The End of the Line

An open, community driven literary platform publishing fiction, poetry, essays, and lifestyle writing from writers at every level. No fees!

Nunzia Stark is our Editor-in-Chief.

No. We don't run ads. If we ever decide to run ads we will be very picky as not to change the dynamics of our community.

No. We publish across many genres and perspectives, but we don't run political content editorially.

Use the "Submit Your Story" button anywhere on the site. Full details are in our Submission Guidelines.

No, and there never will be a fee

We try to respond within 48 hours but can take up to 7 days.

Yes, Writing Café Journal is open to writers at every level, published or not.

No

Yes, but you must use your legal name and a good email as required when submitting. We will not share those with anyone.

Stories & Fiction, Lifestyle & Wellness, and Poetry.

Yes — poetry submissions are currently open. Use the "Submit Your Poetry" link to send us your work.

Three poems per author per month.

Editors check them for hate speech, sex oriented, and any vulgarity. Other than that we do not edit anything.

We do light editing. If we feel there is a lot of editing to do. We will contact you and give you a chance to refine your article. We preserve your voice over chasing perfect grammar scores. Regional spellings and dialects (including British English) are kept as submitted. We do not edit poetry.

No. Writing Café Journal does not accept AI generated content.

By first name and last initial in bios, by default.

Send an email to editors@writingcafejournal.com and we'll fix it, if warranted.

Editor's Picks highlight standout pieces our editorial team wants to spotlight. Founding Writer recognition marks contributors from our earliest issues. Neither is automated, both are set by hand by our editorial team.

You retain full ownership of your work. By submitting, you grant Writing Café Journal a non-exclusive license to publish your piece on this platform.

Yes, you may publish it elsewhere beginning two weeks after its publication date here, with a note crediting Writing Café Journal as the original publisher, "First published in Writing Café Journal"

Read our full Community Standards policy.

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We do not have a FACEBOOK page, but our Editor in Chief and other editors follow FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM, please feel free to give us a shout out.

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