Pig in a Poke

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About

Brought to you by Harry Calhoun, the publisher of the ‘80s underground magazine Pig in a Poke, and frequently published fiction writer Trina Allen. “The Pig” featured work by Charles Bukowski, Jim Daniels, Louis McKee, lyn lifshin, Judson Crews and many more. This new literary journal in electronic format is looking for writers with passion — poets, storytellers, essayists and others. Harry will pick the poems and literary essays, while Trina will select the fiction. This is not a magazine for the fainthearted, as we plan to be very picky. But we hope that means the finest in poetry and fiction for our readers.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication

Unknown publication frequency.

Fiction On Hiatus

Send us your page-turners, whether literary or genre-based such as crime, thriller, supernatural or others. I am looking for exceptional and engaging writing that stays with me long after I read it. An element of humor is appreciated. Pig in a Poke does not accept romance, young adult or children's fiction. Straight genre stories will be a hard sell unless they are very well written.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Genre	Subgenres
General General
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres	Excluding: Erotica, Romance.

Lengths:

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

Styles:

Experimental, Humorous, Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Poetry On Hiatus

Prefer shorter poems, one page or less, but quality trumps length. Harry has a bias toward poems with strong emotion and plain but powerful language.

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Genre	Subgenres
General General
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres	Excluding: Erotica, Romance.

Lengths:

Poem

No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Short poetry.

Styles:

Experimental, Humorous, Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2020
Date Added: 26 Mar 2010

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