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#TWP Quarterly Lit Zine

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About the magazine

#TWP Quarterly Lit Zine is an independent literary quarterly founded in 2018 by a collective of writers and editors seeking to bridge experimental and accessible writing. Based in Portland, Oregon, it publishes poetry, short fiction, and hybrid texts that prioritize voice and risk over polish. The zine's ethos is rooted in DIY publishing traditions, with each issue hand-bound and featuring letterpress covers. It aims to foster a community of emerging and underrepresented writers through quarterly print issues and online supplements.

Editorial focus

The #TWP Quarterly Lit Zine is designed, written, and managed by teens to amplify the dynamic voices of their generation. From cover to cover, The #TWP Quarterly features curated prose, poetry, interviews, audio broadcasts, art, and photography by teens. While it predominantly features the written and visual works of teens, each issue’s cover is its own work of art that’s teen-designed and often used as a poster.

PoetryFictionCreative Nonfiction

Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31

Reading feeNo

PaymentNo payment

Response time3 to 6 months

Simultaneous submissionsNo

Unsolicited submissionsYes

Submit 3-5 poems or one prose piece under 2,000 words via Submittable during reading periods (January and July). They value work that feels urgent and unpolished; avoid overly academic or formal verse. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify immediately if accepted elsewhere. Response times average 4-6 weeks. Payment is two contributor copies and a modest honorarium.

We accept submissions year round, but the cut-off period for each issue is at least one month before each quarterly publication.

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