Adi Magazine: Call for Submissions

Adi Magazine Submissions 2026: Up to $800 for Fiction, Essays, and More

Adi Magazine is currently accepting submissions and pitches for a range of genres including fiction, essays, interviews, and translations. Known for publishing politically engaged and creatively experimental work, the magazine invites writers to respond to its latest theme exploring alternative political visions and suppressed movements.

Writers from marginalized communities and the global majority are especially encouraged to submit work that challenges dominant narratives and reimagines political possibilities.

Theme

Adi’s current editorial theme draws inspiration from a line by poet June Jordan:

“I will no longer lightly walk behind any of you who fear me.”

The magazine is seeking work that explores new political imaginaries in response to global crises—social, economic, environmental, and political.

Editors are particularly interested in pieces that examine:

• Suppressed ideas and movements
• Alternative political or economic systems
• Grassroots organizing and revolutionary philosophies
• Stories centered on marginalized perspectives
• Imagined futures that challenge current power structures

Submissions can be historical, contemporary, speculative, or experimental, as long as they creatively examine how policies and politics affect everyday lives.

Payment

Adi Magazine offers competitive pay rates depending on the genre:

• Short fiction: $500 (up to 5,000 words)
• Flash fiction: $200 (under 1,000 words)
• Essays: $600
• Graphic essays: $800
• Interviews: $250
• Poetry: $150 per poem
• Translations: Payment varies depending on the piece

Submission Categories

Fiction

Open: March 1 – March 31, 2026

• Previously unpublished short fiction only
• Maximum 5,000 words for short fiction
• Flash fiction must be under 1,000 words
• Submit through Submittable

Essays (Pitches Accepted)

Adi accepts essay pitches rather than full submissions.

Your pitch should include:

• A short three-paragraph summary explaining
  • the story you want to tell
  • how you will tell it
  • why it matters
• 1–2 links to previous work

Send pitches to: admin@adimagazine.com
Subject line: ESSAY PITCH

Attachments should not be included unless requested.

Interviews (Pitches Accepted)

The magazine also welcomes interview proposals with:

• Authors with recent or upcoming books
• Artists with recent or upcoming exhibitions

Your email pitch should include:

• The person you want to interview
• Why they are relevant to Adi’s readership
• Why you are the right person to conduct the interview
• 1–2 links to your previous work

Send to admin@adimagazine.com
Subject line: INTERVIEW PITCH

Payment: $250

Translations (Pitches Accepted)

Translators can pitch works that have not yet been published in English.

If the piece already has an English translation, it can be submitted through Adi’s regular Submittable calls. Otherwise, translators should email a short description of the work.

Send pitches to admin@adimagazine.com
Subject line: TRANSLATION PITCH

Payment depends on the type and length of the piece.

Poetry

Currently closed

Poetry submissions will reopen May 1 – May 30, 2026.

• Poems must be previously unpublished in English
• Payment: $150 per poem

Submission Guidelines

Before submitting, writers should note the following requirements:

• Only previously unpublished work in English is accepted
• Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but writers must withdraw accepted pieces elsewhere
• Submit only one piece at a time and wait for a decision before submitting again
• The magazine does not accept AI-generated work
• Hate speech or discriminatory language is strictly prohibited

Adi acquires first exclusive world English-language publication rights, but copyright remains with the author.

What Is Adi?

Adi is a feminist literary journal of global politics, founded in 2019. The Tamil word Adi carries three meanings: protest, intervention, and violence—each reflected in the journal’s mission to platform writing that combines political urgency with creative innovation. Adi centers lived experience, radical possibility, and formal inventiveness.

Past contributors include Terese Mailhot, Nadifa Mohamed, Meena Kandasamy, K-Ming Chang, Rafia Zakaria, and many others shaping global political literature.

To learn more or explore Adi’s archives, visit Adi Journal.