HeyJaredTHE REJECTS
Rejected fiction. Quarterly. Print at year's end. Writers paid. No fees.
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- Sep 21, 2026
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- Jul 6, 2026
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The REjects might be REJECTED (opens the original)
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$375. That’s how much I’ve made back from submitting my own work — not counting editors, book coaches, any of that. Yes, I once hired a coach to self-publish a book called Nowhere to Go. Yes, I see the irony. Yes, it’s not fiction. Back to the number.When I enrolled in my MFA in 2023, only to drop out a year later, I thought submitting to every journal and magazine I could find would help my confidence . It didn’t. Now I’m here on Substack, opening the doors to paying writers for their work with
Everything Below This Line Is Lie (opens the original)
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The Rejects- Summer 26 Open Call (opens the original)
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