this is to account for PayPal charges and make sure you get at least £1.

all money we receive will go towards supporting other writers or hosting costs. publication is unpaid but this will change if the journal is successful.

rights: we only ask for the right to publish your piece in one issue of bodyfluids and the right to distribute your work through one mailing of our Substack newsletter. all other rights are retained by you.

we do not use your information or contact details for anything other than the following reasons:
- inform you of submission status
- follow you on social media because we’re interested in what you’re up to, artistically
- look at your submission in another medium, if you’ve linked us to it
- contact you after publication for community-building reasons, e.g., an invitation to events or our community Discord
we do not sell or make money on your information for any reason whatsoever.

submission windows and submission caps will be announced on twitter @bodyfluidslit, or on Bluesky @bodyfluids.bsky.social. submissions received outside these windows or caps will be deleted unread.

if twitter goes down our main social media account will be Bluesky.