get picked.

what to submit

Send us the fruits of your labor. 

We want your ripest writing. Tart, rotten, or dripping with sweetness. Please keep within wordcounts and genres.

Currently accepting:

  • flash fiction (max 1,000 words)

  • short fiction (max 2,500 words)

  • nonfiction (max 2,500 words)

We’re honored to consider your little fruits.

where to submit

Please submit via Google Form here. 

Oxford commas required. 

Follow manuscript format (see here), with author’s name and wordcount on the first page, double-spaced, Times New Roman (or similar), and page numbers.

the fine print

We don’t accept work that has been published or made with AI (ask your friend to edit instead). Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please email us if you’re accepted elsewhere. We do not accept work that is violent, derogatory, or graphic without purpose.

By submitting to Little Fruits Magazine, authors agree to grant us first serial rights upon acceptance. This means we ask for the right to be the first to publish your work, whether online or in print. After publication, all rights revert to the author. We request acknowledgment if the work is republished elsewhere (e.g., "Originally published in Little Fruits Magazine").

Since we are still little fruits, we do not pay. We also do not charge reading fees.

seasonal submissions

Little Fruits will call for seasonal submissions.