The Flea

The Flea was an online literary and art magazine (webzine or e-zine). Its content was mostly related to poetry, and included work belonging the differing styles of formalism and free verse by established authors and new writers. It focused partly on the authors and resources of a number of online poetry forums, such as Eratosphere and The Gazebo.

From the Wikipedia article “The Flea (online poetry journal)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

If The Flea is currently open to submissions, its website will list reading periods, accepted genres, length limits and whether simultaneous submissions are allowed. Many magazines use an online submission manager and some charge a small reading fee.

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