Glossy Planet Literary Magazine

About

Glossy Planet is a fast-moving, challenge-style lit mag for writers who have something to say—right now. Each call responds to the world in real time, inviting short, sharp, or strange work that meets the moment. We’re interested in impact over polish, urgency over perfection. Think: the literary version of a group chat, if your group chat included a bunch of excellent writers trying to make sense of it all.
We publish lists, dispatches, microessays, flash prose, poetry, and other quick-hit, genre-defying forms that sit at the intersection of creative expression and world events. We’re slick but sincere, heartfelt but never heavy-handed. If you’re writing in response to the world—and not retreating from it—we want to hear from you.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees, except for special free submission periods.
The fee range is USD $10 to $20 (below average to average for contests).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 12 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Glossy Planet Literary Magazine's overall average response time is faster than most contests.
More Challenging: Glossy Planet Literary Magazine's overall acceptance rate is lower than most contests.
More Responsive: Glossy Planet Literary Magazine's overall rate of non-response is lower than most contests.

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Collapse section Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 15 September 2026 11:59 PM PDT (in 12 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Bad Medicine (16 Sep 2026 06:59 UTC)

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 15 September 2026 11:59 PM PDT (in 12 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Bad Medicine (16 Sep 2026 06:59 UTC)

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 15 September 2026 11:59 PM PDT (in 12 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 2 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Bad Medicine (16 Sep 2026 06:59 UTC)

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 for first prize.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Glossy Planet Literary Magazine Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 2,121 reports from 1,694 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 16.6 mean avg | 16.0 median | 31 max days (4.7 std dev)

Responses

98.72 %

Acceptances:

0.75 % of submissions accepted (14.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 0.89 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

97.97 % (16.7 avg. days per rejection) | 3.1 % personal, 96.9 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 0.2 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

1.27 % (7.9 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

306 responses are pending (1 min | 13.7 mean avg | 13.0 median | 19 max days waiting | 3.4 std dev) from 291 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 28 days. (0.6 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 28 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $10.00. (99.9 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 88.6 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 22 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 04 Sep 2026 00:16 UTC (6 hours, 17 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.