Afterbodies is an international literary magazine. We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit edited by accomplished emerging writers from all over the world.

Submitting is hard. So we’re sending Slush — a monthly letter on strategy, craft, submission tactics, and inside reads of what editors look for — from the Editor-in-Chief, who has been published in Gulf Coast, The Adroit Journal, and Best New Poets 2026, and who currently reads submissions at numerous literary magazines. If you want to actually get into the magazines you’ve been reading, this is the letter.

What’s in each letter:

→ One strategy piece. Examples: “The three cover letter mistakes I see most often as a reader.” “Why your work keeps getting near-rejections (and the fix).”

→ 6–8 submission opportunities worth your time — the ones we’d actually send our own work to this month and why.

→ One open grant, fellowship, or residency most emerging writers don’t know about.

→ The three new literary magazines we’re excited about. Honest advice from inside the room, written by writers who are also submitting right alongside you.