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Ave Astra
Ave Astra is a free quarterly digital magazine launched in August 2025 that explores the avenues and dimensions of disability and neurodivergent culture. Each issue weaves together poetry, short fiction, personal essays, accessible research summaries, interviews, comics, and visual art from contributors with lived experience as well as engaged allies. Submissions are accepted year-round with no reading fee—with Volume 6 ("Resilient Light") open through December 20, 2026—and previously published work is welcomed alongside original pieces. While contributions are currently unpaid, authors retain
Open to poets
- General submissions. Year-round; (Volume 6 "Resilient Light" deadline: December 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT). Fee: Free. Simultaneous submissions: previously published work accepted; editors typically reply in 2 to 4 weeks.
Official site: ave-astra.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
Checked 2026-11-12. Find more places to send your poems on Poetry Marketplace, free.
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