Elbow Pads

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

About

Elbow Pads is a very important literary magazine that favors the candid outlook of creative individuals. But we can deal with the mysterious types, too. Elbow Pads publishes fiction, poetry, and photography. The reason why we like literature is because of feelings. Feelings are intangible unless you’re comfortable with sharing every single thing that’s on your mind. And then you have to find someone who’s willing to listen to you moan and groan all the time. Writing, to us, is too internalized to be considered moaning and groaning and, with the right language, flow, and tone, you can connect to just about anyone. It becomes tangible and it’s beautiful. So if you like reading, if you like rediscovering, and if you’d like to feel, read and submit because we know you don’t do all three for nothing.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 4 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 10 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Beat poetry, Short poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Visual Art Believed Defunct

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Photography.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026