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The Mersey Review - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
We want— alright, so, you know that episode of Rupert where he ends up in that mad chalk world & everything is weird as fuck & a little scary, but somehow still feels pretty cosy? Give us that. To be fair, give us any episode of Rupert, that show was class. So, yeah, do give us that, but also, at the same time, give us an extremely dense account of life in the Carthaginian empire. Please & thankyou.

Or — to translate that nonsense — we want work that pushes the boundaries of storytelling & artistry, that seeks to live larger than the page but also respects everything on it. We want fun, we want serious, we want the everyday, & we want strange. Or — to boil it down again — we want the good shit.

Feel free to be as traditional or as experimental as you like here. The main thing we’re after is engaging writing that makes us feel.


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Market Genres
Genres
Fantasy
General
Horror

Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 750 words
Non-Paying



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations

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Listing added: 10 March 2026


Last officially checked: 10 March 2026


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