We are thrilled to announce the release of our Spring 2026 Issue! What a great time of year to read something new!
NONFICTION
🦋“The Language We Share” by Akemi Ueda
🦋“Phil Connors is on the Spectrum” by Jeffrey-Michael Kane
We are pleased to announce Peatsmoke is now paying contributors!
We are pleased to announce that Peatsmoke is now paying contributors! Contributors will receive $10 per piece (though we wish it was one million because that's how much we love you)!
Read this fantastic, linguistically gorgeous story!
When you clear the leaves, you'll see our Fall 2025 Issue is here!
Featured Contest Winners
🍁"The Odds" by Emily Portillo (Poetry)
🍁"Teeth in All the Wrong Places" by Emely Taveras (Fiction)
🍁"Orange Juice" by @dfcohen.bsky.social (Flash)
Fiction
🍁"Terminal Break" by Emily Drew
It's almost sweater season... What's up your sleeve?
We are OPEN for submissions for ALL genres!
Our Summer 2025 Issue is HERE! www.peatsmokejournal.com
FLASH:
☀️Rachana Pathak
☀️Angela Townsend
☀️ @andreabishop.bsky.social
FICTION:
☀️ @gabriella-p-h.bsky.social
☀️Sarah Bess Jaffe
☀️Caroline Okello
ART:
☀️Rollin Jewett
☀️Brooke Walker
☀️Lindsay Liang
☀️Jennifer Lamb
☀️Subarna Talukder Bose
Our Spring 2025 Issue is in bloom! Check out more of our features!
POETRY
🌷Liam Chimba
🌷Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
🌷Lauren Mallett
🌷Ben Groner III
🌷Garth Pavell
🌷Justin Lacour
NONFICTION
🌷Simon Kelley
🌷 Annastacia Stegall
ART
🌷Dominique Elliott
🌷Sewkhy Tan
🌷Thad DeVassie
🌷Cynthia Yatchman
Check out this fantastic issue!
We've reopened for submissions in all genres! Send us work to warm us up and give us chills! ☕️🌨️