Mettacine Woman Ink & Ether (MWIE)

About

Mettacine Woman Ink & Ether (MWIE) is more than a publication—it is a living artifact, a tool for healing and discovery, born from the knowing that womanhood is a lifelong evolution. Across the cycles of life—through birth, bloom, transformation, and return—we endure, we adapt, and we rise or fall. This journal acknowledges the courage it takes to be, to age, to change, and to keep creating meaning within the shifting social, spiritual, and physical landscapes that shape us.
Like a literary journal, MWIE welcomes fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry of the highest quality. Yet it moves boldly beyond the page—into the realms of intuition, ritual, and the everyday magic of being alive. Within its pages you’ll find notions and potions, astrological and numerological musings, recipes that nourish body and soul, puzzles and hidden messages that stimulate brain health, and teachings that invite readers to engage with health, wellness, aging, death, dying, and preparedness—not with fear, but with fierce reverence.
Every issue is inspired by a powerful woman—a living muse—whose story informs and interacts with the theme and tone of the work within. Because we have earned the right to tell our stories in any form we desire, MWIE is unbound by genre, unapologetically expansive, and committed to truth in all its forms.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, and they do not offer monetary payment for accepted submissions. (Note: About 8% of magazines always charge fees.)
The fee is USD $5 (above average for magazines that charge).

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to women.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2025

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Females.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to nonfiction submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Females.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 3,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Females.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Lyric poetry.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates:

Open to visual art submissions through 30 September 2026* (approx. 15 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Females.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 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: Women/Female issues.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:48 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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