Angel Rust Magazine

This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (January 2025)

About

Angel Rust is a new, queer-led magazine based in Virginia, US. It is the older sister that smokes with the windows up in the car, the abandoned mall overgrown with ivy, and the mechanical remains of your departed loved ones, oxidized from inactivity and the fear of ascension. Angel Rust is a place for under-represented voices to be messy, to speak their truth no matter how shocking, and to die on a hill no one else cares about.
Angel Rust is looking to publish exciting, challenging, and edgy work in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, with a particular interest in transgressive or experimental short stories, strong-hearted essays or critiques, and radical poems in any form from writers with unique perspectives and an unshakable fearlessness. While we are queer-led and queer and non-white writers are highly encouraged to submit, it is a not a requirement.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2021

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published irregularly

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We’re looking for anything dark, messy, or fun. We’re mostly interested in literary, underground, or experimental fiction but are not opposed to it containing speculative or genre elements. Things unapologetically Queer or from a non-white perspective with a transgressive, postmodern, or bizzaro lens will catch our attention the most.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Angel Rust is seeking nonfiction that–above all else–makes an argument, presents a perspective, or otherwise forwards a clear agenda; even if that agenda is one of self-expression. Any topic is welcome from video games, to personal essays, to music, to architecture, etc. For media crit, think less buyer guide review, more analytical thinkpiece. For memoir, think less of painting a picture and more of propelling a narrative.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.
Narrative Nonfiction: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Architecture and Planning: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Memoir.
Music: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.
Society/Culture: General, Pop culture.
Visual Arts: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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No strict word/line limit, though we’re not seeking outright epic poems. No strict limits on content, form, or style, either. Send us what you’ve got and we’ll be glad to look at it.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, Nonbinary people, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 3 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026