LONG DISTANCE MAG is looking for poets, essayists, diarists and artists with fresh perspectives on modernity and humanity. No matter your take on the connection between personhood and the current day living, we want to hear from you.

LONG DISTANCE MAG was founded with new writers in mind. Have you never been published before? Perfect. We believe in making the submission process as un-daunting as possible. We don’t care about follower counts, reach, or acclaim. We want to hear a perspective that no one has heard before. We want your perspective.

Read more: submissions open

Our first issue’s theme is ‘New Beginnings’.

We want your work to focus on fresh starts, blank slates and changes in our modern lives. Please do not feel restricted by this prompt, as we encourage our writers to be as conceptual or as literal with their work as they wish.

HOW TO SUBMIT

A) Submissions are open from Monday 31st August 2026 to Monday 14th September 2026.

Please note that this being our first edition of LONG DISTANCE MAG, we may keep submissions open for longer subject to demand. Think of this as a test-run submission window.

B) Please submit your writing either in PDF or Word document format.

C) Images should be submitted either as JPEG, PNG, or PDF files.

D) Submissions will be sent by email to longdistancemag@gmail.com.

E) The subject of your email should be formatted as such:

SUBMISSION: Name, ‘Title’, Genre

e.g. “SUBMISSION: George Orwell, Why I Write, Essay

F) Information to include in your email:

• Name (or pen name)
• Age (optional)
• Location (optional)
• A short artists bio of less than 100 words
• Any social media or website links you would like to be published.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

i) Please note that short fiction and essays must be under 2000 words. We will have an allowance for small excesses.

ii) Submitted poems will not be longer than three A4 pages (this could mean you submit one three page poem, or three single page poems, or anywhere in between.) If you submit more than one poem, LONG DISTANCE MAG, maintains the right to select as many, or as few poems from your submission to publish.

iii) Applicants submitting photo or artwork submissions may submit up to three images per application.

iv) Any contributor confirms ownership of their submissions upon sending their application.

v) We welcome simultaneous submissions, but please contact us if your work is accepted by another publication in order to ensure fair representation.

vi) Submissions must not have been published anywhere prior to contribution to LONG DISTANCE MAG, this includes other journals, social media accounts, and self-publication in any format.

vii) By submitting your work, you are granting us consent to publish it in our magazine. Consent to publish may be withdrawn at any time, just send us an email or DM.

viii) LONG DISTANCE MAG has a zero-tolerance policy towards AI-produced work. All submissions suspected of AI use will be rejected.

ix) Submissions are free, as such we are not yet able to pay our successful applicants. We are a self-funded student owned magazine, with a primary focus on accessibility.

Thank you for taking the time to submit to LONG DISTANCE MAG! We aim to contact you regarding your submission within two weeks of the submission deadline passing. Please be aware that we are just two students, still feeling out the demand, so timings are subject to change. We are hoping to get back to all of our applicants, regardless of success in submission.

Any questions can be left in our comment section, or feel free to send us a message on Instagram!