Submissions wanted (untrue, conceit) | $300 to $550 per piece
Added 2025-10-22 02:02:17 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: THE SUBURBAN REVIEW
Deadline: 26 October 2025
How far can we stretch the truth? The Suburban Review is putting up a front for issue #40: UNTRUE.
In a time of fake news and counterfeits, scammers and artificial intelligence, tell us how you’re sifting through the layers of conceit. Send us your most suspicious stories, fallacious arguments, and prose that teeters between fact and fiction.
What have you been covering up? Which appearances are deceiving? Is there something that rings false? We’re itching for unreliable characters, fabricated worlds, and deceptive turns of phrase. Is it time to come clean, or will you be keeping up the poker face? Trick us with your best fibs—we dare you.
Submissions are open until 5:00 p.m. (AEDT) 26th of October 2025.
We allow simultaneous submissions. If it’s been accepted elsewhere just email us at submissions@thesuburbanreview.com with ‘Withdrawing submission’ as your subject line.
We only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, or art). To submit poetry (that’s a maximum of 3 poems), make sure all the poems are in a single document. Please review our submission guidelines below!
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The Suburban Review accepts previously unpublished work. We allow simultaneous submissions. If it’s been accepted elsewhere just email us at submissions@thesuburbanreview.com with “Withdrawing submission” as your subject line. We only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, or art). To submit multiple poems (that’s a maximum of 3 poems), make sure they are in a single document. If we have previously published your work, we ask that you wait 12 months before submitting again.
RATES AND WORD LIMITS
Fiction
2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $450)
1000-2000 words (payment $375)
500-1000 words (payment $300)
Creative Non-Fiction
1250-2000 words—no more than that! (payment $400)
Poetry
Suite of three poems—no more than that! (payment $550)
One poem over 30 lines (payment $375)
One poem under 30 lines (payment $300)
Comics + Art
2 page comic B&W or Colour (payment $300)
1 page illustration B&W or Colour (payment $200)
1 page cover art (payment $300)
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Submissions: Via the webform
Website: https://thesuburbanreview.com
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