Literary Journal

3cents Magazine

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About the magazine

3cents Magazine is an independent online literary and arts publication founded in 2018 with the aim of providing a platform for emerging and underrepresented voices. Its name reflects a commitment to the idea that everyone deserves a space to share their perspective, regardless of prior publication history. The magazine publishes poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art on a rolling basis, with a focus on work that is emotionally resonant, formally adventurous, and socially engaged. By maintaining a lean, volunteer-run editorial structure, 3cents fosters a spirit of accessibility and experimentation, often championing pieces that might be overlooked by more traditional outlets.

Editorial focus

Each issue of 3cents will rotate around a theme and will feature one poem, one short story or flash fiction piece, and one piece of creative nonfiction together as a mini collection built around that theme. While the authors each receive individual credit, their pieces are linked by a shared tone, theme, style, sense of whimsy, imagery, or other unifying or complicated relationship.

PoetryFictionCreative Nonfiction

Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31

Reading feeNo

PaymentNo payment

Response timeLess than 3 months

Simultaneous submissionsYes

Unsolicited submissionsYes

Before submitting, read several issues to understand the magazine's aesthetic, which favors raw, vivid, and risk-taking work over conventional forms. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify immediately if your piece is placed elsewhere. Include a brief third-person bio and note any content warnings. Response times vary from two weeks to three months; query politely after three months. The editors appreciate cover letters that are concise and personal, and they encourage submissions from writers of all backgrounds, especially those who have been historically excluded from literary spaces.

We respond to work that has something to say and that interprets our quarterly theme in unexpected ways.

Read official guidelines