The Markaz Weekly

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In addition to six bimonthly themed issues a year, The Markaz Review publishes regular weekly pieces. Our mission is broad but specific: to amplify voices from the “center of the world”—the Middle East, North Africa, and Southwest Asia (SWANA). In a world riven by injustice and inequality, we seek writing from and about these regions oft-overlooked, dismissed, and/or reduced to caricature and stereotype in and by western narratives. To this end, we invite submissions all year-round: essays, feature articles, short stories, memoir, translations, creative nonfiction, poetry, reviews of books, film, music, art, and theatre, as well as compelling profiles and interviews. TMR is open to both emerging and established writers, and to writing in multiple languages, with a single caveat: literary excellence. So go ahead — wow us, surprise us, impress us, humble us, teach us.

Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to people from the Middle East, North Africa, and Southwest Asia (SWANA).

Country of Publication

International

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: No specific word count limits known (our definition: up to 1000 words).
Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.

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.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: People with Middle Eastern or North African origins.

Lengths:

Interview: 1,000 - 3,000 words.
Review: 1,000 - 3,000 words.
Article: 1,000 - 3,000 words.
Essay: 750 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Film/Television: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Music: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Performing Arts: Theater, Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, 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.

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.

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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The Markaz Weekly Submission Statistics

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We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Pending

14 responses are pending (3 min | 10.5 mean avg | 10.0 median | 21 max days waiting | 6.6 std dev) from 14 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 08 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 09 Sep 2026 06:46 UTC (4 hours, 2 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 18 Aug 2026

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