The publishing industry in India is perhaps not so well-documented online as it is outside. Today, I bring you a list of five magazines (four online and one print) to submit your writings to. If you know any other Indian magazines that accept fiction, please let me know. I will update the list from time to time.
eFiction India is a professionally produced independent magazine devoted to showcasing the work of writers with a connection to the Indian subcontinent. It features the best writing talent from around the world. Although the magazine content is focused on the Indian subcontinent, it is not India-specific. It is an online magazine, and is available for sale through Amazon and the magazine website. It publishes fiction, poetry, interviews etc.
Stories are voted on by a peer committee of volunteer writers and readers, and after that the editors make the final selection.
If your work is selected by eFiction, they reserve one-month exclusivity rights for the piece, meaning that within this period that work should not appear anywhere else.
The submissions are generally made via Submittable where you can check the status of your submission at all times. Previously published writings are not accepted.
Check out the submission guidelines here.
Out of Print is a free, monthly online magazine. Indira Chandrasekhar is the founding editor of the magazine. They publish only fiction.
Out of Print seeks original writing in English or translated into English that is strong, well-crafted and reflects the pace and transition of our times. Though, they give special continent to writing having connection to the Indian subcontinent, they are open to submissions from around the world. (Courtesy: Out of Print website)
Previously published work is not accepted. Simultaneous submissions, however, are accepted.
Check out the submission guidelines here.
TLM is South Asia’s only professionally produced independent print magazine devoted to essays, fiction, poetry, art and criticism. It is also the only publication to offer full-length novellas and film and drama scripts, complete with camera and stage directions. The magazine was conceived as a dialogue — a platform which would carry important work in the world languages along with the best of contemporary writing in the South Asian languages. It is not India-specific and addresses a community which is more easily defined in terms of mindspace rather than in purely geographical terms. (Courtesy: TLM website)
Previously published writings are not accepted. Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
They accept writings up to 25,000 words.
Check out the submission guidelines here.
Started and run by a group of writers, Muse India is a literary e-journal with the primary objective of showcasing Indian writings in English and in English translation to a broad-based global readership. The journal publishes both creative and critical writing and offers a wide range of literary forms—poetry, short fiction, essays, conversations with writers, book reviews and the like. Bearing in mind the general readership on the internet, it will, however, avoid highly academic articles. Besides presenting the work of more established authors, Muse India will also promote talented new and young writers. Muse India is a peer reviewed journal for literary articles. (Courtesy: Muse India website)
It is a bi-monthy online publication. You must be a member of Muse India in order to submit writings there. Membership is easy and free. Click here to become a member.
Simultaneous submission is accepted. Only previously unpublished work is accepted.
Check out the submission guidelines here.
Indianruminations is a monthly online literary journal specially dedicated for Indian English literature. It is published in the second week of every month. Each issue features a collection of beautifully crafted poems, essays, interviews, reviews, short fiction, literary criticism, art etc. (Courtesy: Magazine website)
Only previously unpublished writings are published. Both online and regular mail submission are accepted.
Check out the submission guidelines here.
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