Written by April 2nd, 2026

Jagged Edge: Now Seeking Submissions

Jagged Edge is a new literary magazine of “sharp, pointed” poetry and prose. They accept all genres and styles of writing, and they especially love the unexpected: “we encourage the weird and unclassifiable. we crave the authentic and the raw. we want it all.”

You can read Jagged Edge online to get a sense of what they publish. The editor has also listed authors and presses that have influenced the aesthetic of Jagged Edge, such as Mary Ruefle, Fady Joudah, and Tilted House.

Jagged Edge publishes writing by one author weekly online. So far, they’ve published six authors. When publishing poets, they’ve included two to five poems from each. When publishing authors of prose, they’ve included one to two stories.

Jagged Edge accepts submissions on a rolling basis. Poets may submit up to five poems. Authors of prose—including short fiction, essays, and book reviews—may submit up to two pieces of any reasonable length.

Submitting authors can expect a response within about four weeks. Jagged Edge accepts submissions via email, not online or by post.

In the future, Jagged Edge also hopes to operate as a press, publishing chapbooks and books, as well as a print journal.

Jagged Edge only accepts submissions that follow the guidelines they’ve posted online. Please read these guidelines in full before submitting.

If you would like to learn more or submit to Jagged Edge, please visit their website here


Bio:  Ella Peary is the pen name of an internationally published author and editor. After earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, she lived as a monastic for five years. She now lives as a lay monastic, and teaches poetry, flash fiction, and literary publishing at the Authors Publish Writers Workshop. Her writing has been published in Room, The Apple Valley Review, Fourteen Hills, and elsewhere. And a number of full-length manuscripts she’s edited have received major international awards, including The Best Graphic Novel of the Year (Comics Finlandia), The Montaigne Medal, and The National Indie Excellence Awards. She’s also a long-time literary journal reviewer and editor at Authors Publish Magazine.

 

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