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Spit Bucket

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About the magazine

Spit Bucket is a boxing fanzine affiliated with the online journal Writers on Boxing. Founded as a grassroots publication, it emerged from a desire to document the sport's raw, unvarnished narratives—from underground gyms to the emotional toll of the ring. The zine prioritizes writing that captures boxing's visceral and often overlooked dimensions, favoring authenticity over polish and personal perspective over journalistic detachment. Its mission is to provide a platform for emerging and established voices who approach boxing as a lens for exploring broader human conditions.

Editorial focus

The Spit Bucket is a zine celebrating the wonderful responses made by artists to the sport of boxing. They welcome submissions from prose writers, poets and visual artists of all forms. See website for issue-specific submission deadlines.

PoetryFictionCreative NonfictionTranslation

Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31

Reading feeNo

PaymentNo payment

Response timeLess than 3 months

Simultaneous submissionsYes

Unsolicited submissionsYes

Writers should submit work that embodies the zine's ethos: visceral, honest, and unafraid of roughness. Personal essays, reportage, and experimental forms are welcome, but avoid clichés or hero-worship. Pieces should be under 3,000 words unless previously discussed. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify promptly if placed elsewhere. Expect a response within 4-6 weeks. Include a brief bio and any relevant boxing background, though it's not required. Send submissions to the email listed on the website, with 'Spit Bucket Submission' in the subject line.

Readers are asked to consider donating to the Ringside Charitable Trust.

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