Issue 3: Eat or Be Eaten: Fiction and Poetry The Carrier Bag Fee: usd $3.00

Deadline: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 11:59 PM EDT (in 25 days).

Eat Or Be Eaten: There is nothing more mundane and sacred than breaking bread. Consumption is fundamental to life. Everything falls somewhere on the food chain. This cycle of consumption isn’t limited to what’s at the table. This issue we ask you to consider: what is it that we consume in a day, a week, a month? Most intimately, we ask you to consider: what consumes you?

We will consider fiction pieces up to 3k words, and individual poems up to 3 pages long. Please email us at [email protected] with any questions.

Categories: Fiction/Poetry
File types: .doc, .docx, .pdf
Number of Pieces: 1 piece

Anonymous submissions are required (no identifying information in files).
Simultaneous submissions are not allowed.
Reprints are not allowed.
Multiple entries are not allowed.
AI-assisted works are not allowed.

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