Abbreviate Journal

This project is believed to be defunct. (December 2016)

About

Abbreviate is a new literary journal that seeks eclectic and quirky writing. We aim to feature work by irreverent and inventive poets, writers and artists. We lean towards the whimsical and the eerie, the incandescent and the troubled, balanced with a strong sense of craft and dark humour. Abbreviate is also committed to publishing writing in appreciation of works of art. We hope to encourage a cross-disciplinary approach to the written word on our pages. We will supply two images at the start of each month on our site and will accept responses in the form of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. All other poetry and prose is welcome too, of course, though we do encourage you to take the chance of experiencing the vital and strange inspiration of visual media. We particularly adore the neurotic and the confessional though elegantly so, and encourage experiment in both form and content.

Country of Publication

Pakistan

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,500 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,500 words.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 70 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms. Excluding: Rhyming.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026