Trash Cat Lit

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About

Trash Cat Lit is an online literary magazine publishing flash and short fiction that tells a great story, has fabulous characterisation and a compelling voice.
It is the bin-child of Cumbrian writer, JP Relph and the lid was first flung open in May 2024.
Trash Cat Lit welcomes new and established writers from the UK and across the world to the Trash Family. As a family, we are as happy to see our contributors return to the bin as we are to welcome fresh scribblers.
Just like all trashcan dwelling critters, we’re looking for treasure in unexpected places.
Like the tenacious fungi and beetles that thrive in dark, abandoned spaces.
The plant that discovers a sliver of soil in an
ocean of paving slabs,
then blooms.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom

Established in 2024

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 3 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Trash Cat Lit's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: Trash Cat Lit's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
Less Responsive: Trash Cat Lit's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

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Fiction Temp Closed

We are looking to read both literary and genre works that tell a compelling story. We love narrative and a bold, consistent voice.
We also love a strong opener, punchy ending and well-drawn characters.

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 27 September 2026 12:00 AM GMT Daylight Time (in 11 days) through 11 October 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 100 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Theme:

Biohazard Horror (11 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC)

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Trash Cat Lit Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 27 reports from 21 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 10.0 mean avg | 5.0 median | 77 max days (26.3 std dev)

Responses

96.30 %

Acceptances:

29.63 % of submissions accepted (6.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 33.33 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

66.67 % (6.5 avg. days per rejection) | 77.8 % personal, 11.1 % form, 11.1 % unspecified

Non-Responses

3.70 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

3.70 % (77.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

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Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:50 UTC (2 hours, 59 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 10 Sep 2026

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