Briefly Zine is a literary journal seeking bold, succinct writing and photography. We publish writers and photographers from the UK and around the world.

We are open for Issue 10 submissions until 15 February 2023.

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We’re looking for:

• PHOTOGRAPHY (see the art guidelines here)
• POEMS – up to 16 lines
• STORIES – 6 to 300 words

Writing that blurs genres (prose poems, poetic prose, etc.) is welcome.

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BRIEFLY RIGHT:

1. Submit up to three pieces of your best brief writing
2. Paste your work into the body of an email and send it to submissions@brieflywrite.com
3. Include a short third-person bio (under 50 words). Please don’t feel any pressure with this – we choose our favourite photos, poems and stories, not the publication history of the author
4. Please only submit previously unpublished work, i.e. nothing that has appeared in print or online (including on a personal website or social media)
5. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please do make sure to let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere
6. Please wait for our reply before sending more work. If we publish your writing, please wait at least two issues before submitting again

BRIEFLY WRONG:

1. We will not publish writing or photos that are sexist, racist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or speciesist
2. We are unlikely to be interested in gratuitous sex or violence

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Our response time can be anywhere up to two months. If you haven’t heard back after six weeks, feel free to send us a gentle nudge to check we received your submission.

There is no submission fee. There will never be a submission fee. Art belongs to everyone and financial barriers should not stop people sharing their work.

That said, there are costs involved in running a literary journal. If you would like to support Briefly, please consider making a small donation. We offer expedited responses starting from only £3.

By submitting to Briefly Zine, you are granting us first electronic rights. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication.

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NEW: Expedited Response

Get a faster response and support our little literary space from just £3…

Starting from Issue 10, getting an expedited response from Briefly Zine is cheaper than ever before!

Donate £3 or more on our Ko-fi page to get a one-week guaranteed reply.

Submit your photography, poetry or prose in the normal way, mentioning in your email that you have donated.

Please note: We select our favourite writing and photography; whether or not you donate will have no impact on the outcome of your submission. We do, however, greatly appreciate any support. Every penny we receive goes directly to running Briefly Write.

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Photography Submissions

Please send up to 3 images (attached as JPEG files) in an email to submissions@brieflywrite.com

All work must be your own. We are looking for original and unpublished photographs only.

We want creative, thoughtful and thought-provoking images. Photos of people or pets are unlikely to be accepted. Any images that discriminate against a particular group will not be considered.

In the body of your email, please include a short third-person bio. You can also add links to your website/social media, which we would be happy to promote.

We respond to photography submissions within two months, probably sooner. If you haven’t heard back after this time, please contact us to check your email hasn’t gone astray.

Unfortunately, we cannot pay contributors at this time. We will, however, promote you and your work through social media.

You retain the rights to your image(s).