Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) is a weekly online literary journal seeking essays, stories, poems and questions for her Giant Squid. We are especially interested in seasonal content. If you think your piece has a seasonal spin, please note the appropriate seasonal relationship in your cover letter.

WE HAVE UPDATED OUR SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES AS OF JULY 2008! PLEASE REVIEW THE CHANGES AND CLARIFICATIONS.

• SUBMISSIONS CLOSED for 2011

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(Please, do not submit by email; email submissions are frequently lost to the wiles of our spam filter, and when they aren't lost are simply ignored for weeks and weeks before being considered.)

We cannot afford to pay you with cash, but we will honor you with glory, and if you come to Ann Arbor or San Francisco, to see the corporate office, we shall purchase you one (1) beer of our choice. Also, if you have five pieces published with us and have not retrieved a beer, you can exchange those promised beers for one super t-shirt.

As little as a few weeks (in the case of Rants, of which we receive fewer), to as many as 6 months (generally on longer submissions, because they are long, or Poems, which occasionally become quite numerous).

Poor Mojo's Almanac(k) holds three annual writing contests, the "$33-and-a-⅓ Meritorious Boons." These occur in series, have no entry fee, and pay out in cold, hard cash. In other words, there is a contest occurring right now and you can enter it. Learn more about our current 33-and-a-⅓ Contest

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