Trash Cat Lit

Submitting your work

Before submitting, read several pieces from the journal's archive to internalize its aesthetic: it favors prose poems that are compact, image-driven, and unafraid of oddity or emotional bluntness. Avoid submitting traditional short stories, straightforward vignettes, or heavily rhymed verse. Since the journal is online and remote, follow its submission windows closely and adhere strictly to prose poetry formatting—typically a single block of text, though line breaks within prose are sometimes accepted. Cover letters should be brief; the work must speak first. Simultaneous submissions are generally acceptable if noted, but withdraw immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.