Metachrosis Literary is a Limerick based literary magazine celebrating the arts, sciences, and the humanities.

Submissions are open from the 12th December 2025 – 28th February 2026.

Link to Duosoma Submission Portal (This one is easier for writing)

Link to Curatorspace Submission Portal (This one is easier for Art)

General:

We prefer unpublished work, but we’ll consider published pieces if you specify the fact that it was published and give all credit details to the original publisher. (If the publisher is defunct or you have withdrawn your work, we can discuss it and come up with a tailored solution upon acceptance.)

The subject headline in the submission should be – ‘Subject’, ‘Name’, ‘Titles’

documents should include your name and/or the titles of your piece (Don’t worry, we’re not strict on this, so long as we can identify it, there’s no problem)

Include a 50-word biography, which will be featured at the end of the issue.

If you want to send a 150 – 200 word cover letter, I’d be delighted to read it, but it’s not required and won’t affect my opinion of your work.

I’m not interested in reading/seeing anything bigoted/pornographic/gratuitously violent. (mentions of sex and violence are fine; if you’re not sure about whether a piece is suitable, feel free to send an email)

Any submissions sent outside reading periods will not be read. If our submissions are open, it will say so at the top of the page and on our social media.

These are all guidelines, not rules. As long as everything is presented clearly, I am happy. Word counts and genres are also flexible; if your piece is a little too long or doesn’t strictly fit a defined category, that’s absolutely fine. It’s purely for the sake of keeping track of submissions.

Formatting and editorial decisions are left to the editor.

Poetry:

Please send a maximum of 3 poems, keep them under 40 lines.

If your poem is over 40 lines, please only send 1 piece.

Send via PDF or docx using Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 spacing.

I’m using an editing app to check grammar/spelling, so please specify if your work purposefully avoids specific grammar/spelling rules.

All forms of poetry are accepted.

Keep the title length reasonable; paragraph-long titles are difficult to format, and I’m only human.