SUBMISSIONS
We feature stories under 1000 words.
Submissions are welcomed via our SUBMITTABLE page.
(We're open during the final week of each academic month, with the exceptions of November and December. So: the
final weeks of August, September, October, January, February, and March. In November, we're open from the 8th through the 14th.
We're not open in December.) If we hit our cap with Submittable, submissions will close before the end of the
submission period.
For all other correspondence: wigleaf.fiction@gmail.com.
MASTHEAD
Scott Garson does the editing and design.
Shome Dasgupta is the Series Editor for the Wigleaf Top 50.
Sudha Balagopal is an Associate Series Editor for the Wigleaf Top 50.
Ruth Joffre is an Associate Series Editor for the Wigleaf Top 50.
Alice Maglio is an Associate Series Editor for the Wigleaf Top 50.
Colleen Rothman is an Associate Series Editor for the Wigleaf Top 50.
Our Readers for the Top 50 are Sacha Bissonnette, Vincent Chavez, Casey Hannan, LaToya Jordan,
Alexandria Juarez, Sean Lovelace, Jenée Skinner, Kate Tooley, Anne Weisgerber, and Erica L. Williams.
Wigleaf interns for Spring, 2025 are Brooke Echternacht, Sarah Hayes, Briana Iordan,
Esra Jackson, Taylor Kelley, Nina Schmolzi, and Mia Watkins.
Nina Schmolzi is an Assistant Editor (non-fiction/postcards).
PUBLISHING SCHEDULE
We post new stories at least once a week for nine months of the year. Our summer break runs from
June to September. Over the break we put up our award annual, The Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short
Fictions.
