Quail Bell Magazine

This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (September 2025)

About

Quail Bell Magazine is a multimedia arts and culture publication for real and unreal stories from around the world. We have a special love for the imaginary, nostalgic, and otherworldly. Our go-to spell? Art + Ideas = Magic. Headquartered in New York City, Quail Bell unites contributors and audiences from around globe. Quail Bell was founded by multi-hyphenate Christine Stoddard, named one of Brooklyn Magazine's Top 50 Most Fascinating People.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2010

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published on a rolling basis

Collapse section Fiction On Hiatus

Audience:

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

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Magic Realism, Slipstream

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 250 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 to 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Fairy tales.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

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

Lengths:

Article: No specific word count limits known.
Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Literary, Quirky.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Fairy tales.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

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

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Magic Realism, Slipstream

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Fairy tales.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

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

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

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

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Fairy tales.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Image.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026