Submit Your Work to Liminal Press
Based in Cardiff, Liminal Press is a website and print journal dedicated to showcasing unique voices and perspectives from Wales and beyond.
Submissions are welcome as open, journal and competition entries. We also welcome entries from our global walk and write. All submission types are described below.
You can send your work via our submissions page by simply selecting the type of submission you want to send. Upload your file, complete the required details and hit send. Done!
Open Submissions
Submissions are open all year round.
Open submissions are free, and the most compelling, resonant and accomplished will be considered for publication online on a rolling basis. Exceptional writing will also be considered for the print journal.
Open submissions are free but if you would like detailed feedback for your work then we can provide this for an additional fee.
Journal Submissions
The print journal submissions window opens twice per year when we invite writers to submit pieces on a specific theme or concept. We publish a winter issue and a summer issue. Both are distributed as a digital version and in print, stocked at selected and independent bookshops all over Wales and England.
Journal submission windows remain open for a full month throughout April and October.
Journal submissions are free but if you would like detailed feedback for your work then we can offer this for an additional fee.
Competition Submissions
We run two competitions per year when we invite writers to submit pieces on a theme or concept. We work with judges to decide an overall winner, two runners up and up to three honourable mentions.
Competition submissions cost £8 and if the entrant would like detailed feedback then this can also be provided for an additional fee.
Winner - £150
Runner up 1 - £50
Runner up 2 - £50
Honourable mentions
As well as cash prizes the winning entrant will be published both online and in print.
Global Walk and Write
A shared moment. A thousand different places. One creative ritual.
The Liminal Press Global Walk & Write is a simple idea with a wide horizon: on the same day, people around the world step outside, walk through their local streets, parks, fields, coastlines and corners and write about what they notice. The smells, the textures, the weather, the strangers, the sounds and the small details that anchor us to place.
Writers are asked to step out for 30-60 minutes and write about place. They then polish up their observations and have a week to submit up to 500 words.
We gather these pieces into a global snapshot: a map of sensory impressions, fragments of experience, and glimpses into the edges of everyday life. A mosaic of voices, each rooted in their own landscape.
This is not a competition. It is free to send entries within the specified window.
Whether you’re walking in Cardiff or Kyoto, Nairobi or New York, Reykjavík or Rio your piece becomes one dot on a growing constellation of human experience.
We welcome writing in any language. We welcome all levels of experience. We welcome the slightly off‑centre, the introspective, the curious, the observant.
Join us. Step outside. Notice something. Write from the threshold.
Who Can Submit?
Liminal Press welcomes submissions from writers of all backgrounds and experiences. Whether you are an established author or a budding storyteller your voice is valuable. Here’s what you need to know about the submission process:
Eligibility: All writers are encouraged to submit their original works, regardless of experience.
Genres: Liminal accepts a broad range of genres, and writing for fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction.
Length: Each submission should adhere to the specified word count guidelines.
Submission Guidelines
Follow the full submissions guidelines to ensure a smooth process.
General:
Work must be original and must be the writer's own. Plagiarism will not be accepted.
AI-generated writing will not be accepted.
Only submit work that has not been published previously online or in print.
Writers who have submitted work to Liminal previously are welcome to submit again but with different work.
Word count:
Literary fiction, creative non-fiction or non-fiction prose must be no more than 2000 words not including the title.
Poetry must be no more than 30 lines per poem (not including the title) and can be up to three poems per submission. Please submit poems in a single document with a line count for each poem. Each poem should be presented on its own page.
Liminal Press Global Walk and Write entries must be no more than 500 words.
Formatting:
Use a standard font: Times New Roman, Georgia, Garamond, Cambria, Arial, Helvetica or Calibri - NO decorative, script, monospaced or novelty fonts.
12-point font
Spacing
Prose - double-spaced
Poetry - single-spaced unless the form requires otherwise
No .pdfs. Only .doc, .docx or .rtf document types
Standard margins
Include page numbers
A note on document naming:
submit using the following format to help us keep submissions organised and to ensure your work is processed correctly:
submissiontype_authorname_title, for example:
opensubmission_johnsmith_TheSeaRemains
competitionsubmission_janeharris_AcrossTheField
journalsubmission_davidevans_DownToTheWire
globalwalkandwrite_rintanaka_AWalkInKyoto
Deadline: Keep an eye on submission deadlines to ensure your work is considered. You can do this by signing up for free as we send all key dates out throughout the year.
Building a Writing Community
Submitting your work to Liminal is not just about publication. It is about joining a community of writers. You can engage with writer-peers through workshops, courses, networking and peer reviews. Sign up here.
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