Open Wide Magazine publishes short, punchy, original fiction and poetry with bite. No previously published material or simultaneous submissions are accepted. 

Here are some general guidelines -

Fiction -  Fiction submissions should be between 500 - 2500 words (give or take a few hundred) .

Poetry  - Any length considered .

Reviews - We are looking for reviews of contemporary art exhibitions, books, music and films . If you are a writer or a band with book or album to promote and you'd like to send us a copy for review then please email us via the 'contact' button on the front page.

For all submissions please format in Courier, font size 12, and double space your work. 

Send your submission as a Word Document attachment to contact@openwidemagazine.co.uk - title your e-mail ‘OWM Submissions’ only (please make sure you mark your e-mail correctly otherwise it's possible that it will get automatically deleted). In your e-mail please write a brief third person biography - let us know who you are.

We welcome and encourage submissions from new writers.

 

Note: We do not pay or give contributors copies.  Open Wide Magazine is self-funded, not-for-profit magazine, money made by sales goes straight back into the magazine and we simply can't afford to lose much needed revenue.