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Are we accepting submissions?
NO. Submissions are currently closed.
NO. Submissions are currently closed.
What are we looking for?
At Bottled Dreams Literary Magazine, we look for poetry woven from your imagination, prose spun from dreams, stories pulled from nightmares, and pieces sculpted from your greatest fantasies. We provide opportunity, inspiration, and community to writers with a dream, and you can start now by submitting your work.
More information related to content and theme will become available upon the opening of submissions.
Guidelines
All writing must be original work with nothing copied or plagiarized. Writing may not contain slurs, hate speech, derogatory language, excessive swearing, or bigoted ideologies. Writing may not contain NSFW (Not Safe For Work), 18+, or sexual content. Writing may not contain graphic violence or gore. Any triggering or difficult topics must come with a content warning or they will not be published, including but not limited to sexual assault, violence, suicide, eating disorders, self-harm, pedophilia, abuse, and more.
We accept poetry, short stories, prose, and creative nonfiction.
Poetry must be within about 100 lines, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Short stories must be within about 1,500 words, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Prose must be within about 1,000 words, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Creative nonfiction must be within about 1,500, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Note
At Bottled Dreams Literary Magazine we try to avoid picking and choosing what is published, however, there will not be a guarantee of publication especially if there is an influx of submissions we need to narrow down.
Ready to submit?
Follow the link below to fill out a Google Form and submit your writing! Ensure every section is filled out properly, the correct files have been shared, and the terms of service have been agreed to. If submitting multiple works of writing, fill out the form separately for each piece. One writer can make a maximum of 3 submissions per issue.
At Bottled Dreams Literary Magazine, we look for poetry woven from your imagination, prose spun from dreams, stories pulled from nightmares, and pieces sculpted from your greatest fantasies. We provide opportunity, inspiration, and community to writers with a dream, and you can start now by submitting your work.
More information related to content and theme will become available upon the opening of submissions.
Guidelines
All writing must be original work with nothing copied or plagiarized. Writing may not contain slurs, hate speech, derogatory language, excessive swearing, or bigoted ideologies. Writing may not contain NSFW (Not Safe For Work), 18+, or sexual content. Writing may not contain graphic violence or gore. Any triggering or difficult topics must come with a content warning or they will not be published, including but not limited to sexual assault, violence, suicide, eating disorders, self-harm, pedophilia, abuse, and more.
We accept poetry, short stories, prose, and creative nonfiction.
Poetry must be within about 100 lines, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Short stories must be within about 1,500 words, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Prose must be within about 1,000 words, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Creative nonfiction must be within about 1,500, the format being Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a PDF.
Note
At Bottled Dreams Literary Magazine we try to avoid picking and choosing what is published, however, there will not be a guarantee of publication especially if there is an influx of submissions we need to narrow down.
Ready to submit?
Follow the link below to fill out a Google Form and submit your writing! Ensure every section is filled out properly, the correct files have been shared, and the terms of service have been agreed to. If submitting multiple works of writing, fill out the form separately for each piece. One writer can make a maximum of 3 submissions per issue.
- SUBMISSIONS closed -
Just submitted?
Thanks so much for submitting your piece, and good luck! Up to a week after submissions close, everyone that submitted will receive an email informing them of what's coming next. This email will go to the email address provided in the submission form. Regardless of whether your submission has been accepted into our magazine or not, you will receive a follow-up email with the results.
Thanks so much for submitting your piece, and good luck! Up to a week after submissions close, everyone that submitted will receive an email informing them of what's coming next. This email will go to the email address provided in the submission form. Regardless of whether your submission has been accepted into our magazine or not, you will receive a follow-up email with the results.