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Erstwhile

This project is believed to be defunct. (May 2017)

About

Here at Erstwhile we’re a nostalgic bunch. We love old book shops, dusty attics, faded photographs, handwritten letters and the stories they contain. We want work that uses language beautifully but concisely and is enjoyable to read, although that doesn’t mean that it has to be happy. We particularly enjoy humour and themes of identity, relationships, travel, history, childhood and memory. Everyone has a story to tell, and we want to be the means through which your voice can be heard.

Country of Publication

Unknown location

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 4 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words; Up to 8 pieces.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 500 words; Up to 8 pieces.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

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

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 8 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Unknown

Topics:

None found.

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

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

None found.

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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Erstwhile Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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