fourfold

Submissions

Fourfold is BookGo’s literary magazine publishing fiction, essays (including memoir, creative non-fiction, and long-form journalism), poetry and reviews.

When We Read

We read during two windows each year:

• 1 March to 30 April, for the summer issue

• 1 July to 31 August, for the winter issue

Submissions are currently closed. Subscribe to the BookGo newsletter on Substack to be reminded when the next window opens.

Entries for the Fourfold Prize are open from 15 November to 15 January.

What We’re Looking For

• Fiction. Short stories up to 3,000 words. One story per window.

• Essays. Personal essays, memoir and creative non-fiction up to 3,000 words. One essay per window.

• Poetry. Up to five poems in a single document. New poems only.

• Reviews. Reviews are commissioned. If you are interested in reviewing new books please contact info@bookgo.pub.

Before You Submit

• Work must be previously unpublished, including on personal blogs, websites and social media.

• Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your piece promptly if it is accepted elsewhere.

• We don’t consider work generated by AI.

• Submitting to fourfold is free. It has no connection with BookGo’s editorial services, and using them has no bearing on our decisions.

How to Submit

Please send a Word document or PDF with your name on the first page to info@bookgo.pub.

Include a short bio of up to 50 words, and tell us the name you’d like to be published under.

Payment and Rights

We ask for first publication rights online and in print. These return to you 90 days after publication. We keep the right to include your work in our online archive and a print edition of fourfold.

What Happens Next

We read submissions as they arrive and aim to reply within four weeks. Accepted work is published first on the BookGo Substack newsletter and collected in the next issue.

Questions: info@bookgo.pub