Literary Journal

Your Impossible Voice

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About the magazine

Your Impossible Voice is a literary journal founded in 2012 by a collective of writers and translators seeking a home for work that resists easy categorization. From its inception, the journal has championed writing that is formally adventurous, linguistically inventive, and often situated between cultures and languages. Its mission is to publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation that challenges conventional narratives and embraces the impossible—work that might otherwise remain voiceless in mainstream literary spaces. The journal appears both online and in print, with a regular cadence of issues that showcase a curated international roster of emerging and established voices.

Editorial focus

Your Impossible Voice publishes brash and velvety new work from around the globe, including fiction, poetry, nonfiction, translations, literary reviews, essays, excerpts, art, and interviews.

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Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31

Reading feeNo

PaymentContributor copies only

Response time3 to 6 months

Simultaneous submissionsYes

Unsolicited submissionsYes

Before submitting, read several recent issues to understand the journal's aesthetic, which favors work that is formally daring, multilingual, or otherwise difficult to classify. Your Impossible Voice accepts submissions via Submittable during announced reading periods; check the website for current windows. Simultaneous submissions are generally permitted, but notify the editors promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere. Include a brief cover letter with your submission, and for translations, secure permissions and include the original text when possible. Response times vary, so patience is advised. The editors appreciate concise, well-proofed manuscripts and are transparent about their preferences on the journal's guidelines page.

We publish new work weekly online and two print issues annually. We accept submissions through Submittable. Please do not email us your submissions—we will not consider them. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but we ask that you withdraw your submission immediately if accepted elsewhere. We respond to all submissions, though sometimes it takes us several months. We ask for your patience. You will hear from us. We are most interested in voice-driven, off-center, and innovative work. If you’re unsure what that means, please read our most recent issue. All submissions should be of previously unpublished work. We have no minimum word count and rarely publish work longer than 15,000 words.

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