Cable Street

About

We are, first and foremost, an international, online journal fostering exchange among writers and readers of many languages. We post new issues three times a year: on or about May 1, Bastille Day, and Thanksgiving.
Our name reflects the essence of our journal: a festival of communication across nations and traditions, a chance to wander the byways of art from many hands and many lands.
Cable Street is a road in London’s East End. It takes its name from the ships’ cables once made there—cables that traveled the world on British fleets. A place enlivened, then and now, by the dozens of languages spoken by sailors, traders, and immigrants. A place where, in 1936, a coalition of antifascists took a stand against the British Union of Fascists, turning back the tide of repression and ethnocentric dominion.
Like our namesake thoroughfare, Cable Street embraces the human family in its multitude of cultures.

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Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 3 x per year

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, All ethnic groups/populations.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, All ethnic groups/populations.

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

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All nationalities, All ethnic groups/populations.

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General

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Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Cable Street Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 5 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

3 min | 6.6 mean avg | 3.0 median | 15 max days (5.4 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 03 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 25 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 17 Sep 2026 17:30 UTC (5 hours, 12 minutes ago).
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Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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