Quibble is a literary magazine and collective interested in work that takes risks, asks difficult questions, and gives readers something worth lingering over.

We publish contemporary poetry, prose, and visual art in print and online, with each volume loosely organized around a new theme. Our themes are invitations rather than assignments: a place to begin, push against, reinterpret, or ignore entirely.

We’re drawn to work with imagination, tension, curiosity, and a point of view. We like pieces that surprise us—not simply through novelty, but through attention: work that notices something closely enough to make us notice it differently too.

What We Publish

Quibble accepts submissions in:

• Poetry
• Prose — fiction, nonfiction, hybrid, and experimental forms
• Visual Art — including photography, painting, illustration, collage, digital work, mixed media, and related forms

Specific limits, file requirements, themes, and deadlines are listed within each open submission call below.

A Few Things to Know

• Simultaneous submissions are welcome. If your work is accepted elsewhere, just withdraw it or let us know promptly.
• You retain the rights to your work. Quibble asks only for the permissions necessary to publish and promote accepted work as part of the magazine.
• Selected contributors receive a complimentary print copy of the issue in which their work appears.

We welcome emerging and established artists alike. Publication history, credentials, and proximity to the literary world matter far less to us than the work itself.

Read the guidelines for the category you’re submitting to, choose the open call that fits, and send us what you’re excited about - we look forward to spending time with it, and thank you for reading and the chance to review your work!