Literary Journal

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet

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About the magazine

Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet is a literary zine founded in 1996 by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link, published under the auspices of Small Beer Press. From its inception, the magazine has served as a venue for speculative, interstitial, and slipstream fiction, poetry, and essays that resist easy categorization. Its ethos is one of quiet curation: favoring work that is formally adventurous, emotionally resonant, and unafraid of the strange or the subtle. Over the decades, LCRW has maintained a consistent commitment to publishing emerging and established voices side by side, often providing early exposure to writers who later become central to contemporary fantastical literature.

Editorial focus

Fiction that falls in the cracks between genres.

PoetryFiction

Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31

Reading feeNo

PaymentCash

Response time3 to 6 months

Simultaneous submissionsYes

Unsolicited submissionsYes

LCRW accepts submissions via email during specific reading periods, which are announced on the Small Beer Press website and newsletter. They seek short fiction (typically under 4,000 words), poetry, and occasional nonfiction. Work should be polished, imaginative, and defy genre expectations. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify promptly if your work is placed elsewhere. Include a brief cover letter with your submission, and allow several months for a response. Payment is modest but competitive for the zine market, and contributors receive copies. Above all, read an issue before submitting to understand the editorial sensibility.

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