Guidelines

• Genres: Poetry & Flash Fiction (Any genre).
• Length: Up to 2,323 words.
• Poetry: Temporarily closed to poetry submissions. We'll update this line when we reopen.
• No Multiple Submissions: One submission per window — up to 3 poems, or one prose piece.
• No Reprints: We publish one piece a week, so every slot goes to work that hasn’t appeared elsewhere. Please send previously unpublished writing only.
• No Simultaneous Submissions: Please do not submit your work to other markets while it is under consideration here. Feedback takes up to a week maximum, and all accepted works will be published within the month.
• No AI-Generated Writing: Please leave AI tools to non-creative, administrative tasks. Write your stories and poems yourself. To protect the integrity of our magazine and our authors, we reserve the absolute right to verify the authenticity of any submitted work using secure, private tools that do not store or use your writing for training.
• The Selection: Exactly 4 pieces per month (one for each Sunday).
• Response Time: Up to 1 week (by the 30th/31st of the same month).
• If accepted: Please wait 3 months from your submission date before submitting again. We strive to give a voice to different people. Additionally, we kindly ask that you do not submit or publish the accepted work anywhere else for 30 days after its release date on our site.
• If rejected: You are welcome to submit again during any future window with no limitations.

Note: Our selection is widely subjective. A rejection is never a reflection of your talent or quality of your work!

Nominations

We nominate for the Pushcart Prize and Best Small Fictions, and starting in 2027, Best of the Net.

Payment

A payment of $1 via PayPal is available upon publication for every accepted author who wishes to receive it. All rights revert to the author immediately after publication.

How to Submit

Submissions open every 23rd at 9:23 Kyiv time for exactly 23 hours.

Send your work to sndaymrningmag@gmail.com:

• Subject line: submission_last name_piece name
• Attach your work as a .doc or .docx file only (or paste it directly into the body of the email).
• Include a brief, third-person bio (we love reading bios, and it’s your chance to boast of your achievements!)

Art Wednesday

• What we take: Any visual medium — painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital art. One piece per submission.
• Format: JPG or PNG, minimum 1500px on the longest side. High resolution only — no watermarks.
• Submissions: Currently open, no deadline — though we're moving toward reviewing art submissions on the 23rd of each month, alongside our writing window. Mark your subject line "art."
• Proof it's yours: We may ask for a work-in-progress shot or a quick sketch — just enough to show it wasn't AI-generated.
• Rights: Same as our written work — all rights revert to you immediately after publication.