Body Shots is a new literary journal debuting from Subtle Body Press in Winter 2024 and is exclusively a journal for fiction. We will consider stories of all types, from Carver-esque to Lynchian, Hemingway-esque to Burroughsian, traditional to postmodern, realist to magical realist, genre to non-genre, and anything and everything in between. In keeping with the publishing traditions of Subtle Body Press, we are, of course, open to transgressive or countercultural material of thematic merit, body horror, and bizarro, but that is not exclusively or even mainly the focus of the project, so don't limit yourself to any of that or pass on submitting just because your story doesn't fit in those boxes. Our focus here is on one thing and one thing only: finding stories that demand to be read, that need to be read, from a mixture of new and established voices who are working with language at the top of their craft and whose stories move us, grip us, entertain us, and make us think, compulsively turning pages until we reach the end.

WORD COUNT:

We are looking for works between 5000 and 7500 words. Shorter and longer works will also be considered, but they are unlikely to be accepted unless it's something we can't say no to. (And remember: it's easy for editors to say no, even to excellent stuff, because page space is limited, and more authors are out there writing well and submitting like crazy than most people realize.)

RIGHTS:

Subtle Body Press is acquiring First World rights for print and ebook/digital with a one-year exclusivity. If your work is accepted by a recognized "Best of" anthology to be published in print form within that timeframe, that is acceptable as long as Subtle Body Press is given appropriate credit as the first publisher within the anthology as detailed in the publishing agreement you will sign upon your story's acceptance.

COMPENSATION:

Body Shots pays $150 for works between 5000 to 7500 words or longer, $75 for works of 2500 to 5000 words, and $35 for works of 2500 words or less.

SUBMISSION:

Submissions are now CLOSED for our first issue. Thank you to all who submitted. All submitters will be notified of pass or accept status once we have made our final selections.