Inch is a quarterly magazine devoted to tiny poems and tiny fiction. We believe that good things come in small packages, so we focus our eight pages on poems of one to nine lines, or fiction of 750 words or less. Don't send us a few good lines or paragraphs-- send us complete poems and stories that bite, resonate, or sleep with giants.  We've published work by acclaimed authors, such as Betty Adcock, Michael McFee, Michael Chitwood, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil, but we are equally committed to publishing the work of emerging authors. 

Submission Guidelines

Fiction: Flash fiction. Microfiction. Sudden fiction. Call it what you will; Inch publishes the finest stories of 750 words or less. Submit one to three stories for consideration. Include a cover letter. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but please note in your cover letter if your story is submitted elsewhere.  We do not accept previously published work.  All rights revert to the author upon publication, though we will occasionally ask if we may reprint fiction in our microfiction bonanza issues. Pays three copies.

Our winter issue, Inch #13, will be devoted exclusively to fiction and guest-edited by Michael Martone.

Poetry: We are looking for smart, complete poems one to nine lines in length. Submit one to five poems with a cover letter. You may include more than one poem per page provided that you insert ample space in between. We do not accept previously published work or simultaneous submissions.  All rights revert to the author upon publication, though we will occasionally ask if we may reprint poems in our double-sized spectacular issues. Pays three copies. Submissions that include poems longer than nine lines in length will be read and ignored.  Inch will not be accepting poetry submissions between October 15, 2009 and January 15, 2010.

We prefer electronic submissions. After years of postal submissions, we've ventured into the electronic age with an online submissions manager. Submit your work online, and you will be able to log in and check the status of your submission at any time.

Submit your work: http://bullcitypress.com/submissions

(For the postally-obsessed and curiously old-fashioned, we continue to accept postal submissions at Inch / Bull City Press, 1217 Odyssey Dr., Durham NC 27713.)