Wallstrait: Fiction
Overview
Wallstrait operates as a digital magazine publishing one standalone work of fiction every three weeks. Its editorial posture is deliberately expansive: the journal states no limitations on genre and explicitly welcomes flash fiction, longer stories, hybrid forms, and experimental work that resists easy categorization. This is not a venue organized around a single aesthetic doctrine but one that treats range itself as a curatorial principle, asking contributors to keep its readership unsettled and attentive. The material terms are straightforward and should be weighed accordingly. A reading fee of $3.00 (USD) applies to submissions. Accepted work is paid $100 via PayPal upon publication. The preferred length is 500–3,000 words, with a maximum of 5,000 words; work under 500 words is not considered, as the journal publishes a single standalone piece per cycle rather than clusters of microfiction. One story may be submitted at a time. The journal reports responding very quickly, and writers who receive a pass are invited to submit again. For the practicing writer, the opportunity is best understood as a recurring editorial relationship rather than a one-time prize. There is no contest, no ranking, and no award beyond publication and payment. What the journal offers is a fast, unceremonious read and, for work that fits, a place in a rotating program of fiction that privileges formal curiosity over category. The absence of a stated theme is itself the brief: send the work that does not fit elsewhere, provided it is legible on the page.