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Balestra Magazine
Founded in 2024, Balestra Magazine is an emerging online and print literary arts publication edited by Ben Wignall. It showcases innovative poetry, short prose, visual art, and multimedia work that breaks rhythm and disrupts conventional forms. Submissions are open internationally to all writers and artists, with transparent guidelines permitting justified, labeled AI-assisted creations. Submissions are free of charge, and accepted contributors receive a complimentary copy of the annual print edition.
Open to poets
- Magazine submissions. Closed; no window posted. Fee: Free. Pays: Copy of annual print edition or equivalent payment. Simultaneous submissions: email submission in a single file with a third-person bio under 100 words and preferred pronouns.. Up to 5 poems.
Official site: balestramagazine.substack.com. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
Checked 2026-11-11. Find more places to send your poems on Poetry Marketplace, free.
More places to send your poems
- Ballast
- Baltimore Gothic
- Baltimore Review
- Bamboo Ridge Press
- Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Literary Arts
- Banipal Trust for Arab Literature