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Riddled With Arrows Literary Journal

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This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (February 2023)

About

Riddled with Arrows is a rougue, semi-seasonal online literary journal that centers metafiction, ars poetica, and creative writing and art that centers the process and product of writing as art. Read that again. A lot of people overlook the primary focus of our journal. We publish when we feel like it, often with little notice. We aim for the heart. Our themes and expectations change with each project.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2017

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 4 x per year

Collapse section Fiction On Hiatus

Your fiction may be dreamily unaware of itself as a written artifact or gleefully and openly meta. All that really matters is that it be about writing, or be reflective of itself in some central and meaningful way AND address the current theme. Fiction that simply features characters who happen to be writers doing nothing writing-related won’t cut it.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Literature/Books: Writing, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction On Hiatus

Riddled with Arrows will consider creative non-fiction, poetic prose, and informative essays in keeping with our meta-aesthetics and current theme.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 1,500 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Literature/Books: Writing, See guidelines.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry On Hiatus

As with fiction, poems may be overtly or subtly meta—though poems that merely use the words “poetry”, “poem”, or “poet” as metaphor are probably not meta enough. We crave poetry that explores, celebrates (or grieves for, or rages against?) poetry itself AND makes at least a nod to the current theme. We enjoy poetry that uses language, form, and other neat tricks to comment on itself; these elements need to be central and forward to count as “self-aware”. We tend to favor free verse but admire well-crafted formal and metric poetry. For the love of Pablo, please be sure your rhymes are organic and interesting.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Formal verse, Free verse, Metrical, Rhyming.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Literature/Books: Writing, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Visual Art On Hiatus

We are always open to meta- (self-reflective) art and art relating to or evocative of the process and product of writing as art. For examples of meta art, look here, here, here, and here. In particular, we want art that reflects our issue themes. There’s a lot of wiggle room here; get funky. We will consider anything: comics, collage, photography, digital paintings, calligraphy, whatever, so long as you can scan and upload it. Rarely do we know what we’re looking for until we see it. If we can find basically the same thing for free on Pixabay, we’re less likely to buy it. We want to sense the eye behind the camera and see the brushstrokes, so to speak.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Up to 5 pieces.
Graphic Narrative: No page limits known.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media, including...
Cartoon/Comic strip.
Painting.

Art Styles:

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

Topics:

Literature/Books: Writing, See guidelines.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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