The SportScribe

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About

The SportScribe is a sports-themed literary magazine devoted primarily to short fiction and poetry, but we also publish creative nonfiction, essays, interviews and book reviews.
By “sports” we don’t just mean traditional sports like football, baseball, basketball, hockey, etc., but any type of sport, game or contest – from billiards to poker to fishing to mud wrestling to hot dog eating to bikini contests and everything in between.
We have a special taste for the dark side of sports – revenge and redemption stories, general vice/debauchery/depravity, and the off-the-field underbelly of the sports world.
We aim to feature works by new, emerging and established authors who find great raw source material in the sports world just like we do, and to showcase their voices and literary talent to as wide an audience as possible.

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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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Sports/Recreation.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: Up to 5,000 words.
Review: Up to 5,000 words.
Essay: Up to 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.
Sports/Recreation.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are 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; Unknown number of pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Sports/Recreation.
Other: See guidelines.

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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Fledgling listing. No cover available for The SportScribe until first issue/book published.

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Instagram @thesportscribe

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The SportScribe Submission Statistics

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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Most recent response reported was received on 04 Oct 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Oct 2026 21:43 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 05 Oct 2026

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