We are currently closed for submissions. When we reopen for submissions, please keep the following in mind:
☞ Please submit in just one category. We delete submissions made in multiple categories. On account of limited resources, we can only consider the first 400 submissions in each category (the first 400 fiction submission, the first 400 poetry submissions, etc.).
☞ FICTION SUBMISSIONS: we invite authors to submit one unpublished short story between 2,000 and 7,000 words in length.
☞ POETRY SUBMISSIONS: we invite poets to submit five unpublished poems, all in one document. Please do not send us fewer than five poems— we wish to understand your range and style through a substantial sample. We are publishing a poet, not a poem.
☞ TRANSLATIONS: We welcome translated poetry (3-5 poems) or short fiction. Each is considered a separate category. We accept translations of works that have already been translated but your translation must be, as yet, unpublished. Please include a cover note with information about the original source text (such as publication date, edition, author & translator info, or any other contextual information). We would also appreciate a brief note on the translation; feel free to share the appeal of this work, any translation challenges you solved, and anything you wish to share about your method. Before publication, we will need to verify you have the permission/legal right to translate the text.
☞ You may send your work to other outlets (i.e. we are fine with simultaneous submissions). However, please inform us (help@bombaylitmag.com) if your work has been selected elsewhere. We remember such acts of courtesy. Please note that if more than 2 of your poems are accepted elsewhere, we will not have enough material to consider your submission, and it will therefore be marked withdrawn.