Monkeybicycle — Submissions
Overview
Monkeybicycle operates as a literary magazine with an open, rolling submissions policy, meaning there is no fixed deadline and no announced reading period. The publication considers work in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, positioning itself within the broader tradition of independent literary journals that sustain contemporary writing outside commercial constraints. Because the magazine does not publicize a specific issue theme or juried prize in the provided information, the curatorial emphasis rests on the strength of individual submissions rather than on a predetermined aesthetic or institutional mandate. For the submitting writer, the absence of a deadline is both an invitation and a discipline. It removes the pressure of a calendar but places the burden of readiness squarely on the work itself. The magazine's longevity suggests an editorial sensibility that values craft, voice, and the integrity of the sentence over topicality or trend. Writers should understand that a rolling call is not a casual one; it is an ongoing conversation with readers who expect literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction to arrive fully formed. What the magazine offers is publication in a literary venue with a history, and the attendant validation of an editorial team that has chosen the work from an open field. There is no stated prize, fee, or location in the provided facts, and none should be assumed. The opportunity is therefore best understood as a straightforward submission to a literary magazine: no more, no less, but also no small thing in a landscape where sustained literary publishing is increasingly rare.