American Weirdo Magazine (AWM)

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About

American Weirdo Magazine is an indie literary mag that publishes poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art that--at its core--couldn’t exist at another point in time. As our namesake suggests, AWM is particularly interested in documenting unabashedly modern American life from unique, unconventional perspectives. The weirder and the more ultra-specific, the better. Our definitions of modern, American, and weird are broad on purpose: we want exploratory work, genre-bending work, and work without borders.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 4 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Experimental.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Place/Regions: Specific region, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Fledgling listing. No cover available for American Weirdo Magazine until first issue/book published.

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Instagram @americanweirdo.mag

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5 responses are pending (5 min | 5.6 mean avg | 6.0 median | 6 max days waiting | 0.5 std dev) from 4 different members

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Oct 2026

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