TrashLight Press is open for rolling submissions.
We publish raw, feral, genre-bending work twice a week on our website. We also release seasonal issues with themed calls for submissions (keep reading to see what’s on the horizon).
We’re looking for
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Art
- Hybrid & Uncategorized chaos
We accept simultaneous submissions, don’t charge fees, and don’t publish AI-generated work. However, we are willing to consider previously published work if proper credit is provided. All rights revert back to the author after publication; we ask for first serial rights and archival rights. We don’t care how many times it’s been rejected—if it haunts you, we want to see it.
Check us out on Duotrope to see what we have open
Rolling Submissions
For work published directly on our site, Submit Here or Here
Coming Soon: Issue Two – Burn It Down
Our fall issue is getting political because we believe that art is the ultimate rebellion. Join us in voicing your frustration, cursing the patriarchy, saying fuck fascism, and forming our own rebellion.
Submissions open August 15, 2025
Questions about whether you’re work is weird enough? Hit us up at TrashLightPress@gmail.com or scream into the void – we might hear you.
Trashlight Press is currently a labor of love and chaos, funded entirely out of pocket. As much as we believe all artists and writers should be paid for their work, we’re not there yet. Our goal is to growing into a paying market – and we’ll be fully transparent on how we get there. If you want to help us along the way please consider donating. For now we offer eternal gratitude, feral audience vibes, a glowing author feature in our digital issues, and aggressive promotion of your work. We will never charge submission fees, and we won’t ask you to jump through boring hoops. Just bring us your fire.