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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It’s Thursday! Here’s a prompt to get those creative juices flowing.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Featured fiction returns this Saturday. Starting off, we’ve got a fun little flash by Ben Brindise.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

WE WANT YOUR SUBMISSIONS! Our fifth issue, 1990s RETRO, will be out next April, and we need subs to fill it, including short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and even longform! Your work can be about anything, it just needs to be tied in some way to the 1990s. Link in bio.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Featured poetry is back this Tuesday. We’ve got new work by Abigail Ray.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Lil’ Onions 1 is out now! You can read it using this link: www.thebloominonion.com/lil-onions-1

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lots of good work coming out in October! The Lil’ Onions mini issue drops Oct 10, then features return starting Oct 13. You won’t want to miss it!

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Passages North @passagesnorth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

it’s the first of the month!! and that means: passages north free submissions are back open!! submit your work with no cost!! hurry before we hit our cap ✏️

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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

literally HUNDREDS of places are waiting for your writing this October. save this list!

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Dishsoap Quarterly @dishsoapquart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wondering what to submit? This week we're especially into: birds, big storms, Stardew Valley, socks, love poems, lists, harbor seals, friction, ghazals, balloons, The Crane Wives, fall vibes, footprints, chronic illness, and cobwebs.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ISSUE FOUR: OUTSIDERS drops on Oct 1. We’ve got 14 awesome contributors, and here’s the second 7! 1. Meagan Gardner 2. Naomi Brown 3. riversnowdrop.bsky.social 4. Safia David-Hoover 5. Sean Cho A. (not pictured) 6. meanerharker.bsky.social 7. @ztfairfax.bsky.social

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

ISSUE FOUR: OUTSIDERS drops on Oct 1. We’ve got 14 awesome contributors, and here’s the first 7! 1. Allison Finn 2. Andrew Bennett 3. Augustus Grohmann 4. emission.bsky.social 5. kashawntaylor.bsky.social 6. kaylyssa.bsky.social 7. matthewgustafson.bsky.social

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

GET READY: Our last featured work before Issue Four drops soon. We’ve got two poems by fakeourway.bsky.social which you can read tomorrow using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-poe...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Morning all! No more featured fiction as we start building up to ISSUE FOUR: OUTSIDERS, dropping Oct. 1! We still have one more featured poetry next Tuesday.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

GET READY: We’ve got two poems by @sarpsozdinler out tomorrow! You can read them then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-poe...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

GET READY: “A Natural Progression” is out this Saturday! It’s a cautionary tale by mowrex.bsky.social, so definitely check it out! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-sto...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🎶 It’s the moooost wonderful tiiiiime…to submit 🎶 Happy Sept 1. We’re open. As always. 💚🧅

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

GET READY: We’ve also got a new longform out tomorrow! Read “Indigo for Solas” by Eileen Stelter tomorrow using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/longform-sto...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

GET READY: We’ve got a new poem out tomorrow! You can read “Before, Becoming” by Nancy Huggett, tomorrow using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-poe...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

GET READY: “Video Games” by YuQiao Shao is out this Saturday! You can read it then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-sto...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

GET READY: “Rootbound” by kaylyssa.bsky.social is out tomorrow! You can read it then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-poe...

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Chill Subs @chillsubs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

love taking your sweet time developing fiction worlds? then save this evergreen list of 150 magazines that pay, don’t charge fees, and are always open for fiction submissions.

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

GET READY: “Suzanna” by Sophie Castro (sophiecastro3 on Instagram) is out this Saturday! You can read it then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-sto...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Wanting to pursue a career in the publishing industry? Check out our internship opportunity today. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/editorial-in...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

GET READY: “Skinny Dipping” by jennamather.bsky.social is out tomorrow! You can read it then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-poe...

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

☀️ We are officially BACK from break, fam! ☀️ Tip Jar Submissions are open, and we're so excited to share our SEPTEMBER ISSUE with you next month. 💕

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR AMAZING, HUMAN-WRITTEN STORIES! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 14/08/2026

⚡️ COMING SOON! ⚡️ The Rumpus is pleased to announce a new category for submissions, Flash Fridays. We will be accepting fiction and nonfiction, up to 1,000 words, to be included in our weekly newsletter on Fridays. Payment for this work is $200. Keep an eye our for when subs open: buff.ly/l4g69vI

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wanting to pursue a career in the publishing industry? Check out our internship opportunity today. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/editorial-in...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

GET READY: We’ve got “Sweet Tooth” by Shena Crane out this Saturday! You can read it then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-sto...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

GET READY: samaureli.bsky.social is back tomorrow with two new poems. You can read them then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-poe...

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The Bloomin’ Onion | **SUBMISSIONS ALWAYS OPEN** @bloominonionlit.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

GET READY: We’ve got “All the Unfinished Futures” by elissaorion.bsky.social out this Saturday! You can read it then using the link below. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.thebloominonion.com/featured-sto...

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