Turn & Work

About

Turn & Work is an independent music and literary publication. We believe that a literate, creative subculture is essential for understanding the world we live in. Art is upstream of politics; it shapes people and culture. And somehow, despite all this technology, it’s harder than ever for independent artists to break through.
This site started as a book blog, but it’s evolved to be about more than that: independent music, original short stories, and other great work from around the web.
Because art is work, regardless of medium. It’s hard, it takes time, and it generally doesn’t pay well. It takes guts to share that work with the world and hope that it connects with people.
So, Turn & Work is our way of supporting the people who do that work. It’s a way to show appreciation for the art that’s connected with us and to share it with you.
We hope you find things you love here. If you do, share them widely. If you’ve spent some time here and have something you’d like to share with us, we’d love that too.

Country of Publication

Canada

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Turn & Work's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.

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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.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Turn & Work Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

4 min | 11.3 mean avg | 6.0 median | 24 max days (11.0 std dev)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 30 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:45 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.