The Beat is a literary journal dedicated to publishing quality offbeat fiction, poetry, essays, photographs, artwork, and interviews. I place no limitations on style or content. Our only criterion is OFFBEAT brutality (wow). If your writing has an original voice, substance, and significance, send it to us.

Fiction: Stories or self-contained novel excerpts in the 2000-word range preferred, but I will consider longer pieces. One story per submission.

Poetry: Offbeat influenced poems. Send up to three poems per submission. Poems should not exceed fifty lines each.

Essays/Review: Literary, personal essays,or criticism. I prefer the 2000-word range. Send one essay/review per submission

Editor
Sean McGahey