Pill Bottle Press

About

Pill Bottle Press focuses on extremely raw, completely unfiltered works centered around mental and physical illness as well as the kind of emotions that may not be appropriate to show to others. Are you pissed off that you have chronic pain? Hate your depression and hate having to overcompensate for it in your daily life? Hate the irony of remembering to take your ADHD meds every. single. fucking. day? Pill Bottle Press is for you, then.
So, go ahead and scream.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People living with mental health conditions, People with disabilities, Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Short Story: 1,501 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Illness, Mental health.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $1.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People living with mental health conditions, People with disabilities, Specific group.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Essay: 1,501 - 4,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,500 words; Up to 2 pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,501 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Illness, Mental health.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $1.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People living with mental health conditions, People with disabilities, Specific group.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Illness, Mental health.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$5 per poem) Token payment. Details: USD $1.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People living with mental health conditions, People with disabilities, Specific group.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Health/Medicine: Illness, Mental health.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$10 per piece) Token payment. Details: USD $1.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Pill Bottle Press Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 7 reports from 7 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 29.4 mean avg | 32.0 median | 76 max days (25.7 std dev)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (14.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 60 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 13 Apr 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:09 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 11 Jul 2026

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